Brian Jopek

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Minocqua man seriously injured in snowmobile crash

A 22 year-old Minocqua man was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident in Hazelhurst late Monday night. According to a press release from the Oneida County sheriff’s office released Tuesday, the dispatch center received a report just before 9 a.m. of a snowmobile accident on McCormick Lake.

Cassian town board moves draft of enhanced wake ordinance forward

The Cassian town board Monday voted to send a draft hazardous wake ordinance to town attorney Greg Harrold for review before sending it to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for a 60-day review there.

Driver airlifted after crash involving town loader on Hwy. 51

The driver of a 2016 Subaru Outback was life flighted to a hospital outside the area following a crash involving a Subaru Outback and a Caterpillar front end loader owned by the town of Minocqua on Thursday, Feb. 6.

OVTC bus involved in Minocqua accident

There were no serious injuries as the result of a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and County Highway J on Friday, Feb. 7. Even so, the driver of a Northwoods Transit Connections bus, owned by the Oneida Vilas Transit Commission (OVTC), was taken to a hospital for what was termed a “medical incident.”

Winchester plan commission gets ATV/UTV ordinance job

The Winchester town board last week tasked its planning commission with developing an ordinance for the use of all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility task vehicles (UTVs). It shouldn’t be difficult to do as the town had an ATV/UTV ordinance for about a month in 2021; in March of that year, the town board approved an ATV/UTV ordinance.

Vilas County forestry committee ponders separate fund for user fee revenue

The Vilas County board’s Forestry, Recreation and Land committee is looking at increasing the financial cap on the department’s Fund 250. Created in 1982, the fund, with revenue generated predominately from timber sales and park fees, is used by the forestry department for items such as land purchases and maintenance of county parks.

Fire and ambulance committee may be revived in Lac du Flambeau

An ad hoc committee for the fire department and ambulance service in the town of Lac du Flambeau was something pitched to the Lac du Flambeau town board at its Feb. 5 meeting.

Arbor Vitae sends message to Vilas County about county-wide ambulance service

The Arbor Vitae town board is formally sending a signal to Vilas County that it would like to see the county get more serious about looking into the prospect of county-wide ambulance service similar to that of Oneida County.

Vilas County forestry committee moves forward with possible land sale

The possible sale of approximately 900 feet of a county-owned strip of land along Eagle River in the city of Eagle River is moving forward. The Vilas County board’s forestry, recreation and land committee Tuesday voted to have a resolution drafted that outlines plans and cost estimates for the county to have infrastructural work done before the property is sold.

That’s what I want to be

An Eagle River boy took it upon himself last summer to raise some money for a cause. The cause was Helo, the nearly nine-year-old Belgian Malinois K-9 with the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office and eight-year-old Jackson Favorite’s efforts to raise over $1,000 earned him a Citizen Commendation Award from the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office.

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