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Open discussion on Boulder Junction’s biggest blight
What to do about three abandoned gas stations in Boulder Junction was a topic of discussion at the Nov. 22 town board meeting. “To improve what is going on in downtown Boulder, the town’s going to have to step up here a little bit,” Bill Spear said.
One injured in St. Germain house fire
One person was injured in a house fire on Lullabye Lane in St. Germain on Monday, Nov. 21.
Stevens Point man enters no contest plea in Minocqua OWI homicide case
A 38-year-old Stevens Point man has entered a no contest plea to one count of homicide by use of a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol content, a Class D felony. The plea, entered on Nov. 22, is pursuant to a plea agreement with the state, according to online …
Fire destroys structure on Black Lake Road in McNaughton
Several local fire departments responded to a structure fire Tuesday morning on Black Lake Road in McNaughton.
Lac du Flambeau building named for Joni Mathews
Veterans Day 2022 was a busy day for Joni Mathews, a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
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Wisconsin housing market feels effects of rising interest rates
The housing market saw a boom during the pandemic, but many fear it’s now in a recession as federal interest rate hikes limit purchasing power.
State budget surplus swells to more than $6 billion
A new report from the Wisconsin Department of Administration estimates that the state will have a record surplus at the end of the fiscal year — along with a moderate increase in state revenues — and an all-time high in the state’s Rainy Day, or Budget Stabilization, Fund, prompting a …
Boulder Junction electors approve 2023 mill levy
Electors in Boulder Junction approved the town’s mill levy for 2023 during town meeting on Nov. 17. Town clerk/treasurer Dan Driscoll began the budget hearing with a presentation highlighting the 2022 levy to be collected in 2023.
Presque Isle electors approve levy, wage increases
Electors in the town of Presque Isle on Nov. 17 approved the town’s 2022 tax levy to paid in 2023. That levy is $1,240,987 on a $1,522,131 town budget for 2023, a budget the town board is expected to consider and approve at its Dec. 1 meeting.
Phase one of Boulder Junction’s broadband project complete
The first phase of the project to install highspeed broadband in the town of Boulder Junction is basically complete. That was the word from Bill Niemuth, vice-chairman of the town board’s broadband committee during a committee meeting Monday.
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Minocqua’s labor and housing committee hears sobering information
Child care in the Minocqua area and the age of sectors of the Minocqua area’s work force were once again at the forefront of discussion at the Nov. 17 meeting of the Minocqua town board’s ad hoc committee on labor and housing.
Oneida County rejects regulations for shipping containers
The Oneida County Board of Supervisors has torpedoed an attempt to impose countywide zoning regulations for shipping containers — there are none specific to containers now — with a proposed ordinance failing on a tie 8-8 vote, with four abstentions and one absent.
Opening weekend brings cold temps, many smaller deer
Hunters overall were excited to have snow for deer season, which has been hit and miss for several years. What most did not expect, or look forward to, were below zero temperatures and wind. Kurt Justice from Kurt’s Island Sports in Minocqua said the cold and wind likely had many …
State, county law enforcement shortage on St. Germain lakes
The St. Germain town board, at its Nov. 14 meeting, considered the possibility of asking the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to increase its law-enforcement presence on town lakes.
Wildcat charged with two additional counts
The state has added two charges against Laurie Wildcat, the 24-year-old Lac du Flambeau woman who has pled not-guilty to an original count of hit-and-run involving death, a class D felony.
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