Arbor Vitae man faces OWI, marijuana charges in connection with crash
A March court date has been set for an Arbor Vitae man’s first appearance in Vilas County court for charges stemming from a Dec. 4 crash the vehicle he was driving was involved in.
MHLT continues to monitor for PFAS
Ellis: district’s second well is within PFAS ‘threshold’
The Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district sent a drinking water advisory to parents of MHLT students in early December regarding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances.
Minocqua town board OKs road work bid
The bid for a road project to be done “in concert” during 2024 with another project that will result in a reconstruction of the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district’s parking lot was approved at the Dec. 19 meeting of the Minocqua town board.
Arbor Vitae town board addresses AV-W school district tax increase
Taxpayers want answers for 44.8 percent increase
On October 26, the Arbor Vitae-Woodruff school board approved the district’s 2024 budget and its 2023 property tax levy.
Vilas County highway committee approves truck purchase
The Vilas County board’s highway committee last week approved bids for the chassis/cabs of a quad-axle patrol truck, or plow truck, and a tandem-axle patrol truck.
Vilas County corp counsel to be consulted regarding landfill lease
Muehlbach: ‘This has to be negotiated with the county’
Some legal questions pertaining to the inter-governmental agreement between towns in Vilas County and the city of Eagle River that make up the Landfill Venture Group (LVG) prompted the tabling last week of a resolution intended to update the agreement.
MHLT school board chooses new member
The Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk school board at its Dec. 18 meeting chose a replacement for Lynn Redenbaugh.
MHLT school board OKs parking lot bid
A parking lot reconstruction project that’s been talked about for three years at meetings of the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school board was officially moved forward Monday as the school board approved a bid for the project.
Fire damaged Coach House Apartments are razed
January fire resulted in one death as well as the demolition of a house the apartments were attached to
Demolition of a historic house at the northeast corner of Oneida Street, otherwise known as the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 51 in downtown Minocqua, began Monday.
North Lakeland receives good report card but referendums loom
Jelinski: ‘We continue to grow academically’
The board of education for the North Lakeland school district, named one of six schools in Wisconsin by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2023, heard more good news at its Dec. 11 meeting.
On road issue, LdF town board wants state and elected officials ‘to get involved’
Help from elected officials and others is being sought by the Lac du Flambeau town board in the ongoing issue the town has with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians involving expired easements on portions of tribal land.
Plum Lake library to get additional meeting rooms
The Plum Lake town board at its Dec. 12 meeting opened bids for a project that will result in what library staff and its board of directors hopes will be two meeting rooms in the building’s basement, among other things.
EMS district set to move forward in earnest
Hanson: ‘I think we have to get the organization going’
The Presque Isle town board will receive a five-year plan for estimated costs that a four-town emergency medical service (EMS) district will incur and have it by mid-January.
Woodruff, Arbor Vitae fire crews respond to call at One Penny Place
Firefighters from Woodruff and Arbor Vitae responded late Tuesday afternoon to the report of an electrical fire in a third floor apartment at One Penny Place in Woodruff.
Oneida County highway committee to meet with Three Lakes residents
Citizen concerns about county’s maintenance of County Highway A the topic
A petition with 161 names was submitted to Oneida County highway commissioner Alex Hegeman and other county officials in mid-November.
Lakeland ATV Club donates to the Never Forgotten Honor Flight
Five more Lakeland area veterans of U.S. military service will be going on a Never Forgotten Honor Flight (NFHF) thanks to a recent donation from the Lakeland ATV Club through its “Wheelin’ For A Cause” fundraising event held earlier this summer.
Minocqua town board OKs addition of Hazelhurst to room tax agreement
Approval from Arbor Vitae, Woodruff and Hazelhurst also needed
The town of Hazelhurst has received the blessing of the Minocqua town board to be added to the room tax agreement currently in place between Minocqua, Arbor Vitae and Woodruff.
