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Resendiz sentenced for role in 2024 Woodruff armed robbery
A 35 year-old Chicago man was sentenced in Oneida County court on July 22 for charges related to his role in an armed robbery in the area of Thies Road and Lorann Drive in Woodruff in mid-January, 2024.
AV-W school board OKs next step for bike path extension on district property
The Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) school district’s board of education has, while not formally approving the use of school district property for a bike trail extension, did approve at its Aug. 13 meeting the next step in moving forward with the project.
LdF school board will meet to fill seat on the board
The Lac du Flambeau school district’s board of education is scheduled to meet in special session on Aug. 24, the purpose of the meeting to appoint a new member. Brian Jackson, elected to the school board in April of 2025, submitted his resignation on July 8. In April of this year, his wife, Melissa Doud, lost her bid for re-election to the school board.
Lynne town supervisor named town chairman
Two months after Jeff Viegut gave his notification he was planning to resign as Lynne’s town chairman effective July 31, a successor has been named. Town supervisor Jeff Brown was appointed to the position during the Aug. 12 town board meeting.
A-frame home on Spies Court in Minocqua destroyed by fire
A home on Spies Court was destroyed in a fire on the afternoon of Aug. 10. No one was hurt in the blaze as the A-frame’s owners, Joe and Monica Beinarauskas, weren’t home at the time. Minocqua fire chief Rich Carani on Tuesday told The Lakeland Times a cause for the fire hadn’t yet been determined.
Minocqua plan commission OKs certified survey map
The Minocqua plan commission Tuesday approved a certified survey map (CSM) for two lots totaling nearly 14 acres between the Careview nursing home and Oak Park subdivision on Minocqua’s west side. The map’s approval split the property and by meeting’s end, it was determined there would be much more discussion in the near future as to how the property would accomodate a proposed housing project.
Lac du Flambeau tribe claims road, bridge ownership
It’s been a little more than a year since a federal judge ruled in favor of the town of Lac du Flambeau in a lawsuit brought against it by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
Hazelhurst fire department picnic raises over $21,000
The Hazelhurst volunteer fire department held its annual picnic on Aug. 8, a fundraising event for the department. In addition to food and beverages available to the public, there was a “bouncy house” for kids, a dunk tank, raffles and a water fight featuring teams from the Hazelhurst, Arbor Vitae, Boulder Junction and Woodruff fire departments as well as the Manitowish Waters fire company.
