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Minocqua plan commission OKs CUP application for new Island City Motorsports owner
The Minocqua plan commission Tuesday approved a conditional use permit (CUP) application submitted by Brett Nastala, the new owner of Island City Motorsports across from Norwood Pines Supper Club on State Highway 70 on Minocqua’s west side.c
Tribal court finds three guilty of overharvesting walleye
Members of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians were recently found guilty in tribal court of overharvesting walleye during the spring spearing season.
Presque Isle town board wants to limit power outages
Presque Isle’s town board, at its Oct. 6 meeting, agreed to have its ordinance committee review an ordinance the town of East Troy has in place with the purpose of drafting an ordinance governing new construction, specifically when it comes to power lines.
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff tries for universal free breakfast
The Arbor Vitae-Woodruff school board unanimously approved Monday the district’s offering of universal free breakfast to students. The free breakfast was an option presented to the board as a way for the district to use a $4,000 School Breakfast Expansion Grant (SBEG) received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
LUHS board receives budget preview and project overview
Lakeland Union High School’s (LUHS) board of education received a presentation from the district’s business manager Eddie Then and its director of buildings and grounds Mike Marasch at its monthly committee of the whole meeting on Monday.
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Suspect in Texas homicide arrested in Oneida County
A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in a Houston hotel parking lot back in 2021 is headed back to Texas after waiving extradition proceedings in Oneida County circuit court.
Lakeland Airport’s 2023 budget approved
The 2023 budget for the Lakeland Airport in Arbor Vitae was approved during a brief meeting in the Woodruff community center on Oct. 6.
Newbold town board hopes for more town hall donations
Newbold’s town board is hoping to receive more donations for its new town hall project. Town supervisor Dan Hess said at the board’s Oct. 6 meeting $2,875 has been raised since the town has started working with the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin in July.
Oneida Forestry committee considers bids for land parcel, work truck
One of the agenda items on this month’s Oneida County forestry committee meeting looked at the sale of a parcel of land in Enterprise: EN-563, T35N R9E, Sec. 36 SE 1/4 NE 1/4, town of Enterprise. Two bids were received from adjacent land owners for that property. The winning bid …
Michels floats possible 5 percent flat tax
Speaking in Baraboo this past week, Republican gubernatorial nominee Tim Michels inched closer to saying what he plans to do with the state income tax if elected, telling supporters he was “open” to a flat tax.
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Minocqua’s setback dilemma
The town of Minocqua has an issue with some of the new construction of buildings, mostly structure such as residential garages, built within mere feet of the town’s right-of-way and in violation of setbacks established by Oneida County ordinance.
Culture issues flare up at LdF school board meeting
The school board for the Lac du Flambeau public school district was essentially told its members need “to do more” for children in the district. It happened at the Oct. 5 school board meeting and began with Doreen Wawronowicz, a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior …
Lawsuits, political backlash threaten Biden’s student loan cancellation
News analysis As President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan got caught this week in a growing undertow of political opposition, it simultaneously swam into a rising tide of lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the plan itself.
In the U.S., vote counting slows to a historic crawl
News analysis For those who are old enough to remember, the night of an election was always a thrilling time for political junkies.
Trial set in terrorist threat case
The 19-year-old Woodruff man accused of making terrorist threats toward two local school officials last spring is scheduled to stand trial in early 2023. Adam J. Bauman appeared before Oneida County circuit judge Mike Bloom Tuesday afternoon for a pretrial conference at which time his public defender, Breanna Magallones, requested …
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