Public hearing set for proposed Cassian rehab center
The Oneida County board’s planning and development committee will conduct a public hearing for a conditional use permit (CUP) application submitted by the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC).
Opioid, fentanyl issue topic of presentation in Vilas County
Townsend: ‘I try to cover as much as I can’
Approximately 60 people attended a presentation titled “Opioids and Fentanyl 101” at the Vilas County courthouse on Dec. 5.
LdF town board approves 2024 EMS contract with Oneida County
The Lac du Flambeau town board, facing a Jan. 1 deadline, last week approved “under protest” a 2024 emergency medical service (EMS) contract with Oneida County.
LdF tribe wants nearly $10 million to settle road issue
After months of not hearing a response from the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians regarding another negotiating session with the Lac du Flambeau town board about the current expired easement situation for four roads, town chairman Matt Gaulke received a letter on Friday, Dec. 1, from tribal president John Johnson, Sr. that basically says the tribe expects nearly $10 million in damages.
A lifetime of service
Rayala: ‘What I chose to do back then led me to where I am today’
On March 24, 2020, Charles Matthew Rayala, Jr. of Manitowish Waters answered “Here” one last time as a member of the Vilas County board of supervisors when Vilas County clerk Dave Alleman did the roll call for the meeting.
Winchester town board seeks zoning advice from Manitowish Waters
The Winchester town board, recently dealing with issues regarding zoning-related items such as lot sizes, met in special session Monday with Manitowish Waters town chairman John Hanson.
Cassian town board stands firm against plans for rehab facility
Jennrich: CUP public hearing coming in the next few weeks
The Cassian town board, during a special meeting on Nov. 28, reiterated its opposition to construction of a 36-bed adolescent recovery and wellness center (ARWC) on property the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC) purchased on North Pine Square Road.
Minocqua plan commission OKs gas company CUP application
What was at one time land on Minocqua’s south side where a former supper club once stood will soon be a new location for a propane company.
Boulder Junction schedules EMS district public hearing
Reuss: ‘I’ve heard no negative comments so far’
The Boulder Junction town board has set Wednesday, Dec. 20, as the date for the town’s public hearing regarding participation in a four-town emergency medical service (EMS) district.
Boom on tree service truck briefly causes power outage for thousands
Minocqua, Lac du Flambeau WPS customers affected
Nearly 3,100 Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) customers in Minocqua and Lac du Flambeau were without power briefly late Monday afternoon.
Lakeland Airport picks up BIL grant funding
Solberg: ‘You can talk to these bureaucrats all day long’
As part of the federal government’s third round of grant allocations in its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Lakeland Airport in Arbor Vitae received $144,000.
Lac du Flambeau 2024 town budget approved
Electors, with advisory vote, deny town board authorization to borrow money
The 2024 budget for the town of Lac du Flambeau was approved by town electors and the town board during the budget hearing, town meeting and special town board meeting held on Nov. 21.
GLITC CEO attends Cassian planning commission
Bainbridge: ‘At least, there’s willingness to listen’
The chief executive officer for the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC), Bryan Bainbridge, didn’t have to be at the Nov. 20 meeting of the Cassian town board’s planning commission.
AV-W’s 2022-23 report card “really exciting”
Hardy: ‘We rank pretty high in the state’
The state of Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) earlier this month released report cards for the state’s public school districts featuring results and data from the 2022-23 school year.
One person dies in Hwy. 51 crash at County Highway K
A Sun Prairie man was killed in a two vehicle collision at the intersection of County Highway K and U.S. Highway 51.
Lac du Flambeau trailer fire ruled as ‘suspicious’
Firefighters from Lac du Flambeau and Woodruff were called to a fire on State Highway 70 not far from the intersection with County Highway D on Nov. 17.
Vilas County board tables Manitowish Waters ordinance amendments
Burkett: ‘Am I delaying this? Yes’
The Vilas County board will once again consider at its next meeting in January amendments to the general zoning ordinance for the town of Manitowish Waters.
