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Mercer girls’ hoops struggles to score, loses two
The Mercer girls’ basketball team had two more final conference games before the playoffs started. Once again, offense was a problem. The Tigers fell 48-22 on the road to Mellen on Thursday. Then on Friday, Drummond beat the Tigers 55-22 in Mercer.
Arbor Vitae town board decides not to enact storage container ordinance
Arbor Vitae’s town board decided to not move forward with enacting a storage container ordinance at its regular monthly meeting Feb. 15.
St. Germain likely to adopt ordinance changes for short-term rentals
The town of St. Germain is now two steps closer to adopting ordinance amendments which will significantly affect how business can be conducted in its short-term rental market.
North Lakeland school board OKs tennis court bid
The North Lakeland School District’s board of education approved a bid of nearly $80,000 for work on the school’s tennis courts during its Feb. 13 meeting. By the time the project is completed, the district will also have pickleball courts.
Hazelhurst adopts resolution protesting Pelican River Forest land purchase
The Hazelhurst town board, at its Feb. 14 meeting, adopted a resolution in protest of an easement purchase of roughly 56,000 acres by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
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Minocqua’s housing ad hoc committee gets some insight on J1 visa program
The Minocqua town board’s ad hoc committee on housing and labor got a glimpse Thursday into how at least one area business deals with the U.S. State Department’s J-1 visa program.
The Lake Where You Live
A privilege of living on a lake is having four-season access to fresh-caught fish. The flip side is that you feel compelled to catch-and-release so as to preserve the various species’ populations. But when grandsons are coming to town you have to surrender a little bit to catch-and-keep.
One dead in Price County snowmbile accident
One person died in a Price County snowmobile accident on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Manitowish Waters town board approves three resolutions in broadband effort
The town of Manitowish Waters town board passed three resolutions with regard to the town’s broadband expansion project during its meeting Tuesday.
AV-W School Board hears bike trail proposal
The Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) board of education Monday heard a presentation by Barb Freudigmann of the Arbor Vitae Bicycle Trail Foundation (AVBTF) regarding a proposed bike path that would cross a portion of the school district’s property.
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Plum Lake town board commits to pay town’s portion of broadband project
Plum Lake’s town board verbally committed to paying the town’s portion of its broadband project during a meeting Tuesday. Broadband committee chairperson Madeline Conrad updated the board on the matter and said the town is in a “very exciting place” right now.
Trial scheduled for Minocqua man charged with OWI and hit-and-run
A Minocqua man who pleaded not guilty to operating while intoxicated (OWI) and hit-and-run charges related to a March 2020 accident in Arbor Vitae has a two-day jury trial scheduled for April 20 and April 21 at 8:30 a.m. in the Vilas County Courthouse.
Woodruff man accused of threatening school officials charged with bail jumping
The 19-year-old Woodruff man accused of making terrorist threats toward two local school officials last June has been charged with felony bail jumping.
Oneida County Judge candidate profiles
The Lakeland Times asked each of the candidates for Oneida County circuit judge — incumbent judge Mary Roth Burns, Oneida County district attorney Michael Schiek, and Oneida County corporation counsel Michael Fugle — a set of the same questions and all responded in timely fashion. Burns and Fugle answered the …
Local town board primaries on Tuesday
It’s not often there are multiple primaries for area town boards conducted in an election year but this Tuesday, voters in the towns of Minocqua, Arbor Vitae and Newbold will have the opportunity to primary at the local level.
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