Brian Jopek
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Oneida County public works denies Willow Road transfer request
The Oneida County board’s public works committee during its Aug. 20 meeting denied a jurisdictional transfer request from the towns of Lynne and Minocqua to the county. The issue centers around 12.9 miles of Willow Road, which intersects with U.S. Highway 8, goes through Lynne, becomes Pine Lake Road at the town line with Minocqua and eventually becomes Squirrel Lake Road, connecting to State Highway 70 on Minocqua’s west side.
Lac du Flambeau town board responds to latest from the tribe
In a continuing back and forth between the town of Lac du Flambeau and the tribal council for the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, the town board last week, following a closed session, responded to the most recent correspondence from tribal president John Johnson, Sr.
Cross Country Cruisers approach Arbor Vitae with budget requests
The Arbor Vitae town board last week was presented with budgetary requests from the Cross Country Cruisers (CCC) Snowmobile Club as the town board begins its 2027 budget process. The town board had received a July 27 letter from club president David Clairmore highlighting two requests.
10th annual Dragon Boat Festival raises over $15,000 toward new UTV ambulance
2026 marked the 10th year of the Dragon Boat Festival in Minocqua and Erin Biertzer, president of the Howard Young Foundation, told The Lakeland Times “it was awesome.”
A good day for a car show in Minocqua
The Wheels In The Woods Car Show at the Minocqua Park Complex on the west side of Minocqua made a successful debut in 2025. The second annual edition of the show, held on Aug. 15, was even more successful.
$75,000 bond for Winnebago man charged with 9th OWI
A Winnebago man charged with a ninth offense of operating while intoxicated (OWI) is being held in the Oneida County jail on $75,000 cash bond.
Minocqua town board sends certified survey map to Oneida County
The Minocqua town board’s Aug. 18 meeting was brief, clocking in at a little over eight minutes, the shortest Minocqua town board meeting in some time.
