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Lac du Flambeau town board OKs 2026 budget
Electors in the town of Lac du Flambeau and the town board formally approved the town’s 2026 property tax levy and budget on Nov. 18. The public hearing, special town meeting of the electors and special town board meeting all took around 20 minutes, the property tax budget for 2026 is $1,997,271 compared to the 2025 budget of $1,862,061.
MHLT school board mulls charter school outside the district
The board of education for the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district will make a decision one way or the other at its Dec. 15 meeting regarding a partnership to establish an outdoor charter school known as Elemental Roots based at Terri’s Treehouse in Arbor Vitae.
Two people taken to hospitals following Woodruff chain reaction collision
Two people were taken to area hospitals as the result of a chain reaction collision involving four sport utility vehicles at the intersection of State Highway 47 and U.S. Highway 51 in Woodruff on Nov. 12.
DOJ files notice of appeal in LdF road issue
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit related to an Aug. 6 ruling by U.S. district judge William Conley with the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Longtime Vilas County employees receive honors as they retire
The Vilas County board took some time during its Nov. 12 meeting to recognize two people who have served the county for a combined 76 years.
AV-W committee to interview three candidates for the next school principal
With long-time Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) principal Rich Fortier retiring from the district and the Wisconsin public education system at the end of the 2025-26 school year, the search has begun in earnest for a replacement.
Woodruff town board approves 2026 budget
The Woodruff town board, during the course of a 15-minute session attended by no one from the general public on Nov. 11, approved the 2026 property tax levy and town budget. Included were the budget hearing, a meeting of electors and a regular town board meeting where the actual 2026 town budget was approved.
‘Just a common Northwoods guy’
In 1992, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Hal Moore had his book, “We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young” published. It was about Moore’s experiences while commanding the U.S. Seventh Cavalry in Vietnam’s Ia Drang Valley during November, 1965.
