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Lac du Flambeau town board authorizes bid solicitation
The Lac du Flambeau town board on Sept. 1 authorized solicitation of bids for site clearing of land where the town’s new fire department building will be built. Voters at the town’s annual meeting in April approved the purchase of 42 acres of land at the corner of State Highway …
DNR proposes revisions to rules governing structures in navigable waters
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has proposed a permanent rule to repeal five administrative rule chapters governing the placement of structures in navigable waterways and to create one consolidated chapter, but the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) is sounding the alarm, saying the rule’s scope statement attempts to …
Town of Minocqua to form committee to study housing, labor issues
The Minocqua town board will form a committee to study, report on and possibly develop strategies to improve local residential housing availability.
Special response teams arrest Lake Tomahawk man on disorderly conduct charge
A 76-year-old Lake Tomahawk man was arrested Thursday evening after the Oneida County sheriff’s office executed a search warrant and an arrest warrant at his residence.
Presque Isle town board talks voter eligibility for Sept. 8 electors’ meeting
In preparation for a meeting of the town’s electors on Sept. 8, the Presque Isle town board reviewed its protocol during its regular meeting last Thursday, Sept. 1.
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Oneida zoning orders Bangstad into immediate compliance
After filing two citations and alleging continued noncompliance with permit conditions by the Minocqua Brewing Company, the Oneida County zoning director has issued an order for owner Kirk Bangstad to come into immediate compliance.
Terrorist threat case appears headed toward resolution
According to his attorney, the case of the 18-year-old Woodruff man accused of making terrorist threats toward two local school officials may be resolved without the need for a trial.
Convicted sex offender to be released Sept. 6
A convicted sex offender set to return to Rhinelander later this month will remain on supervision for just over a year and will no longer have to register as a sex offender as of January 2025, according to the Department of Corrections offender locator website.
Lawmakers demand answers as state’s licensing backlog grows
It’s been months of contention over long waits and licensure backlogs at the chaotic state Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), with the agency blaming a lack of funding and support from the legislature, and Republican lawmakers questioning the competence of agency leadership.
Former employee sues Oneida County in federal court
A former Oneida County employee has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Oneida County, alleging that she and others were improperly denied overtime wages during her employment.
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Minocqua police continue Timber Ridge burglary investigation
Minocqua police have a suspect in a string of burglaries that have occurred in the Timber Ridge residential area on Minocqua’s south side in recent months. Police chief Dave Jaeger told The Lakeland Times Tuesday of the investigation into those burglaries.
Minocqua plan commission OKs Lakeside Marina boat storage building
The Minocqua plan commission Tuesday approved an administrative review permit (ARP) from Lakeside Marina in Deer Run Business Park for a third boat storage building.
Plum Lake applies for BIL funding for Razorback Road
Razorback Road needs work, according to Plum Lake town officials, and at the board’s Aug. 30 meeting, town chairman Will Maines informed residents that the town intends to apply for federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
COVID-19 status update for Oneida and Vilas counties
The largest daily average of newly reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. came on Jan. 14, 2022, when the number spiked at 806,795. Case numbers began to decline from February into March as the daily average of new cases reported fell to as low as 26,992.
Former Oneida County corrections officer charged with four felonies
In a case filed August 24, Wyatt Symonds of Tomahawk, an Oneida County corrections officer until his resignation 10 days ago, has been charged with four sex crime felonies, including two counts of first-degree sexual assault.
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