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Notice of claim: Man tried to alert Minocqua officer to woman’s need for help more than 68 times
A Minocqua police officer brushed aside repeated pleas for help in the summer of 2020 by a man who had been calling 911 to report that a woman acquaintance could be in immediate danger at a nearby residence, instead arresting the man for drunken driving and relaying no sense of …
Lakeland Airport runway cost estimate at $4.5 million
The Lakeland Airport Commission last week was informed of a preliminary cost estimate for the rehabilitation of the airport’s north/south runway, known to pilots as “18/36.”
Thursday morning proves eventful at Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport
Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport director Matt Leitner had an unusually eventful Thursday morning thanks to a close call on a landing and an unexpected power outage.
Piecing together media’s ‘The Great Resignation’
“The Great Resignation” is a drum that’s been played quite a bit in the national news media’s spotlight recently. Different headlines have surfaced as a result with different approaches to informing people as to exactly what it is and what types of workers have caused the increase in those quitting …
Newbold looks to replace fire truck
The town of Newbold last week granted approval for fire chief Mark Fetzer to participate in an auction to purchase a new fire truck.
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Oneida County zoning complaint backlog soars
The Oneida County zoning department is bogged down in a swamp of unresolved zoning complaints they have been unable to get to — complaints reaching across years and totaling nearly 500, the county’s zoning director informed the planning and development committee last week.
Arbor Vitae town board readjusts room tax revenue share
The Arbor Vitae town board at its Feb. 16 meeting took action to reverse what it did in December when board members approved a change in the revenue split with the Let’s Minocqua Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce.
Rural education: longtime battleground of the hiring shortage
When Jocelyn Smith, now the superintendent of Arbor Vitae-Woodruff school, was first hired by the district 15 years ago as an eighth-grade English teacher, she was one of 55 applicants for the position. But those days, she says, are long gone.
Lake Tomahawk enters partnership with OCBWTC
The town of Lake Tomahawk has entered into a partnership with the Oneida County Biking and Walking Trails Council (OCBWTC) for the duration of a trail rehabilitation project.
Vilas social services board crafts remote work policy
Vilas County social services director Kate Gardner, on Feb. 15, introduced a draft of her department’s new remote work proposal to the county board of social services.
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Who decides what is considered ‘misinformation’?
A few decades ago, gathering information was quite an undertaking. You either had to catch it on the nightly news, read it in a newspaper, search for it at the library, or get on the phone and start calling around. Of course, if you were tech-savvy at the time, you …
Vilas County highway committee approves bid for county highway work
The Vilas County highway committee Tuesday approved a bid from Pitlik & Wick for roadwork on a section of County Highway M between Hwy. N and Hwy. K.
Long COVID: What is it?
What is long COVID? Dr. Ryan Westergaard, the chief medical officer for the University of Wisconsin and state epidemiologist for communicable diseases for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), described it as COVID-19 symptoms which won’t go away “even for as long as six months after they are diagnosed.”
Minocqua town board hears business plans
The Minocqua town board Tuesday heard presentations regarding two businesses, one the board has dealt with before and the other a brand new business. The first is The Picnic Spot, a lease agreement the town originally signed in 2016 signed to use the concession stand portion of the original Torpy …
Cooper, Lough to face off in spring election for seat on St. Germain town board
It was a quiet primary day for towns the The Lakeland Times regularly covers with just one primary.
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