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One person dead in Vilas County snowmobile accident
A snowmobile rollover on a trail in Presque Isle early Friday afternoon claimed the life of the machine’s operator.
Minocqua woman dies after hit by truck
A 71-year-old Minocqua woman died Friday evening after she was hit by a pickup truck at the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and Lemma Creek Road at around 7:15 p.m.
Fugle: Proposed shipping container regulations akin to junkyard regs
The Oneida County zoning committee marched this week back to the days when the state attempted to regulate aesthetic beauty, unanimously pushing to public hearing an ordinance that would severely restrict the use of shipping containers, and prohibit them altogether, except for temporary use, in single-family zoning districts.
Different approaches regarding wolf resolutions in Oneida and Vilas counties
The Oneida County forestry, land and recreation committee has agreed to pass along an updated wolf population control resolution to the county board for further consideration.
Sentencing hearing set in Wegner disorderly conduct case
The former Oneida County assistant planning and zoning director will be sentenced next month for the disorderly conduct charge he was convicted of by a Lincoln County jury Dec. 30.
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Inaugural Heal Creek Dog Dash a ‘smashing success’
The sports writing cliché of citing “Field of Dreams” would most certainly apply in the case of the inaugural Heal Creek Dog Dash weekend of dog sled racing at Northwood Gold Course this past weekend.
Vilas ATV/UTV sub-committee meets for first time
A sub-committee established to come up with a solution regarding all terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility task vehicle (UTV) use on portions of Vilas County roads in four towns met for the first time for a little more than hour on Monday, Feb. 28, at the Boulder Junction community center.
Minocqua plan commission approves Taco Bell CUP
The Minocqua plan commission, on March 1, approved a conditional use permit (CUP) from Zachary Zelickson and Border Foods of Wisconsin LLC to construct a Taco Bell franchise at 8660 Highway 51, near the Dewey Catchem & How bait shop.
Presque Isle, Arbor Vitae make broadband application moves
The towns of Presque Isle and Arbor Vitae last week took steps toward being eligible for the next round of broadband grants through the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.
St. Germain discusses long-term investment of $750,000 on parks renovations, upgrades
During a special meeting of the St. Germain Town Board last Thursday, February 24, supervisors spent more than an hour discussing the first phase of potential investments in the town’s parks, which could cost three-quarters of a million dollars.
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LUHS adopts Sept. 1 school start date
After area business owners spoke out last month against the possibility of Lakeland Union High School requesting state approval for a pre-Sept. 1 start date to the 2022-2023 academic year, the school board voted on Feb. 28 to begin school Sept. 1.
Minocqua town board approves CUP, OKs liquor license
For the second meeting in a row, the Minocqua town board on Tuesday heard some good news, as it relates to incoming businesses.
Punzel suspended pending investigation
Minocqua police officer Kaleb Punzel has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into an incident in the summer of 2020 in which the officer brushed aside repeated pleas for help by a man who had been calling 911 to report that a woman acquaintance …
District attorney won’t prosecute Minocqua 911 sexual assault case
The Oneida County district attorney says he won’t file charges in an incident from 2020 in which a woman says she was sexually assaulted during a period of more than 90 minutes that it took police to respond to repeated 911 calls and requests for police to help her.
Hazelhurst board to proceed with sale of town property
The town of Hazelhurst, after a Feb. 24 public hearing, voted to proceed with the sale of a 1.7-acre property near the intersection of Mill Road and Sylvan Shore Drive. The land is part of the former town dump property, but was never itself used as a landfill.
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