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Lac du Flambeau road issue remains unresolved
The Lac du Flambeau town board, meeting Wednesday in special session, authorized town chairman Matt Gaulke to hand deliver a letter of response to John Johnson, Sr., president of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
Mercer girls’ hoops comes back to beat Butternut
The Mercer and Butternut girls’ basketball teams had split the season series with each team winning a game thus far. The Tigers looked to take the season series with a game in Mercer Friday night.
Two die in Cloverland snowmobile crash
Two men died Thursday as the result of a crash involving two snowmobiles in the town of Cloverland.
Gary Karas convicted of Boulder Junction sexual assault
A five-day trial at the Vilas County courthouse in Eagle River came to an end Friday evening when a jury found Gary Karas, 72, New Holstein, guilty on two counts related to child sexual assault.
Lac du Flambeau school board hears property tax breakdown
Increases in the property tax bill for Lac du Flambeau residents and questions about the increases the Lac du Flambeau school district has been receiving was a topic touched on briefly at the Feb. 1 meeting of the school board.
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Motion to adopt draft hazardous wake ordinance dies
“OK guys, we’re boring in on the feature event right now,” Presque Isle town chairman John MacLean said, when it was time for the town board to discuss a proposed hazardous wake ordinance at its Feb. 2 meeting.
Minocqua labor and housing dials in on seasonal housing and day-care
Much of the discussion at Minocqua’s ad hoc committee on labor and housing Thursday surrounded housing solutions for seasonal workers and the community’s day-care needs.
Lac du Flambeau town board asks LdF tribe for a moratorium on road closures
The Lac du Flambeau town board, meeting in special session Thursday for the second time last week on an issue involving the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and tribal easements on four roads, approved a motion from town supervisor Bob Hanson asking for a 60-day moratorium …
Newbold to pursue federal grant for community center project
The town of Newbold will pursue federal funding to help finance construction of its new community center.
Minocqua town attorney to review plan commission’s options
Minocqua’s plan commission approved four administrative review permits (ARP) for tourist rooming houses during its meeting Tuesday.
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St. Germain to draft ordinance regulating short-term rentals
During a town board meeting last Thursday (January 27), supervisors in St. Germain agreed the time has come to regulate short-term vacation property rentals due to a growing number of complaints.
LUHS places technology director on administrative leave
Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) district administrator Bob Smudde said Monday a matter involving the district’s director of technology Trevor Raskie has been forwarded to the Minocqua Police Department for further investigation.
Former deputy headed to trial in stalking, misconduct case
A five-day jury trial is scheduled to start Feb. 20 in the case of a former Oneida County sheriff’s deputy facing 11 felony charges related to alleged incidents involving his then-estranged spouse.
Two snowmobile deaths reported last weekend
Two deadly snowmobile accidents, one in Vilas County and the other in Oneida County were reported last weekend.
Weekend snowmobile fatalities, off trail riding cause for concern
Some call snowmobiling the “last free sport.” Riders travel through the woods and across area lakes along trails with few restrictions. A 55-mile-per-hour speed limit is imposed and certain trails, especially along roadways, do have a posted speed limit for sledders, but for the most part, riders are left to …
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