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Lakeland Airport clears land purchase as administrator resigns over internal turbulence

The Lakeland Airport Commission (LAC), meeting for less than 10 minutes in special session on May 14, accepted the formal approvals from each of the town boards representing the towns that own the airport — Lac du Flambeau, Arbor Vitae, Woodruff and Minocqua — that provides authorization for the LAC to purchase nearly eight acres of property.

Circle K Stores kills CUP application in Woodruff

Circle K Stores has pulled the plug on a conditional use permit (CUP) application it had submitted for the former bank building at 103 Elm Street (U.S. Highway 51) on the northwest corner of the Hwy. 51 and County Highway J intersection.

Woodruff man gets 5th OWI bond reduced

A 42-year-old Woodruff man charged with a fifth offense of operating while intoxicated and in custody in the Oneida County jail on $50,000 bond had that bond reduced by Oneida County judge Mary Sowinski on May 14.

Woodruff man charged with a second offense of marijuana possession

A Woodruff man has been charged with a second offense of possession of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) as the result of a May 8 traffic stop in Minocqua by a deputy with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.

Winchester’s Scholl Community Impact Group branches out

“Scholl Community Impact Group (SCGI) is a 501(c)(3) ‘not for profit’ organization that strives to provide purposeful, supervised interactions with horses for families and individuals with physical, cognitive or emotional disabilities,” the SCIG mission statement on its website reads.

Lake Tomahawk man arrested for 7th OWI

A Lake Tomahawk man arrested a seventh time for operating while intoxicated (OWI) had his bond set by Oneida County judge Mary Sowinski during his initial court appearance Monday.

MHLT students win fire safety poster contest

Three students from the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district were treated to dinner at the Minocqua fire station on U.S. Highway 51 Monday night for their award-winning efforts in a poster contest sponsored by the Wisconsin State Firefighters Association (WSFA).

AV-W school board unanimously approves EL 2026-27 contract

The school board for the Arbor Vitae-Woodruff school district Monday approved the district’s $44,450 contract with Expeditionary Learning (EL) for the 2026-27 school year.

Woodruff authorizes land purchase by Lakeland Airport Commission

The Woodruff town board Tuesday approved a motion authorizing the Lakeland Airport Commission (LAC) to purchase nearly eight acres of land on North Farming Road in Arbor Vitae. Woodruff is one of four towns that owns the Lakeland Airport in Arbor Vitae, the others being Lac du Flambeau, Arbor Vitae and Minocqua.

Minocqua plan commission approves ARPS, sends a CUP application to town board

The Minocqua plan commission Tuesday made quick work of its agenda with a meeting that clocked in at just under 13 minutes. There was one conditional use permit (CUP) application the plan commission forwarded to the town board for its May 19 meeting, that for a second boat storage building at Lakeside Boat Rentals on Rylee Lane.

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