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Community healthcare potential for Winchester
The Winchester town board heard a lengthy presentation at Monday’s meeting from rural health organizer and grant writer Dan Peterson of the GIVN (Gogebic Iron Vilas Network) Health Network.
Minocqua town board updated on Torpy Park project
The 2022 portion of renovation and upgrading for Minocqua’s Torpy Park more than likely won’t be completed until next year. That was the word for the Minocqua town board from director of public works Mark Pertile at Tuesday’s meeting.
Oneida zoning demands Bangstad pay for operating without a permit
The owner of the Minocqua Brewing Company (MBC) has filed a conditional use permit application for a beer garden at his Front Street retail location, as well as for an amended administrative review permit for other aspects of the business, including parking, but the Oneida County zoning department says owner …
Minocqua ad hoc housing committee reconvenes
After a week off for Thanksgiving, Minocqua’s subcommittee on housing and labor in the area reconvened its regular Thursday afternoon meeting on Dec. 1. Speaking to the committee at the meeting was Rick Wilson, president of Pukall Lumber.
Supreme Court cases challenge federal “kangaroo courts”
News analysis Two cases argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in early November have once again put the power of the administrative state in the crosshairs, as two plaintiffs challenge the age-old practice of internal agency contested case hearings.
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Newbold to buy fire truck from Manitowish Waters
The Newbold town board on Dec. 1 authorized its fire department to purchase a used fire truck from the Manitowish Waters Fire Company.
Oneida County public works committee approves staffing proposals
Oneida County’s public works committee approved two staffing proposals for the county’s solid waste department and highway department at its Dec. 1 meeting.
LUHS wants to resolve vaping issue
During the Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) board of education’s Nov. 28 meeting, members of the district’s administration brought to the board issues concerning students who vape on school grounds.
Defendant in drug death case back in jail on bail jumping charge
The 24-year-old St. Germain woman charged with first-degree reckless homicide-drug delivery (as party to the crime) in connection with the death of a Town of Pelican man last April is facing two new counts of felony bail jumping for allegedly continuing to contact her codefendant in the reckless homicide case. …
Minocqua plan commission approves additional rooming houses
The Minocqua plan commission Tuesday approved two administrative review permits (ARP) for tourist rooming houses on Pine Lake Road. Both houses are on the same property and are owned by Donald and Teri Helm.
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LUHS school board hears DPI report card results
Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) district administrator Bob Smudde shared with the board of education the district’s annual report card issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) on Monday.
Lakeland Sanitary District board approves $17.5 million upgrade
The three-member Lakeland Sanitary District (LSD) commission approved Tuesday a multi-million dollar upgrade for the district’s facility on Morgan Road in Minocqua.
Nine day gun deer season sees fewer licenses sold, more deer harvested
The nine-day gun deer hunt for 2022 is in the books. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released harvest numbers and license sales numbers for the year.
Former Minocqua police officer agrees to give up law enforcement certifications
A criminal case involving a former Minocqua police officer’s alleged failure to respond to an intoxicated individual’s repeated pleas for help for a female acquaintance, who claims she was sexually assaulted as a result of the delay, was resolved Monday afternoon when Oneida County circuit judge Mike Bloom accepted a …
MHLT school board OKs playground upgrade
The Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) board of education on Nov. 21 approved spending no more than $275,000 to upgrade the district’s three playground areas.
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