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Newbold will seek different bids for new town hall
The Newbold town board will seek new bids for its new town hall, a project electors approved in April. The new building has been estimated to cost between $1.4 and $1.5 million, but that estimate changed as town board members discussed the bids at their Aug. 11 regular meeting.
Oneida County highway department asks for $1.2 million in general fund money to fund road projects
The Oneida County board’s public works and solid waste committee on Aug. 11 heard a very preliminary 2023 budget request from county highway commissioner Alex Hegeman.
Minocqua plan commission OKs auto parts store AR
An administrative review permit for a new auto parts store next to Minocqua Tire and Auto on U.S. Highway 51 in Minocqua was approved during a brief Aug. 9 meeting of the Minocqua plan commission.
Lake Tomahawk town board and residents discuss private lake access point
It’ll be up to property owners along Lake Tomahawk’s Cardinal Lane to deal with noise and congestion complaints near the privately owned boat landing there.
Another election, another complaint about illegal voting
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) against the Racine city clerk for employing mobile voting sites that WILL says violate Wisconsin state law governing alternate absentee ballot sites.
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LRES committee approves public health restructure
Oneida County’s labor relations and employee services (LRES) committee, on Aug. 10, voted in favor of a restructuring of the public health department, which was advocated for by public health director Linda Conlon.
Hazardous wake issue in Manitowish Waters
Like other towns in the Lakeland area have done in recent years, the town of Manitowish Waters is now discussing the matter of hazardous wake. At the town board’s regular meeting on Aug. 10, Manitowish Waters town chairman John Hanson ultimately decided to move the topic to the town’s water …
Governor appoints Mary Roth Burns to the Oneida County Circuit Court
History was made Friday morning when Gov. Tony Evers announced his appointment of local attorney Mary Roth Burns to the Oneida County Circuit Court.
Paul drills down on dangers of gain-of-function research
News and analysis On Aug. 3, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) convened what could be arguably called one of the most important congressional hearings of the year when he chaired, as ranking member of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security subcommittee on emerging threats and spending oversight, the first congressional hearing …
New reports show non-Covid excess deaths continue as pandemic fades
News analysis Several new reports, both academic and anecdotal, indicate that non-Covid excess deaths are continuing as the Covid-19 pandemic itself fades, and the guessing game now is why, with theories ranging from collateral damage caused by lockdowns to vaccine injuries to all-of-the-above.
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North Lakeland to provide school supplies for 2022-2023
North Lakeland School, through a supply drive organized this year and last by community member Rebecca Nelsen and the Manitowish Waters Women’s Service League, will provide school supplies to its students free of charge this fall.
Public is denied access at LHIA board meeting
On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Lakeland Hawks Ice Arena’s (LHIA) board of directors denied public access to its monthly board meeting. The decision was made in the midst of an ongoing contract discussion between the LHIA’s board and Xcel Hockey Development — a camp which has previously operated out of …
Lakeland students attend Badger State programs through American Legion & Auxiliary
Though Samara Martinez and Jake Bowe — a recent Lakeland graduate and a rising senior, respectively — will be eligble to vote in their first election this fall, they’ve already gained immersive experience in the workings of representative government and the legislative process through the Badger Boys and Badger Girls …
St. Germain to be flush with broadband
While many municipalities in Wisconsin are scrambling to get a fiber-optic broadband internet system installed and others have yet to begin such projects, St. Germain finds itself in a very unique position: having two competing contractors building two nearly-identical, redundant networks to serve the one town. In November 2020, the …
AV-W tentatively maps out planned enrichment programs
Last month, the Arbor Vitae-Woodruff school board approved a pay increase for athletic coaches from $1,250 to $1,860 per season. Now, they are pondering such a compensation arrangement for a planned extracurricular enrichment program for students, similar to the Lighted Schoolhouse community education program found at North Lakeland and elsewhere …
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