Brian Jopek
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DNR and Minocqua study Minocqua trestle
Over the course of the next couple of years, the Minocqua trestle, at the trailhead for the Bearskin Trail near the Minocqua post office, could get some needed repairs and maintenance work done.
What’s next for GLITC in Cassian?
With the Cassian town board formally deciding during a special meeting on June 29 not to appeal the decision of Oneida County judge Mary Sowinski in a 2024 lawsuit the town had filed against the Oneida County board of adjustment (BOA), a question has arisen for the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (GLITC).
Car catches fire in garage at St. Germain home
A vehicle that caught fire in the attached garage of a home on Sunrise Lane in St. Germain Monday caused no injuries and according to St. Germain fire chief Tim Gebhardt, damage to the home was minimal.
LdF town board approached regarding no-wake amendment for boats with electric motors
The town of Lac du Flambeau’s boating ordinance has been amended after property owners on Ross Allen Lake submitted a petition requesting the change, which is implementation by the town of a no-wake restriction the lake.
Minocqua sends Bangstad producer full-service retail sales application to state DOR
Despite zoning and other issues the town of Minocqua and Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad have had over the course of the past few years in relation to the business’s location on the southwest corner of the intersection of Front Street and Oneida Street, the town board at its July 21 meeting approved by a margin of 4 to 1 Bangstad’s Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) producer full-service retail sales application.
Initial plans revealed for DOT’s Hwy. 70 west project
Representatives with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) and a consulting firm involved with a project to improve State Highway 70 from the Vilas County line east to where the road becomes a four-lane roadway near the Morgan Road intersection in Minocqua conducted a public information meeting at the Minocqua public library on July 15.
Lac du Flambeau won’t be joining Northwoods EMS district
The town of Lac du Flambeau won’t be joining the Northwoods Emergency Medical Services District (NEMSD) anytime soon. That was the update the town board received from town chairman Matt Gaulke during its July 15 meeting.
White Sand Lake Association sues the Lac du Flambeau tribe over boat landing access
The White Sand Lake Association in Lac du Flambeau filed on July 6 a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court’s Western District of Wisconsin against the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
One injured in Arbor Vitae duplex blaze
The owner of an Arbor Vitae duplex on White Pine Lane was injured in a July 11 fire that destroyed the structure. Even before Arbor Vitae fire chief Mike Van Meter arrived at the scene, he activated the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) because of a personnel shortage and the hot and humid conditions.
