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Increases for teacher and staff pay at MHLT, but not for health insurance costs
For the 2022-23 school year at Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk, health insurance costs won’t be going up — but teacher and staff pay will. “It would be the administrator’s recommendation to give our professional staff a 4.5% increase, and all other employees a 4.7% increase for 2022-23,” said superintendent Dr. Jim Ellis, …
Minocqua plan commission approves hotel cottages
The Minocqua plan commission, on March 29, approved three sign permits, 10 administrative review permits (ARPs), a lot land division, a rezoning and a conditional use permit (CUP).
Minocqua accepts bid for Torpy Park improvements
Meeting in special session on Tuesday, the Minocqua town board accepted the low bid for a Torpy Park sanitation project. Director of public works Mark Pertile said the expected start date is sometime in early April, or “as soon as the snow melts.”
LGBTQ club formally approved at LUHS
More than three years ago, students at Lakeland Union High School unofficially established a Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) to advocate for and support the LGBTQ community at their school.
Data, laws reviewed at Vilas County ATV/UTV sub-committee meeting
Vilas County’s all terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility task vehicle (UTV) sub-committee met for the second time on Monday. Jason Molle, the recreational officer with the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office, attended the meeting to present ATV/UTV data.
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LUHS has yet to fit welding into the 2022-23 budget
On March 24 the Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) board of education met in a special session where the district’s superintendent Dr. Claire Martin presented a revised budget forecast and began discussions to address an initial operating deficit of nearly $800,000.
Meta-analysis: Evidence for environmental role in autism is striking
A growing body of work — the latest from last year — indicates that environmental factors play a critical role in the development of ASD, or autism spectrum disorder, a Johns Hopkins-led meta-analysis shows.
OVTC hires new office manager, continues building purchase plans
According to Oneida-Vilas transit manager Barb Newman, the March 23 winter storm and the subsequent loss of power throughout much of the region illuminated Northwoods Transit’s need for an office manager — the position she vacated four months ago for her current role.
Lac du Flambeau receives six nominations for this year’s NAMAs
Musicians from the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians have been nominated for six Native American Music Awards (NAMA).
U.S. Supreme Court reverses state court on redistricting
On a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the state high court’s decision this month adopting Gov. Tony Evers’s legislative redistricting maps, saying the state Supreme Court had committed legal errors in its application of previous federal decisions regarding the relationship between the constitutional guarantee of equal protection and …
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Lakeland Airport seeks funds for new terminal
The deadline to apply for airport terminal funding under the bipartisan infrastructure law is March 28, and the Lakeland Airport is hoping to get in on the grant pool of $5 billion to build a new terminal.
Boulder Junction to reevaluate snowplowing private roads and driveways
One of those age-old questions in the town of Boulder Junction was a topic of discussion at the town board’s March 22 meeting. The question has to do with whether or not the town continues to plow private driveways.
Draft wolf resolution ties and dies in Vilas County
A resolution recommending a wolf population goal of 350 animals in the next Wisconsin wolf management plan from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) failed to pass during the March 22 meeting of the Vilas County board.
LUHS works on 2022-23 operating deficit
Lakeland Union High School’s board of education met in special session for more than two hours on March 24 to discuss different options in addressing the 2022-23 budget projection.
Sayner man charged with theft in business setting
A Sayner man who operates a construction business was charged March 14 in Vilas County Circuit Court with four counts of theft in a business setting for allegedly not completing work on projects he was paid to perform.
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