Brian Jopek
Recent Stories
AV-W committee to interview three candidates for the next school principal
With long-time Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) principal Rich Fortier retiring from the district and the Wisconsin public education system at the end of the 2025-26 school year, the search has begun in earnest for a replacement.
Woodruff town board approves 2026 budget
The Woodruff town board, during the course of a 15-minute session attended by no one from the general public on Nov. 11, approved the 2026 property tax levy and town budget. Included were the budget hearing, a meeting of electors and a regular town board meeting where the actual 2026 town budget was approved.
‘Just a common Northwoods guy’
In 1992, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Hal Moore had his book, “We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young” published. It was about Moore’s experiences while commanding the U.S. Seventh Cavalry in Vietnam’s Ia Drang Valley during November, 1965.
Oneida County BOA overturns planning and development decision on Bangstad CUP
Nine months after the Oneida County board of adjustment (BOA) upheld a decision by the Oneida County board’s planning and development committee to revoke the first conditional use permit (CUP) issued to Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad, the BOA overruled the committee and approved a second CUP application from Bangstad.
Lac du Flambeau town board to meet with the DOJ and tribe over ‘road easement issue’
The Lac du Flambeau town board has agreed to meet with representatives of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding next steps in the issue involving four town roads that began on Jan. 31, 2023.
Honoring Our Veterans
When I think of Veterans Day, I quite often tend to overlook my own almost 22 years in the Army National Guard with one combat deployment to northern Iraq in 2004 and another deployment to U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2008.
Minocqua town board reviewing food truck policy after favorable feedback
Members of the Minocqua town board, at the end of an hour-long discussion and receiving feedback regarding the town’s food truck policy at its Nov. 4 meeting, decided to revisit the policy at a future town board meeting and possibly incorporate some changes.
