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Vilas County law enforcement committee holds forum with school officials
School officials from all Vilas County school districts — including Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) — along with Eagle River’s police chief Christine Dobbs, attended the county board’s law enforcement and emergency management committee meeting on Monday. School safety was the topic of discussion.
Vilas forestry discusses possible fees for businesses using public landings
During its Sept. 6 meeting, members of the Vilas County board of supervisors’ forestry, recreation and land committee appeared to be in favor of implementing user fees on park properties known to be heavily used by businesses.
Proposed Punch Lake Campground discussed by Vilas zoning committee
A proposed recreational vehicle (RV) campground in the town of Arbor Vitae was a topic of discussion at the meeting of the Vilas County board’s zoning and planning committee on Aug. 31.
Boulder Junction town board hears culvert update
Thirty-five of 155 stream crossing sites in eight towns in Vilas County are in the town of Boulder Junction, 30 of those crossings involve culverts.
Vilas County law enforcement to hold school safety forum
Jerry Burkett, chairman of the Vilas County board of supervisors, told members of the law enforcement and emergency management committee on Monday he would like to have a forum with regard to school safety.
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Vilas County board says no to ATV ordinance amendments
The Vilas County board on Tuesday rejected three proposed amendments to the county’s ordinance for all terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility task vehicle (UTV) use.
ATV/UTV ‘challenge trail’ plan approved by Vilas County forestry
A plan for a “challenge trail” for all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and utility task vehicles (UTV) was approved by the Vilas County forestry, recreation and land committee on Tuesday.
Vilas public health discusses monkeypox as handful of cases spring up in state
Though there has not been a confirmed case of monkeypox in Vilas County or its immediate neighbors at the time of this writing, local medical officials have been fielding citizen concern, county public health director Tammi Boers told the public health committee July 27.
Improvements in school access a priority for the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office
Improving law enforcement access to Vilas County schools was discussed at the Vilas County board’s law enforcement and emergency management committee meeting on Monday.
Vilas County executive committee OKs preliminary budgets
The Vilas County board’s executive & legislative committee on Tuesday approved preliminary budgets for the office of corporation counsel and the veterans service office.
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Vilas County ATV/UTV subcommittee conducts final meeting
The final meeting of a Vilas County forestry and recreation department sub-committee, formed in February, was held Tuesday. The sub-committee was formed to address issues with four towns — Manitowish Waters, Boulder Junction, Winchester and Plum Lake — that have held referendums or conducted surveys over the past few years …
Vilas County highway committee OKs preliminary 2023 budget
The Vilas County highway committee Tuesday approved a preliminary 2023 highway department budget. Tom Numrich, the departments financial services coordinator, told committee members the preliminary budget they were looking at was the very latest “that we got just about an hour ago.”
Vilas County clerk fixes absentee ballot mistake
With the Aug. 9 partisan primary coming up, Vilas County clerk Kim Olkowski and Lac du Flambeau town clerk Nancy Edwards acted quickly to rectify a mistake involving absentee ballots.
Vilas County Sheriff’s Office recognizes Seymour man for helping child
A man from Seymour was awarded a Letter of Commendation by sheriff Joe Fath of the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO) after helping to reunite a three-year-old autistic child with his grandmother on July 12.
Manitowish Waters removes ATV/UTV trail from recreation plan
On Tuesday, the town of Manitowish Waters updated its “recreation plan,” or master trail plan as it’s commonly been referred to. The plan, town chairman John Hanson explained, was completed in 2014 at the request of Vilas County.
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