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Minocqua to debut new voter check-in system
The town of Minocqua will be using a new poll book system starting with the Aug. 9 primary. Town clerk Roben Haggart and her crew of poll workers are preparing to debut an electronic poll book system known as “Badger Books.”
High court affirms Dane County power to issue Covid orders
In a ruling that has statewide implications, the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently upheld Dane County’s Covid-19 restrictions. In the 4-3 ruling — with swing vote justice Brian Hagedorn joining liberals Rebecca Dallet, Jill Karofsky, and Ann Walsh Bradley — the court determined that state statutes grant local health officers the …
State plans to call Wakefield to testify during Anderson trial
Oneida County district attorney Mike Schiek is anticipating calling Seth Wakefield as a witness next month when Christopher Terrell Anderson stands trial for the murder of his former girlfriend, Hannah Rose Miller, last summer.
Warden assault results in UTV rider shot
A Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warden initiated a stop of a UTV on Keith Siding Road in the Town of Lincoln in Forest County on Friday, July 15 at approximately 9.37 p.m., according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
Plum Lake clerk/treasurer resigns
The Plum Lake town board, in a special emergency meeting on July 22, discussed a situation that demanded it act with some urgency; town clerk/treasurer Sharon Brooker submitted her resignation. It takes effect July 29, 2022.
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Crescent fleshes out AmeriCorps position description
Last week, Crescent town supervisor Kyla Waksmonski announced that the town’s application for an AmeriCorps position, which would be funded for just under a year from September 2022 through August 2023, had been approved. The position will be administered through the Marshfield Clinic Health System.
Airport commission gets updates on gate issues, repairs
The Lakeland Airport’s main gate — which was damaged by a truck a month ago, enabling about a dozen deer to gain entrance to the property — has been repaired, airport commission chair Jon Schmitz reported at July 21’s meeting.
South Crab Lake Road issue in Presque Isle
The Crab Lake Conservation Foundation has reached out to the Presque Isle town board to request that work being done along the South Crab Lake Road right-of-way be postponed “until a full disclosure of all that is contemplated be provided to us and all interested parties.”
Oneida County LRES hears, approves several staffing requests
Oneida County’s labor relations and employee services committee, on July 20, heard 2023 staffing requests from a variety of departments including buildings and grounds, finance, land information, social services, the UW Extension, the county clerk’s office, the district attorney’s office and circuit courts.
Funding for Lac du Flambeau fire station formally approved
The Lac du Flambeau town board, or the majority of it, approved a resolution for the borrowing of just over $6 million from IncredibleBank in Minocqua during a special meeting on July 21.
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Sanitary concerns raised from dog trainings offered in Minocqua’s town gym
During the fall, winter and spring, the Lakeland Dog Training Center (LDTC) holds its sessions in the gymnasium of the Minocqua community center. Summer sessions are held at the LDTC Blue Lake Road.
Joint rules committee upends Wisconsin Elections Commission ballot curing rule
On a 6-4 vote last week, the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) suspended an emergency rule by the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) that allowed election clerks to correct, or “cure,” absentee ballot certifications, that is, to fill in missing ballot information despite what the committee members said …
Several individuals added as named defendants in jail death lawsuit
A federal lawsuit against Oneida County alleging “deliberate indifference” to serious medical conditions and failure to properly monitor jail detainees has been amended to include several corrections and jail health care staff members as named defendants.
Vilas social services gives recruitment, budget updates
Last month, Vilas County’s social services committee approved the creation of a new social work technician position — with the goal of transitioning its holder to a full-time social worker position upon completion of a bachelor’s degree — while denying the creation of a new social worker position to combat …
Meet Your Library: A new director for Presque Isle
To Christal Schermeister, the new director of the Presque Isle Community Library, one of the most distinctive aspects of her workplace is in its very name. “Everything else is the ‘So-and-So Public Library.’ We’re the Presque Isle Community Library,” Schermeister said. “Which is interesting to me, ‘cause it kind of …
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