Nine-year sentence for Eagle River senior citizen said to use fentanyl ‘like cash’
Co-defendants have June court dates
A 75-year-old Eagle River woman has been sentenced to nine years in the Wisconsin prison system after having been found guilty of one count of possession with intent to deliver more than 50 grams of fentanyl as a party to a crime.
Newbold town board hears update on skyrocketing property values
Newbold is slated for revaluation next year — and its town board heard eye-opening news relating to it in Jef Muelver’s monthly town assessor report at its May 14 meeting. Muelver began by recapping the number of residential and commercial sales in the township in 2025: a total of 47.
Tomahawk man charged with striking girlfriend with pickup truck
A cash bond of $100,000 has been set for a Tomahawk man alleged to have struck his girlfriend with a pickup truck. Robert Richard Cookson, 59, was arrested April 21 in the town of Little Rice.
Town utility policy ordinance formally enacted at Newbold town meeting
It was smooth sailing for town ordinance Chapter 19 Town Utility Permit Policy at the public hearing and regular meeting of the Newbold town board on April 30. With attendees making no comments at the public hearing, held at the Newbold Community Center, Chapter 19 was formally enacted by the board at the regular meeting that immediately followed.
Stella board acts on fraud concerns at special meeting
Continued fraudulent bank withdrawal attempts prompted the Stella town board to hold a special meeting on Monday, April 27. After the board’s dissatisfaction with Associated Bank came up at Stella’s annual town meeting April 21, the board originally planned to take action on moving its checking and money market accounts to a different bank at its May monthly meeting.
Man cited in Woodboro crash earlier this month at large from authorities
Freezing rain that coated Oneida County the morning of April 2 made for treacherous road conditions — and in the case of one crash that day — the alleged perpetrator has also proven slippery.
Town utility permit policy, road projects among topics discussed by Newbold town board
The Newbold town board made strides toward a new town utility permit policy and weighing a slate of possible road projects at its regular meeting last Thursday, Feb. 26. Supervisor Petra Pietrzak was absent.
Newbold repurposes outdoor ballot box to improve indoor drop box
The April 7 spring election is on the way, and the town of Newbold has made some improvements on where absentee ballots will be deposited: its triple-locked new drop box. After the newly built Newbold Community Center opened about two years ago, town clerk Kim Gauthier and treasurer Jodie Hess found its drop box was a little too small to hold all the tax payments and absentee ballots entering through the slot in the building’s outside wall.
Fourth OWI and officer obstruction charges for Baraboo man
A Baraboo man was arrested in Three Lakes last Monday night for a 4th OWI offense and obstructing an officer. Kendall J. Meyer, 56, was charged with one count of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence-4th offense, a class H felony, and one count of resisting or obstructing an officer, a class A misdemeanor.
Newbold town board nixes Rookery Run tower proposal, hears finance update
A proposal to place a 100-foot service tower on Rookery Run found little support at the Feb. 12 Newbold town board meeting, held at the Newbold Community Center.
Woodshed burns in Harshaw Friday night
A woodshed fire in Harshaw last Friday night, Feb. 13, resulted in some heavy lifting for several area fire departments. When the Cassian fire department arrived on the scene at 8904 Poplar Lane shortly after 8 p.m., a 40 by 20 woodshed holding 15 to 18 cords of wood was ablaze.
Two Eagle River men face drug-related charges in Oneida County
Court dates have been set for a pair of Eagle River men arrested in Woodruff Feb. 6 on drug-related charges. According to an Oneida County Sheriff’s Office supplemental report submitted with the criminal complaint, an after-midnight traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Edward Falcetta, 58, led to the arrests of passengers Scott Rich, 39, and Larry Veach III, 29.
Nitty-gritty of Newbold’s subdivision and platting ordinance being reviewed by town plan commission
Proposed updates would be the first since 2012
The Newbold plan commission has begun the line-by-line process of reviewing, discussing and proposing revisions to Newbold Town Ordinance Chapter 13 Subdivision and Platting. The discussion filled much of the commission’s meeting last Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Newbold Community Center.
Newbold weighs rezoning request for former school building
Board hears proposal for mixed‑use business space; county, school district and PFAS updates also discussed
The possibility of re-zoning the former Newbold School, from rural residential to a classification suitable for a range of businesses Newbold resident Eric Borchardt wants to bring to the building, was one of the major topics at the Newbold town board’s regular meeting last Thursday, Jan. 29.
Free laptops narrowing the digital gap
Giveaways at Rhinelander District Library, other area organizations, open the door to online access from home
An effort is underway to bridge the digital divide in the Northwoods, laptop by laptop. Last Friday, Jan. 30, the Rhinelander District Library welcomed 50 pre-registered Oneida County residents to a distribution event giving away free laptops. As RDL IT coordinator Ashley Greenhaw checked in the recipients, John Potters, a contracted project manager for Human-I-T, passed out each boxed, refurbished machine.
Trio of senior citizens charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver
Sheriff’s report: Co-defendant purchased illegal substances from Chicago for approximately 10 years
Cash bond of $500,000 apiece for three Eagle River senior citizens has been set by Oneida County judge Mary Sowinski. Each is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver more than 50 grams of Fentanyl. Barry Clure, 69, Susan Cody, 74, and Patrick Menting, 63, were arrested Jan. 17 after a traffic stop in the town of Monico for the expired registration of Clure’s vehicle.