Brian Jopek

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No plans, no show, no go: Arbor Vitae plan commission rejects Trapp re-zone request

A re-zone request submitted to the Vilas County zoning department Nick Trapp failed to get a positive recommendation of approval from the Arbor Vitae plan commission at its Sept. 11 meeting. The request is to re-zone property Trapp owns near the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and Snyder Road which in recent months, he’s had cleared of trees.

Lac du Flambeau town board hires a town treasurer

A former human resources manager for the city of Rhinelander starts in the treasurer position for the town of Lac du Flambeau today. Rachel Pearson was chosen by the town board following a closed session on Sept. 10.

Lightning strikes twice — and so do mutual aid alarms

A storm system with plenty of air to ground lightning rolled through the Lakeland area Tuesday and the result was a large number of Oneida and Vilas county fire departments called to reports of structure fires in Sugar Camp and St. Germain.

ATV ordinance hits road block in Winchester

The Winchester town board Monday sent a draft of the town’s ordinance for all terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility task vehicle (UTV) use on town roads back to the town board’s planning commission. The motion to send the draft back came at the end of a nearly hour-long, wide-ranging discussion regarding ATVs and UTVs in Winchester, an issue that has been a contentious one for years.

Majority of Boulder Junction voters again say no to ATVs on town roads

For the second time in six years, voters in Boulder Junction have given a “thumbs down” to all terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility task vehicle (UTV) use on town roads. The town conducted a day long poll at the Boulder Junction community center on Sept. 9, the single question having to do with the longstanding, contentious ATV/UTV issue in the town: Are you in favor of ATV/UTV use on Boulder Junction town roads?

LdF tribe’s BDC purchases Marywood in Arbor Vitae

The Lac du Flambeau Business Development Corporation (BDC) has finalized its purchase of the Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center in Arbor Vitae. Araia Breedlove, spokesperson for the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, confirmed Wednesday the BDC bought Marywood on behalf of the tribe.

AV-W principal Rich Fortier leaving at the end of the school year

The board of education for the Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) school district Monday accepted the retirement notification from principal Rich Fortier. He gave his notice to district administrator Dr. Jocelyn Hardy in an email earlier Monday.

Parent/grandparent committee sought for Ldf school district

Parental involvement in the Lac du Flambeau public school district, or what some see to be a lack of it, came up again at the Sept. 3 school board meeting.

Lac du Flambeau town board to interview treasurer applicants

Members of the Lac du Flambeau town board, as well as town clerk Susan Schoonover, are hoping the search for a new town treasurer is nearing an end. The town board is set to meet in a closed session on Sept. 10 to interview candidates for the position which, in a vote of town electors late last year, went from elected status to that of appointed.

Lac du Flambeau town board hears county EMS meeting report

The Lac du Flambeau town board at its Sept. 3 meeting conducted a brief “after action” summary of an Aug. 28 meeting at the Vilas County courthouse in Eagle River regarding possible future assistance of its 14 towns and the city of Eagle River with challenges associated with the rising cost of each municipality dealing with emergency medical service (EMS).