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10th annual Dragon Boat Festival raises over $15,000 toward new UTV ambulance
2026 marked the 10th year of the Dragon Boat Festival in Minocqua and Erin Biertzer, president of the Howard Young Foundation, told The Lakeland Times “it was awesome.”
A good day for a car show in Minocqua
The Wheels In The Woods Car Show at the Minocqua Park Complex on the west side of Minocqua made a successful debut in 2025. The second annual edition of the show, held on Aug. 15, was even more successful.
$75,000 bond for Winnebago man charged with 9th OWI
A Winnebago man charged with a ninth offense of operating while intoxicated (OWI) is being held in the Oneida County jail on $75,000 cash bond.
Minocqua town board sends certified survey map to Oneida County
The Minocqua town board’s Aug. 18 meeting was brief, clocking in at a little over eight minutes, the shortest Minocqua town board meeting in some time.
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.
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.
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.
