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Woodruff plans to clean out burned-house site
Woodruff town chair Mike Timmons, at July 12’s monthly meeting, announced that the house at 417 Hickory Street, which was destroyed by fire more than three years ago, would go into tax foreclosure next month and would be up for sale as a delinquent property.
North Lakeland school board OKs tennis court contract
The North Lakeland School board on Monday approved a consulting contract for upcoming work on the school’s tennis courts.
Property owners file lawsuit against Town of St. Germain
On July 5, an attorney representing property owners Bob and Kathy Radostits filed suit in Vilas County Court against the Town of St. Germain, claiming the town’s neglect of No Fish Bay Road has led to repeated flood damage on the Radostits’ land.
Vilas County public property committee gets preliminary budget numbers for 2023
The Vilas County board’s public property committee was presented Tuesday with preliminary 2023 budget figures for the information technology (IT) and maintenance departments.
Plum Lake town board hears broadband update
Members of the broadband committee for the town of Plum Lake provided an update for the town board at its meeting Tuesday, an update that included a message that the town may soon be called on for a financial contribution.
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AV-W raises pay for coaches, some support staff
The Arbor Vitae-Woodruff school board voted July 11 to increase pay for coaches from $1,250 per season to $1,860 per season. “The average salary for an MHLT coach is $1,970. The average coaching pay for a North Lakeland coach is $1,750. My great idea, if it’s that, was to take …
Bond reduced to $1,000 cash in substantial battery/endangering safety case
Bond has been reduced to $1,000 cash for a Lac du Flambeau man charged with substantial battery, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and false imprisonment, all felonies with domestic abuse enhancers.
Bond modified for man accused of threatening county employee
A 50-year-old Lake Tomahawk man accused of making “terrorist threats” toward an employee of the Department of Social Services had his bond modified following a preliminary hearing Tuesday, July 5, in Oneida County Circuit Court.
Winchester town board moves on EMS study
The Winchester town board will join with the towns of Boulder Junction, Manitowish Waters and Presque Isle to evaluate options related to the four towns sharing emergency medical services.
Wisconsin Supreme Court makes significant change to open records case law
News analysis In what transparency advocates are calling a huge setback for Wisconsin’s open records statutes, the state Supreme Court last week overturned decades of precedent in open records case law, ruling that a denied records requester must prevail in a court ruling to win any attorneys fees and court …
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Former lawmakers call for legislative task force on volunteer firefighters
Two volunteer firefighters and former state lawmakers — one of whom is a Republican candidate for attorney general this year — are calling on the state Legislature to establish a task force to address what they say is a growing problem of Wisconsin’s shrinking volunteer fire departments.
Vilas County tourism committee begins looking to the future
During a break at the July 6 meeting of the Vilas County economic development and tourism committee, county supervisor Holly Tomlanovich made an astute observation.
Presque Isle is awarded a broadband grant
The town of Presque Isle received a broadband grant from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission of nearly $1.9 million. The announcement was made in a press release from the office of Gov. Tony Evers in late June and it was a topic of discussion at the July 7 town board …
Former officer pleads not guilty to misconduct, perjury
Former Minocqua police officer Kaleb Punzel entered not guilty pleas Friday afternoon to five counts of perjury before court and one count of misconduct in office (failure to perform known duty), all felonies.
Discussions of increasing highway department pay surface at Oneida LRES
Last month, Oneida County’s labor relations and employee services committee voted in favor of pay increases for workers in social services clerical support and corrections, and now, the highway department is seeking to raise wages as well, beginning in 2023.
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