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Oneida zoning set to take a look at campgrounds
What goes around comes around, and, in Oneida County, what is coming around — as it has periodically for years — is the issue of campgrounds, this time with a twist.
MHLT school board OKs ‘All day 4K’
The Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district will become the second of the Lakeland area’s four year-old kindergarten (4K) through 8th grade public school districts that will have all day classes for 4K students, five days a week.
Another study points to Covid vaccine, myocarditis association
A May study published in Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics shows that children aged 5-17 who have taken the Pfizer Covid vaccine meet the statistical threshold for an elevated risk of heart inflammation, the latest in a raft of papers and studies finding a statistical association.
Woodruff church stolen from on Memorial Day
Holy Family Catholic Church on County Highway J in Woodruff was burglarized the night of Memorial Day — Monday, May 29. In red-colored font, Holy Family Catholic Church posted a statement to its website announcing what had happened.
Three LUHS students expelled
Lakeland Union High School’s (LUHS) board of education held three expulsion hearings Monday. Each of the three students were expelled.
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No walleyes speared on Minocqua chain despite it being declared by Tribe in March
In March, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians submitted to the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) its annual declaration worksheet specifying which lakes it intends to spear muskellunge and walleye on this fishing year.
One dead in vehicle rollover
A 60 year-old Ontonagon, Mich. man died June 1 of injuries sustained in a rollover of the vehicle he was driving in the town of Piehl.
Lake Katherine bridge work starts again
Motorists who enjoyed not having to deal with stop lights in the initial phases of the Lake Katherine bridge deck reconstruction project that began in May need to prepare for the stop lights for a time over the next couple weeks.
Harshaw man faces three felonies in May bar incident on the Willow Flowage
A Harshaw man has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor as the result of a reported incident in May at a bar on the Willow Flowage.
Oneida County public works supports resolution urging state to use budget surplus
The Oneida County board’s public works committee on June 1 gave its formal support for a resolution urging state lawmakers to allocate more money from the state’s estimated $7.1 billion budget surplus to two programs — the General Transportation Aids (GTA) program and the Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP).
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Presque Isle town board suggests its park and rec committee review ATV issue on Orchard Trail
The Presque Isle town board, during its June 1 meeting, suggested its park and rec committee take up an issue involving all-terrain vehicles (ATV) traveling on Orchard Trail — a trail near the Michigan border not OKd for ATV use.
Investigation closed for ‘threat of violence’ at LUHS
On Thursday, June 1, Lakeland Union High School’s (LUHS) district administrator Bob Smudde updated the families on precautions and next steps the district is taking with regard to the “threat of violence” that occurred Tuesday, May 30.
U.S. sues town of Lac du Flambeau over road dispute
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the town of Lac du Flambeau last week over the town’s ongoing impasse with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, saying the town is engaged in intentional and unauthorized use and occupancy of tribal lands as part of the towns’ …
Lac du Flambeau town board asks title companies for financial help
The Lac du Flambeau town board will ask for some financial assistance from the title companies involved in the ongoing four-road easement expiration issue between the town and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
St. Germain town roads now open to year-round ATV/UTV use
The St. Germain Town Board voted unanimously at its meeting on May 25 to open the town’s roads for ATV and UTV traffic on a year-round basis with certain exceptions. Their use was already permitted on town roads from May 1 to October 31 of each year.
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