The Minocqua town board decided on March 3 to table a decision on where a potential bike/pedestrian trail would be along State Highway 70 from Morgan Road to Camp Pinemere Road which would also connect bike or foot traffic from Old Highway 70 to the Minocqua Park Complex.
A 100th birthday party was held for Hermine Zink at Milestone Senior Living Woodruff on Monday, Feb. 23. Zink, a German immigrant, had lived what some would consider multiple lifetimes before settling in the Northwoods and calling the area home the last 20-plus years.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Feb. 27 issued a notice of a proposed change to the minimum size of a walleye that can be kept and a new slot for walleye that can be kept for Amber Lake in Oneida and Vilas counties west of Minocqua.
The Howard Young Foundation has agreed to support a new position at Lakeland STAR School/Academy that will serve children and their families by bridging the gap between home and school for those with autism.
Fred Clark, a Democrat from the Bayfield area, visited with The Lakeland Times recently to introduce himself, share some of his political positions and say why he feels he’s the right person to take over Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany’s seat in Congress representing the 7th District.
The Learn to Hunt program by the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) aims to get more hunters in the woods of Wisconsin. Learn to Hunt offerings vary in species, amount of involvement and times of year.
Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) hasn’t had a new strategic plan since before 1995, therefore a strategic planning task force has been formed between community members, students and school and district staff.
The Boulder Junction town board approved two resolutions during its Feb. 24 meeting. The first was to recognize the retirement of long-time library director Cherie Sanderson and the second one was to urge the state to supply towns with more road funding.
The Minocqua Forest Riders Snowmobile Club held its second annual Vintage Snowmobile Day at Area 31 in Minocqua on Saturday, Feb. 21. Being the club’s biggest fundraiser, it's crucial for the club’s livelihood that as many people as possible attend.
The Presque Isle town board agreed to begin an operational audit with the firm KerberRose during a special town board meeting on Feb. 18. Town chairman Al Eschenbauch told The Lakeland Times on Feb. 19 it was determined town clerk Lori Thomas and town treasurer Becky Jirikowic will compile a list of all their “procedures.”