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Arbor Vitae town board levies $500 fine for code violation
The Arbor Vitae town board last week voted to fine a resident $500 for violating town and Vilas County building codes. At issue was a garage on Arbor Green Court that was being used for a time as a dwelling by Arbor Vitae resident Paul Wittman.
Lakeland Airport looking to remove topsoil
Lakeland Airport will be soliciting bids for approximately 7,600 cubic yards of topsoil in March.
Arbor Vitae town board OKs financing for new water tanker
The Arbor Vitae town board last week authorized a seven-year loan from Nicolet Bank to pay for a new water tanker.
County G Landfill expansion construction goal moved up to 2026
The design, permitting and other background preparation continues for the Vilas County landfill on County Highway G in the town of Conover.
Oneida County planning committee proposes ordinance amendment
Oneida County’s planning and development committee discussed all aspects of the tourist rooming house ordinance during their Jan. 19 meeting. The result was a motion from committee member Ted Cushing to have county planning and zoning staff draft an amendment to the ordinance pertaining to tourist rooming houses.
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The need for homes where the heart is
Like many Class of 2020 graduates, Savannah Giddings found herself back at square one when the job she had lined up fell through due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Luckily, she found another in Minocqua.
Court of Appeals denies defendant’s petition in OWI?homicide case
The Third District Court of Appeals in Wausau has denied a “petition for leave to appeal”?filed by the attorney for a Stevens Point man charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle in connection with a fatal accident in Minocqua in July 2020.
Drug court exploration process, staff search continue for Vilas County social services
Vilas County is continuing to take steps toward the establishment of a drug treatment court, with an expository meeting scheduled for Jan. 27. Wisconsin Court Treatment Alternatives and Diversions Improvement Specialist Heather Kierzek is set to present on the application process for grant funding.
DOJ special agent testifies during Grant preliminary hearing
Special agent Shane Heiser of the Wisconsin Department of Justice was the lone witness called during the preliminary hearing of former Oneida County sheriff’s deputy Stetson O. Grant on Jan. 12. According to a transcript of the hearing, Heiser detailed his investigation of the case, including a review of approximately …
Primary Candidate Profiles: St. Germain
Of the four five-member town boards The Lakeland Times covers on a regular basis, only one, St. Germain, has a primary scheduled for Feb. 15. There are two seats on the town board up for election in the April 5 general election. One of those is currently occupied by town …
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With roll call vote, Oneida County keeps the roll call vote
On a 10-9 vote Tuesday, the Oneida County Board of Supervisors opted not to dispense with traditional roll call voting during its board meetings, rejecting a resolution by supervisor Scott Holewinski to buy an electronic voting system.
In AG race, Jarchow says he will fight government overreach
Adam Jarchow, the former Assembly representative who is running for the Republican nomination for attorney general, says Wisconsin needs an attorney general who is willing to be tough on crime as well as to stand up for individual liberty, and the Balsam Lake attorney says incumbent Democrat Josh Kaul hasn’t …
Tiffany, Swearingen call on Evers and DNR to address Dead Pike Lake iron floc
Issues involving an aesthetically displeasing and gooey substance, most commonly referred to as “iron floc,” found in Manitowish Waters’ Dead Pike Lake continue to be unresolved.
MHLT reviews COVID-19 policies after cases spike
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shortened its COVID-19 quarantine and isolation recommendations, the Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk school district — which is currently in a 10-day remote learning period — reviewed its own policies.
Minocqua town board approves Squaw Lake Road name change
The Minocqua town board voted Tuesday to change the name of East Squaw Lake Road and West Squaw Lake Road to East Amber Lake Road and West Amber Lake Road.
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