Hartman asserts authority to enforce Oneida County code
Pushing back against some county officials, Oneida County sheriff Grady Hartman says he has full authority to enforce the county code — authority in fact given to him by the county code — but has decided against issuing a citation to zoning committee and county board chairman Scott Holewinski, who has acknowledged violating the code by breaking parliamentary procedure.
Walker wins massive defamation award in lawsuit against Bangstad
As stunning in scope as the verdict last week was against Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad — a jury unanimously awarded Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker $750,000, more than his attorney had asked for in defamation claims against Bangstad — it did not exceed other courtroom surprises, specifically the behavior of Bangstad himself.
Jury unanimously finds Bangstad defamed Walker
After a week-long trial, an Oneida County jury has found Kirk Bangstad and his Minocqua Brewing Company committed multiple counts of defamation against Lakeland Times and Northwoods River News publisher Gregg Walker, awarding Walker one of the largest defamation awards in state history —$750,000, including $430,000 in punitive damages.
Judge denies Bangstad’s motion to dismiss defamation lawsuit
Lakeland Times and River News publisher Gregg Walker’s defamation lawsuit against Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad is headed to trial next week after a judge in September denied Bangstad’s motion for summary judgment dismissal and also rejected Bangstad’s counterclaims that he too had been defamed.
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 zoning approves Bangstad CUP
News analysis The second — or maybe the third or fourth or fifth, depending on how you look at it — time around was the charm for Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad last week, as the Oneida County zoning committee approved a conditional use permit for an outdoor beer garden at his Front Street retail location.
Bangstad fan cited for phone harassment of Lakeland Times
An Arena, Wisconsin, man has been cited for telephone harassment of The Lakeland Times after making an early morning call to the newspaper and leaving a message loaded with obscenities.
Lakeland Times: Our View
In the good old days way back when, back when real leadership existed in Oneida County, none was more fearless than the late, great Oneida County supervisor, Gary Baier.
Oneida County zoning hammers Minocqua businesses
Even as the Oneida County zoning committee has given downtown Minocqua business owner Kirk Bangstad more time to fashion an acceptable conditional use permit application for an outdoor beer garden despite more than a year of infractions of his now-revoked permit, the county zoning department has lowered the boom on 12 other downtown businesses for alleged noncompliant outdoor activities, ordering immediate compliance and/or the payment of large after-the-fact permit fees.
Sheriff’s department, DA find Oneida zoning violated parliamentary procedure
The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and the Oneida County district attorney both say the Oneida County zoning committee violated the county’s mandated parliamentary procedures when it adjourned a public hearing in the middle of the vote, but neither entity has taken any action against the officials after the findings.
Lakeland Times: Our View
We suppose we should never be surprised about what is going on in Oneida County government — virtually none of it any good — and so it wasn’t much of a shock when the Oneida County district attorney completely flubbed her analysis of our complaint about the zoning committee’s actions in a public hearing related to Kirk Bangstad’s conditional use permit application.
Bangstad sues town of Minocqua
Kirk Bangstad and the Minocqua Brewing Company have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the town of Minocqua, alleging violation of Bangstad’s free speech, due process, and equal protection rights, and also alleging municipal liability for unconstitutional customs and policies.
Reader wants less Kirk Bangstad coverage
To the Editor: I hate to think of all of the ink you have wasted on your personal vendetta about Kurt [sic] Bangsted's [sic] CUP for the Minocqua Brewing Company.
Reader requests explanation for “improbable” assertion in Bangstad CUP hearing article
To the Editor: At the end of an extensive article, in the Aug. 15, edition of The Lakeland Times, about the legality of certain actions by the Oneida County Planning and Development Committee “Times challenges legality of Bangstad CUP hearings,” I was surprised to read Gregg Walker state he did not believe if Oneida County supervisors received a citation for illegally deliberating on the matter they should or could be fined.
Lakeland Times: Our View
It’s time to ask Oneida County some tough questions, and we’ll start with the biggest one: When are the overlords in the county courthouse on S. Oneida Avenue in Rhinelander going to start giving taxpayers and residents in the Lakeland area their fair share of county services, based on the amount of property taxes they pay?
Zoning committee accedes to Bangstad request, pulls motion to deny permit
After seemingly poised a week earlier to deny the conditional use permit application (CUP) for the Minocqua Brewing Company to have an outdoor beer garden with insufficient parking, the Oneida County zoning committee last week withdrew the motion to deny and granted owner Kirk Bangstad more time.
Times challenges legality of Bangstad CUP hearings
The Lakeland Times has filed a complaint against members of the Oneida County Planning & Development Committee and corporation counsel Mike Fugle, alleging in a letter to the county’s district attorney and sheriff that the officials violated both state statutes and the county’s general code in conducting recent hearings for a conditional use permit for Kirk Bangstad’s Minocqua Brewing Company.
Oneida County zoning revokes Bangstad permit
The Oneida County planning and development committee voted 3-0 to revoke the administrative review permit (ARP) for the Minocqua Brewing Company last Wednesday and appeared poised to deny his bid for a separate conditional use permit when the county’s corporation counsel abruptly advised the committee to adjourn the meeting.
Zoning committee revokes Bangstad permit
On a 3-0 vote Wednesday, the Oneida Planning and Development Committee revoked the administrative review permit for the Minocqua Brewing Company.
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