Brian Jopek
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Arbor Vitae town board authorizes letter of support for ATV/UTV trail
A project to get a stretch of all terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility task vehicle (UTV) trail established between Arbor Vitae and Boulder Junction has received formal support from the Arbor Vitae town board. During its Jan. 21 meeting, the town board unanimously authorized sending a letter of support to Joe Fieweger, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) forest recreation superintendent for the Northern Highland – American Legion State Forest.
Lac du Flambeau town board scheduled meeting of electors
The sale of the former fire station on Wild Rice Avenue in downtown Lac du Flambeau appears to be moving along. During its meeting on Jan. 21, the Lac du Flambeau town board set Feb. 13 as the date for a special town meeting of the electors to decide whether or not the town should accept an offer to sell the what is commonly referred to as the “Wild Rice station.”
Lakeland Airport commission moves further into marketing
Marketing the Lakeland Airport in Arbor Vitae took center stage at the Jan. 22 meeting of the four‑member Lakeland Airport Commission, which ultimately authorized airport administrator Jesse Birginal to move forward with a strategic revenue and community partnership plan.
Sex offender Dustin Mitchell released with no notification
It’s customary for media outlets to get notification from law enforcement agencies when a registered sex offender has been released from prison and in what town or city that person will be living. A Lac du Flambeau man, Dustin Mitchell, 38, was convicted in 2018 in Dane County court for one count of repeated sexual assault of a child under 10 years old.
Major sex offender gets 36 years in prison
A 31 year-old Gleason man was sentenced to a total of 36 years in prison in Oneida County court on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Caleb Meyer had pled guilty on Oct. 10 to two counts of possession of child pornography, class D felonies, and one count of incest with a child, a class C felony.
Sheboygan Falls man is Oneida County’s first snowmobile fatality for 2025-26
A 76-year old Sheboygan Falls man injured as the result of a collision between his snowmobile and a sport utility vehicle (SUV) on State Highway 70 at the intersection of Morgan Road on Jan. 3 has died. Minocqua police chief Glenn Janzer said in a Jan. 20 press release the department was notified by the Oneida County medical examiner’s office “that the operator of the snowmobile has succumbed to his injures and has passed away.”
Two injured in collision on State Highway 47 near Rhinelander
Two people were injured on Jan. 19 in a two-vehicle collision on State Highway 47 near the intersection of County Highway K in Crescent.
