Liberal candidates line up for Oneida County board
News analysis As is the case with many county boards in Wisconsin, the Oneida County board of supervisors has long been a refuge for older white males, many if not most of them retired.
Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of state’s school choice programs
A group of Wisconsin citizens, backed financially by the liberal Minocqua Brewing Company Super PAC, filed a lawsuit last week challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s school choice programs, asking the state Supreme Court to take original jurisdiction.
Oneida County board takes a leap to the left
By most traditional measures, conservatives maintained control of the Oneida County Board of Supervisors following this past month’s spring elections, with incumbent supervisor Scott Holewinski securing unanimous re-election as county board chairman and no apparent dramatic shift in ideological control of the board.
Fugle candidacy makes three running for Oneida County judge
Oneida County corporation counsel Michael Fugle is running for Oneida County circuit court judge, giving voters in the nonpartisan spring race three candidates from which to choose, a liberal and two conservatives.
‘The Lakeland Times’ brings home 18 awards
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) Foundation 2021 Better Newspaper Contest was held in person in Madison for the first time in three years. The Lakeland Times took home many awards, including second place in the General Excellence category.
Fugle out as Oneida County attorney
The controversial tenure of Michael Fugle as Oneida County corporation counsel is over, with the county attorney tendering an abrupt resignation this past Friday. His last day with the county will be Wednesday, August 20.
Lakeland Times: Our View
Try to imagine a world in which government officials engage in all sorts of rogue behavior or misconduct and are never held accountable.
Sunshine Week: Your Right to Know
In honor of Sunshine Week — a celebration and advocacy of open government — The Northwoods River News presents the newspaper’s 2024 awards and grades for openness in conducting public business.
Hintz bows out as five incumbents step down
News analysis Nearly a quarter of all Oneida County supervisors, including county board chairman Dave Hintz, have decided not to run for re-election in the spring, as the filing deadline passed this week.
Oneida County Court Report
The following cases were recently filed or heard in Oneida County Circuit Court from June 24 to June 30:
Lakeland Times: Our View
Most people in Oneida County don’t know it yet, but the county will soon make its biggest personnel decision in decades, a decision that will, in no small measure, impact our ability to make a decent living, to run a small business, to use our land reasonably, and to pay our taxes.
Republican AGs rally around Trump’s ballot eligibility
Republican attorneys general from 27 states have filed a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for Colorado’s 2024 primary ballot — and effectively his ballot eligibility nationwide.
Holewinski wins unanimous re-election as Oneida County chairman
Oneida County board chairman Scott Holewinski won an emphatic vote of confidence from the full county board Tuesday as supervisors unanimously elected him to a third term as chairman of the board.
Wine, Women and Winter to be held Dec. 2
Wine, Women and Winter, one of the two major fundraisers offered annually for the Lakeland Pantry, will be held Tuesday, Dec. 2, 5-8 p.m., at JJ’s Acres in Woodruff.
Swearingen stresses broadband, help for rural schools
Ask state Rep. Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander) what he is proudest of in his work as a legislator, and he won’t rattle off a long list of bills he has introduced.
Student Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: In many areas of Wisconsin including Vilas and Oneida counties, deer are a common sight, especially white-tailed deer, where the population is very high here in Wisconsin. Deer are an important part of all local ecosystems and habitats, but their activity near roadways causes serious safety problems. Statistics show that in 2024 alone, there were about 27,000 crashes involving deer, these crashes resulted in over 700 people injured.
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