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Town of Winchester hosts Xcel energy project meeting
Plans by Xcel Energy to add a 34.5-kilovolt power line and build two new substations, one near Presque Isle and the other near Rest Lake, were the subject of a meeting on Jan. 26 at the Winchester town hall.
DOT holds public input session in Minocqua
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) held a public involvement meeting on Jan. 26 to receive input for a project on U.S. Highway 51 between the Lake Minocqua bridge and Front Street.
Two people killed in Thursday snowmobile crashes
Authorities in Vilas and Oneida counties Thursday dealt with deadly snowmobile crashes. Thursday afternoon, a Phelps woman died in a snowmobile crash in the town of Phelps.
Tiffany rep visits with Minocqua labor and housing committee
Landis Holdorf, district director from U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s (R-7-WI) office, visited with the Minocqua town board’s ad hoc committee for labor and housing on Thursday.
SEC charges investment adviser with defrauding senior clients
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a litigated action charging an investment advisor with ties to Rhinelander with defrauding at least 13 investment advisory clients of approximately $1.9 million.In a complaint filed Jan. 24, the SEC alleges that Anthony Liddle, 40, of Wausau, “fabricated documents and made misrepresentations …
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Oneida County judge attends women’s rights rally in Minocqua
Roughly 20 people gathered at Minocqua’s Veterans Park last Sunday to march in support of women’s rights. The event, organized by the group Northwoods Progressives, coincided with the National Women’s March held in Madison this year.
Minocqua housing/labor committee ready to talk solutions
Minocqua’s ad hoc committee on housing and labor met on Tuesday to work on its preliminary report, which is due to the Minocqua town board today. The goal, committee chairman Scott Meitus said, is to first “quantify” and “distill” the committee’s findings thus far.
North Lakeland’s 8th grade dinner returns
The North Lakeland School (NLS) board of education was informed at its Jan. 9 meeting by district superintendent Brent Jelinski that North Lakeland’s 47th eighth grade dinner will be held on Feb. 3.
LUHS board approves concept to offer all students free lunch, breakfast
Lakeland Union High School’s (LUHS) board of education approved a free breakfast and lunch program for all students during its meeting Monday. Practicalities and details still need to be worked out by administration before the program is implemented.
Boulder Junction town board hears possible housing concept
The Boulder Junction town board Tuesday heard a presentation regarding a concept for the possible renovation of one of the town’s old gas stations as a housing facility for, primarily, seasonal workers.
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Study: Mandatory leave laws stalled narrowing of gender pay gap
After major gains occurred in the 1980s in erasing a persistent gap between the wages of women and men, the convergence of wages suddenly stalled during the 1990s and beyond, and now a new paper has pinpointed what its authors believe is the culprit: various mandatory federal and state family …
Minocqua will go to referendum for tax levy increase
Minocqua’s town board adopted a resolution Monday to place a question on April’s ballot asking voters to raise the tax levy. This will be the first time the town has gone to referendum in order to do so.
Historic Minocqua building heavily damaged by fire
Traffic in all lanes of U.S. Highway 51 through downtown Minocqua was rerouted for a time Saturday night when a historic Minocqua building at the northeast corner of 302 Oneida Street was heavily damaged in a fire.
DOT to hold public information meeting in Minocqua
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) will conduct a public involvement meeting this Thursday, Jan. 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Minocqua Center.
State officials answer PFAS questions in Stella
The Stella Town Hall was packed to near capacity Thursday evening as concerned residents gathered to learn more about the PFAS contamination detected in local wells.
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