Trevor Greene
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Prott resigns from Presque Isle town clerk position
The Presque Isle town board acknowledged town clerk Kim Prott’s resignation at its Oct. 2 meeting. It also discussed the future of that position and the possibility of having a deputy clerk as well. Prott was appointed by the board in January of 2024. She was serving the remainder of former town clerk Billie Rae Thoma’s term. Thoma served the board for a period of time after former long-time town clerk Lorine Walters decided to run for town chairman in spring of 2023.
Lac du Flambeau tribal police sergeant placed on paid leave
Lac du Flambeau tribal police sergeant Jacob Bryner has been placed on paid administrative leave. According to tribal police chief TJ Bill and tribal attorney Jodie Bednar, Bryner was not placed on administrative leave for disciplinary reasons.
Two arrested after Beef-A-Rama brouhaha
Two men were arrested during Beef-A-Rama in Minocqua on Sept. 27 and are being charged in Oneida County court with two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. Scott Cline, 41 of Lake Tomahawk, and Douglas Fawley, 42 of Arpin, were allegedly involved in verbal altercations, one of which became physical at one point, near a beer garden and live music stage at Torpy Park.
Next court date set for St. Germain man charged in fatal 2024 motorcycle crash
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled in Vilas County court for Chandler Savel, 20, the St. Germain man charged in August with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle in connection with a head-on motorcycle crash on County Highway H near Sundance Trail in Lac du Flambeau the night of Oct. 18, 2024.
Minocqua plan commission approves CSM on Richardson Plat Road for future single family development
The Minocqua plan commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a preliminary one lot certified survey map (CSM) of lands owned N&J Investments near Richardson Plat Road. Before the plan commission took any action, a nearly 50-minute discussion took place among plan commission members and those involved with the CSM. That discussion centered around a stretch of road on the parcel and whether or not the town should abandon it.
Bridging Brighter Smiles coming to LUHS on Oct. 9
Bridging Brighter Smiles, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, will come to Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) on Oct. 9. The organization, which was founded in 2012 in Dodge County, will be offering free dental services to students throughout the school day.
Ballots, budgets, and a burning need—Hazelhurst electors’ meeting is Oct. 7
Hazelhurst town clerk Christy Myshchyshyn, during a Sept. 25 special meeting, went over procedures with the town board for the upcoming electors’ meeting on Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. Electors at the meeting will be asked to authorize the town to exceed its allowable property tax levy increase, which, at a meeting earlier this month, was noted to not be very much money and would pose difficulties in purchasing a new fire truck and keeping up with road work.
Bear down: 13-year-old girl with cerebral palsy has hunt of a lifetime
A young girl has already killed a bear in the Northwoods this year. Sophia Klauck, 13 years old and has cerebral palsy, is from a family that embraces the outdoors. Because of that, when an opportunity for her to be guided to a bear was presented, she took it without hesitation.
Grant-fueled ride rolls in for LUHS WINGS program
The Lakeland Union High School board of education approved at its Monday meeting the district’s purchasing of a new van. District administrator Jamie Koepp said special education teacher Jeannine Pfeifer applied for a grant in order to pay for the vehicle, which will be used for students involved in the WINGS program.