Lakeland Sanitary District board approves bond sale to fund facility upgrade
The Lakeland Sanitary District’s three-member board on Nov. 14 approved a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of a general obligation promissory note of $7,045,000.
North Lakeland school board has referendum discussion
The North Lakeland school board is considering a referendum in 2024 that would ask taxpayers to exceed the district’s levy limit.
Minocqua’s 2024 budget approved
Referendum to address large project cost remains a possibility
The town of Minocqua’s 2024 budget of $6,490,652 and property tax levy of $4,408,591 were adopted first by electors and then by the town board on Nov. 16.
Vilas County board OKs tourist rooming house zoning regulations
Kramer: ‘With rights, comes responsibilities’
For the first time, Vilas County has provisions its general ordinances that pertain to tourist rooming houses (TRH).
Lac du Flambeau town board OKs December payment to Lac du Flambeau tribe
With months of no response from the tribe, town once again asks for a meeting on road issue
The Lac du Flambeau town board, after meeting in closed session at the end of its Nov. 15 meeting, approved another payment to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians related to the ongoing road easement issue the town has with the tribe.
One person dead in one-vehicle crash near Eagle River
An Eagle River man died on Nov. 15 in a one-vehicle crash on Sundstein Road in the town of Lincoln.
Missing Lac du Flambeau man found dead
The body of a 62-year-old Lac du Flambeau man who was reported to authorities as missing on Nov. 3 was found on Nov. 16.
Cassian town board doubles down on rehab center opposition
Francoeur: Race is not an issue in town’s position
The Cassian town board met in regular session Monday and town chair Patty Francoeur provided an update on the plans for an adolescent recovery and wellness center (ARWC) that the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC) plans to build on land it purchased on North Pine Square Road.
Plum Lake electors approve 2023 mill levy
Resolution to go above the allowable mill levy also approved
Electors in the town of Plum Lake last week approved resolutions to increase the town’s allowable levy limit and the property tax levy for 2023.
Lake Tomahawk town board approves 2024 budget
Lake Tomahawk town electors last week approved a property tax levy for 2023 of $798,107.
Iron County bank robbery suspect arrested in Arbor Vitae
A man who led authorities on a high speed chase after allegedly robbing a bank in Mercer Monday was arrested in Arbor Vitae later that afternoon.
‘I’m incredibly happy with where I’m at in life’
Minocqua native reflects on his four years in the Marines
In February, 2011, Bennett Handrick, born at Howard Young Medical Center in September of 1991 and a graduate of Cannon Falls High School in Minnesota, shipped out for San Diego, Calif., and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) there where he would do his “boot camp,” or initial training, in the Marines.
Presque Isle town chair election re-do on Tuesday
Court ordered “do over” of April election pits former town clerk Lorine Walters against incumbent John MacLean
On Tuesday, Nov. 14, voters in the town of Presque Isle will go to the polls in a special election for town chair.
Boulder Junction postpones EMS district public hearing
Reuss: Presque Isle special election on Nov. 14 a factor
A special election in the town of Presque Isle on Tuesday prompted the Boulder Junction town board to postpone a public hearing that was scheduled for Nov. 7 regarding the formation of a four-town emergency medical service (EMS) district.
Vilas County board to consider tourist rooming house regulations
Forwarded by the zoning committee following a Nov. 2 public hearing
The Vilas County board at its Nov. 14 meeting will consider for approval a resolution pertaining to general ordinance amendments that will regulate tourist rooming houses (TRH) in the county.
Next phase about to be entered in Cassian treatment center issue
CUP application submitted to Oneida County; Cassian town board remains opposed
The Cassian town board is scheduled to meet in regular session on Nov. 13 and town chair Patty Francoeur said there will be on the meeting agenda an update on the plans for an adolescent recovery and wellness center (ARWC) that the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC) plans to be build on 154 acres it purchased on North Pine Square Road.