Brian Jopek
Recent Stories
Funding OK’d for Hwy. 70 maintenance on Minocqua’s west side
With the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) planning a major 2030 paving project for State Highway 70 on Minocqua’s west side from Morgan Road to the Vilas County line, questions have arisen about what’s going to be done to address deteriorating conditions of the heavily traveled road between now and then.
Woodruff town board continues to look for public parking spaces
Woodruff town supervisors heard another update on the town’s search for more public parking space during the town board’s Aug. 25 meeting. Unlike the July 28 town board meeting, there were no fireworks.
Vilas County sets public hearing for data center moratorium ordinance
A draft ordinance for a moratorium on data centers, a major national news item recently, has become something that may soon reach the Vilas County board for its consideration.
Boathouse reconstruction on schedule
An April, 2027, grand opening of the new Boathouse is still something the restaurant’s owner, Gage Marine, is planning. For nearly a year following its late October, 2025 closing for a major reconstruction, work has taken place to meticulously dismantle the structure that for decades housed the legendary Bosacki’s Boathouse and prepare it for demolition.
Fire destroys iconic Minocqua location
Two separate Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) activations were used as firefighters and equipment from the Lakeland area and beyond responded to two structure fires early Wednesday morning, Aug. 26.
Lac du Flambeau teen faces up to 60 years for alleged sexual assault
A Lac du Flambeau teenager charged with one count of first degree sexual assault and sexual intercourse with a child under 13 years old faces up to 60 years in prison. According to the complaint against Merik Allen, 17, Det. Sgt. Adam Grisa with the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Police Department talked to an Indian Child Welfare (ICW) worker about an alleged sexual assault of a child who lived at the residence of a 39 year-old woman in Lac du Flambeau.
