Ardith Carlton
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Million-dollar cash bond set for Stasik after drug and firearm felony charges
A cash bond of $1 million has been set for a Pelican Lake man currently in the Oneida County Jail. Frank Joseph Stasik, 59, whose record of felony convictions extends back to 2003, was the driver of a vehicle found to be carrying approximately 249.48 grams of methamphetamine and 33.89 grams of fentanyl in a traffic stop in Antigo June 30.
Bartelme sentenced to 10 years for sexually related crimes
A Rhinelander man has been sentenced after being convicted on charges of sexually related computer crimes involving minors. The case against Thomas Bartelme, 43, goes back to July of 2022 when he was arrested and charged with one count of use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, a Class C felony, and attempting the sexual assault of a child under 16 years old, also a Class C felony.
Newbold approves Adopt-A-Road program, will percolate on town employee discretionary merit idea
An Adopt-A-Road program will soon help keep some Newbold road segments tidy. The Two Sisters Lake Property Owners Association (TSLPOA) will provide that program, and a resolution to support them was approved at the Newbold town board’s meeting July 9.
Momentum builds for Legacy Preserve with Crescent town board approval
At its regular monthly meeting July 8, the Crescent town board kept progress rolling for Legacy Preserve, the prospective 37.19-acre subdivision hoped to bring additional housing to Rhinelander.
Horbinski sentenced to six years for child pornography
A Rhinelander man will do prison time after having been found guilty of one count of possession of child pornography. Andrew Paul Horbinski, 34, pleaded no contest June 30 in a court case filed last August.
City Police and Fire Commission updated on status of court review of police captain promotion
The Rhinelander Police and Fire Commission met Monday morning, July 6 at Rhinelander City Hall. “There wasn’t too much to do,” commission chairman Todd McEldowney told the Northwoods River News. “We basically approved the meeting minutes from open session and closed session (of June 23), and then we met in closed session to get an update from the city attorney on the status of the Writ of Certiorari that’s been filed.”
Two tourist house applications OKed by Newbold Plan Commission
In what town chairman Dan Hess termed “a nice, short meeting,” the Newbold Plan Commission gathered on Thursday, July 2, at the Newbold Community Center. There they approved a pair of town initial tourist rooming house permits to be forwarded to the town board.
Legacy Preserve preliminary plat among approvals at Crescent plan commission meeting
A trio of applications filled the agenda for the Crescent plan commission’s meeting last Wednesday, July 1.
Newbold town board agrees to seek grants, welcomes benefit event back to Rookery Run
The Newbold town board has welcomed a popular event back to the Newbold Outdoor Recreation Area’s Rookery Run for a second year, giving the town’s blessing with a solid approval at the board’s regular meeting June 24.
