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Former deputy bound over for arraignment
Former Oneida County sheriff’s deputy Stetson Grant has been bound over for further proceedings following a preliminary hearing in Oneida County Circuit Court Jan. 12.
Oneida County’s tourist rooming house subcommittee continues discussions
Members of the Oneida County subcommittee tasked with looking into — and coming up with resolutions to — tourist rooming house operations in the county met again Jan. 13.
Thomas Fletcher remembered in Crescent
Crescent town chair Joel Knutson, at a Jan. 12 meeting, began his monthly report by voicing condolences to absent town treasurer Carla Fletcher on the death of her 49-year-old son Thomas, who was shot Christmas Eve at the family’s cabin in Marinesco.
More information on December wolf incident in Crescent
Three weeks after a wolf incident in the town of Crescent, which was documented Dec. 31 in The Lakeland Times and Northwoods River News, more information is available, town chair Joel Knutson shared at the Jan. 12 monthly meeting.
U.S. Supreme Court blocks employer vaccine mandate
It could be called a win — and a big one at that — for elected officials over the administrative state, as the U.S. Supreme Court last week stayed implementation of the Biden administration’s employer vaccine mandate, concluding the federal rule overstepped any executive statutory authority.
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Jarchow says he’ll establish civil liberties bureau inside state DOJ
From the very beginning of his race for Wisconsin attorney general, Republican candidate Adam Jarchow has made the protection of religious and individual liberty a centerpiece of his campaign, and now, in an interview with The Lakeland Times, Jarchow says he will, if elected, establish a bureau inside the Department …
Lac du Flambeau town board OKs contribution for animal shelter
The Lac du Flambeau town board approved a contribution of almost $2,400 toward the establishment of an animal shelter the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians wants to build.
Timber Ridge home sustains water, smoke damage
Firefighters from Hazelhurst, Minocqua and Woodruff responded to a report of a chimney fire at a home on Timber Ridge’s Edgewood Court late Thursday night.
Four Vilas County towns consider emergency service consolidation
Seventy percent of all firefighters in the United States are volunteers, according to the U.S. Fire Administration, and 92.5% of Wisconsin’s fire departments are staffed by volunteers.
MHLT temporarily shuts down due to COVID-19
The Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district has shut down until at least Jan. 24 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and more precisely, the Omicron variant of the virus.
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Omicron in the Lakeland area
As is the case for a good part of the United States, Omicron, the most recent — and to date, the most easily contagious — variant of strains in the COVID-19 pandemic, is moving through northeast Wisconsin and the Lakeland area. As a result, COVID-19 case numbers are up.
Bob Heck: A life well-lived
From truly silly to very serious, people flip coins to resolve all sorts of conundrums. For Bob Heck, a coin flip resulted in a movie date with the woman who would become his wife and eventual partner in building a legacy that goes well beyond their family and business to …
Kingman to appeal dismissal of wrongful termination case
Former City of Rhinelander public works director Tim Kingman is set to appeal U.S. District Judge William M. Conley’s Dec. 13, 2021 order dismissing the wrongful termination lawsuit he filed against the City of Rhinelander and various city officials back in 2019.
Preliminary examination Jan. 17 for man accused in slaying of Rhinelander native
On Jan. 17, Gogebic County prosecutor Nicholas Jacobs will seek to convince a judge there is enough evidence to bind a 30-year-old Pennsylvania man over for further proceedings in connection with the shooting death of Rhinelander native Austin Fletcher in Marenisco Township, Mich. on Christmas Eve.
Manitowish Waters looks to buy new patrol truck
Manitowish Waters town chairman John Hanson received authorization at Tuesday’s town board meeting to put together specifications to start the process to advertise for bids on a new patrol truck.
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