Brian Jopek
Recent Stories
Chicago All-Stars too much for Snowhawks
A bounce-back effort by the Lake Tomahawk snowshoe baseball team helped it to overtake the local police/fire department after a Fourth of July loss to the Chicago All-Stars.
Minocqua’s PRAT gets through state budget process
It’s been a few years since voters in Minocqua authorized the town to enact a premiere area resort tax (PRAT). A half-cent PRAT was first considered during the first part of 2018 by members of the town of Minocqua’s broadband and business development committee, who saw it as a possible revenue source to help address, primarily, repairs on the town’s 160 miles of roads.
Babe Ruth League action: Rhinelander downs Lakeland
It was a high scoring, close Babe Ruth League baseball game at the Minocqua Park Complex on July 2 and when it was over, the Rhinelander Hodags eked out a win, 17-16. “Offensively, I felt our team did very well with the bats,” Lakeland 13U head coach Bob Blohm said. “Guys were getting on base and our at-bats were solid.”
Lac du Flambeau town board moves on treasurer position
During a special meeting of electors in December, 2024, voters in the town of Lac du Flambeau approved changing the status of town treasurer from an elected position to an appointed position. Since that time, the town hasn’t had a treasurer, which is a part-time position.
Two people dead, one person seriously injured in Fifield home fire
Two people died and a third sustained what the Price County Sheriff’s Office described in a press release as “significant, life-threatening injuries” in a fire at their home on Shady Knoll Road in Fifield early Sunday morning.
Boulder Junction town board sets survey date for ATV/UTV question
For years now, all terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility task vehicle (UTV) use on town roads and town property has been, as it has in other towns over time, somewhat contentious. The question of whether or not the town should adopt an ATV/UTV ordinance has never really been settled despite the results of a survey in the 2019 time frame that showed a majority of respondents favored that.
Birginal lands top role at Lakeland Airport after six-month ascent
The Noble F. Lee Memorial Field in Arbor Vitae, better known as the Lakeland Airport, has a new administrator. After meeting in closed session during its June 19 meeting, the four-member airport commission, representing airport owners Minocqua, Woodruff, Lac du Flambeau and Arbor Vitae, decided to hire Jesse Birginal as airport administrator.
Oneida Vilas Transit Commission eyes Rhinelander site for office and bus faciity
The Oneida Vilas Transit Commission (OVTC) has sent a letter of intent to purchase property to the city of Rhinelander. The OVTC has been looking for a new home for Northwoods Transit Connections (NTC), the public transportation partnership the two counties have.
