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Funding vote for Lac du Flambeau fire station project to be reviewed
The attorney for the town of Lac du Flambeau will review minutes and a recording of the April 19, 2022, annual meeting. That was the outcome of a discussion regarding the April 19 annual meeting minutes at the May 18 town board meeting.
Trailer court concerns aired at Arbor Vitae town board meeting
Very early in the public comment portion of the May 18 meeting of the Arbor Vitae town board, town chairman Frank Bauers had a question for most of the approximately 20 people in attendance.
Minocqua town board reserves liquor license for new bar on Chippewa Street
The Minocqua town board agreed to reserve a Class B liquor license for a new bar where a former fitness center was once located. The license will be reserved for 180 days.
Presque Isle town board pays respect to Linda and Max Rottman
Members of the Presque Isle town board took time at the beginning of their May 19 meeting to pay respect to Linda and Max Rottman, two residents whose lives were recently lost due to downed power lines.
Fundraiser in Boulder Junction held for autism needs
On Tuesday, May 10, Presque Isle firefighters found the bodies of Linda Rottman, 62, and her son, Mathew, 23. Downed power lines were determined to be the cause of their deaths at the scene of a wildfire on Baer Road in the town of Presque Isle.
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Squirrel lake tribal harvest exceeds quota by 121 fish
Each spring, tribes in the Ceded Territory declare a specific number of fish their tribal members will spear in area lakes. Those declarations are based on the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Safe Harvest Limit. This is the estimated number of fish that can be taken from a system by …
LUHS takes action after Rhinelander coach reports use of slur at soccer game
Lakeland Union High School officials announced Friday afternoon they have identified an LUHS student as “the individual responsible for the racially insensitive comments that occurred” during a varsity girls’ soccer game between Rhinelander and Lakeland Thursday evening at IncredibleBank Field in Minocqua.
Complaint outlines allegations against MMA fighter
The case against a Lac du Flambeau man charged with substantial battery, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and false imprisonment, all with domestic abuse enhancers, is in a holding pattern as the defendant remains without legal counsel.
Defense attorney requests adjournment of motion hearing in Miller homicide case
The attorney for a 31-year-old Rhinelander man charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of his former girlfriend on a Town of Pelican roadside last summer has asked that a key motion hearing be rescheduled.
Spotlight on National Foster Care Month in the Northwoods
More than 400,000 children throughout the United States are in foster care, and around 7,000 of them live in Wisconsin. Each year, the US Children’s Bureau — an agency within the Administration for Children and Families division of the Health and Human Services department— marks May as National Foster Care …
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Pay increase for town officials a topic at Winchester’s annual meeting
A pay increase for members of the town board was a suggestion from Winchester’s chairman Joe Discianno during the town’s annual meeting Monday. He indicated town officials get paid significantly less than the members of surrounding town boards, namely Boulder Junction, Manitowish Waters and Presque Isle.
MHLT school board approves engineering cost for parking lot
The Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk board of education Tuesday authorized the expenditure of no more than $49,000 to have an engineering study of the school’s parking lot done.
Minocqua threatens pier removal in disputed riparian area
The long-simmering dispute between riparian property owners along Chicago and Park avenues and the town of Minocqua came to a boil this week, with the town threatening to remove a pier placed adjacent to a Chicago Avenue property, and the property owners firing back, calling the town’s threat unlawful, non-compliant …
Oneida County zoning hammers alleged tourist rooming house violators
At the direction of the Oneida County zoning committee, the county’s zoning department is foregoing the county’s usual practice of sending warning letters before issuing citations in the case of alleged tourist rooming house permit violations, and it is issuing the citations based merely on the rentals being advertised for …
Minocqua adopts ordinance amendment to regulate piers
The Minocqua town board Tuesday voted to adopt an ordinance amendment related to regulation of pier placement and related structures in or extending from the town rights-of-way (ROW) by requiring a permit.
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