Brian Jopek
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AV-W superintendent will stay
The Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) school district’s superintendent, Dr. Jocelyn Hardy, has decided to remain with the district. Her resignation was on the agenda of the March 9 school board meeting as a closed session item.
Minocqua fire and rescue conducts training at closed Boat House
The Boat House restaurant and bar, closed for several months as it undergoes a major renovation, was the site Monday evening for a training exercise conducted by the Minocqua fire and rescue department.
Lac du Flambeau and election integrity
Concerns regarding the process in how elections in the town of Lac du Flambeau are done was a topic of discussion at the March 4 meeting of the town board. The agenda item was “Election Integrity and Voter Eligibility” and town chairman Matt Gaulke began the discussion by saying there had been “a lot of questions and people questioning here” how the Feb. 17 primary election was handled.
LdF school board approves 2026-27 pay increases or teachers, support staff
The board of education for the Lac du Flambeau school district last week approved teacher and support staff pay increases for the 2026-27 school year. Before the pay approval at the March 4 meeting, district superintendent Josh Ernst, in giving a brief overview of staffing for the 2026-27 school year, said the staffing, especially in “the core classes” for 2026-27, will, for the most part, remain the same.
LdF town board helps Hornshoe Snowmobile Club
Lac du Flambeau’s Northern Hornshoe Snowmobile Club will get some assistance from the town of Lac du Flambeau in the process to purchase a new tractor for trail grooming. The assistance, though, won’t be monetary in nature.
Plum Lake electors take to the polls Tuesday
Voters in the town of Plum Lake will have the opportunity this Tuesday, March 10 during a special meeting of the electors to decide whether the positions of town clerk and town treasurer remain elected by the citizenry during normal election cycles or instead are appointed by the town board.
Lake Tomahawk vintage snowmobile show a success
Snowmobile enthusiasts spent a good part of the final day of February, 2026, in Lake Tomahawk for the 16th Annual Vintage Snowmobile Show and Ride in downtown Lake Tomahawk. Officially, there were 135 vintage snowmobiles registered for the event and Sno Fleas president Kevin Krueger said there were probably closer to 180 snowmobiles if the unregistered machines were included in the count.
Lac du Flambeau man charged with child sexual exploitation
A cash bond of $25,000 has been set by Vilas County circuit court judge Daniel Overbey for a 29-year-old Lac du Flambeau man charged with one count of filming sexual exploitation of a child.
Rhinelander man injured in Lake Tomahawk snowmobile crash
A 56 year-old Rhinelander man was injured in a snowmobile crash in Lake Tomahawk on Feb. 25. In a press release from Terri Hook, chief deputy of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, she said the sheriff’s office was notified of a snowmobile accident on a trail off of Lyannas Road and it was reported a snowmobile operated by Kenneth Jolin struck a tree and he “was not breathing.”
