Trevor Greene
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Did you catch a tagged fish this year?
The 2025-26 fishing season recently finished and some anglers may have encountered a situation during the year where a tagged fish was caught and they didn’t know what it was or what to do with it. Nathan Lederman, a fisheries biologist for the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), said fish are clipped or tagged for research purposes.
Goodman man sentenced for child related sex crimes in Oneida County faces new felony charges
A Goodman man who pleaded no contest on Feb. 3 to two child related sex crimes he was accused of in November of 2024 was charged with two more felonies on March 17 in Oneida County. Christopher Janczewski, 36, was taken into custody on Nov. 25, 2024 in Rhinelander after arranging to meet who he thought was a 15-year-old girl he met online and expected to engage in sexual intercourse.
Minocqua bars gambling machines tied to beer-only licenses
If you saw the legal notices printed in the Friday, March 6 edition of The Lakeland Times, then you may have noticed the town of Minocqua’s new ordinance that went into effect which bans businesses with class B beer licenses from having video gambling machines.
Realtors association lays out state’s housing problem, suggests solutions
The state’s housing situation has problems and it’s no secret. According to a February presentation by the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA), housing costs are rising, inventory is limited, and high property taxes and a very competitive market “are pushing Wisconsinites to the limit.”
LUHS students write letters to the editor for advocacy project
Students of Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) taking civics participate in an annual advocacy project. Writing letters to the editor here at The Lakeland Times is one option for students and topics they write on aren’t limited. Instead of letters to the editor, other students have written letters to district administration, the board of education or lawmakers and government entities.
Manitowish Waters supervisor questions chairman’s authority
A Manitowish Waters town supervisor questioned the town chairman’s authority during a March 10 meeting. Town supervisor Doug Zeise requested the board have a discussion about the “Town Board Chair Authority” due to what Zeise indicated was with regard to town chairman John Hanson serving as the town’s representative on the Northwoods Emergency Medical Services District (NEMSD) board of directors.
St. Germain man pleads guilty to charges from fatal 2024 motorcycle crash
A St. Germain man pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 27, in Vilas County court to charges from an Oct. 18, 2024 head-on motorcycle crash in the town of Lac du Flambeau that resulted in the death of another person.
Meeting ends abruptly after former clerk calls out Manitowish Waters supervisor in correspondence
The Manitowish Waters town board’s March 10 meeting became somewhat contentious as it neared its end. Town clerk Heather Suffron said she had a letter to read when the board got to correspondence on the meeting agenda.
LUHS board hears presentation of major security system upgrade
The Lakeland Union High School board of education was presented with plans for a major upgrade to the school’s security system during the board’s March 9 committee of the whole meeting. The board was also asked to approve necessary funds at its next meeting on March 30 to move forward.
