Brian Jopek
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Woodruff keeps stricter TRH rules as county opens door to one‑night stays
The town of Woodruff won’t be changing anything with its tourist rooming house (TRH) ordinance. That was the decision the town board reached following a brief discussion during its Feb. 10 meeting.
No injuries in Woodruff Road collision
No one was injured in a two-vehicle collision on Feb. 12 in Woodruff. According to the state accident report filed by the Woodruff police department, Paula Marquardt, 67, Woodruff, was southbound in a 2024 Honda CR-V and swerved to miss a 2014 Dodge Caravan owned by Woodruff Appliance and driven by Rafael Castillo, 45, St. Germain.
Vilas County LWC hosts regional speaking, poster competion
“Essentially, all life depends upon the soil ... there can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.”
Lenny Drewsen, long-time Woodruff police chief remembered for his community presence, dies after fall
A well-known Woodruff community member has died. Wednesday morning, former Woodruff police chief Lenny Drewsen was found dead at his home. Minocqua police lieutenant Ben Burrows said Drewsen’s death was the result of injuries he sustained in a fall.
AV-W school board hears feedback on district administrator
The small meeting room the Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) board of education usually meets in was full as the board met for its meeting on Feb. 9. Among those in attendance was a deputy with the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office, standing in the back of the room.
Trash talk: LVG membership learns about its landfill
Better communication regarding the County G Landfill in the town of Cloverland was one of the items representatives of the 13 Vilas County towns that make up the Landfill Venture Group (LVG) discussed at a meeting Feb. 7 in the St. Germain community center.
