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Recall petition for Fifield town supervisor submitted again

Fifield resident David Ebert submitted a recall petition with 197 signatures to town clerk Crystal Cowling and deputy town clerk Kelly Kleinschmidt at the outset of a June 18 town board meeting.

Presque Isle town board approves amendment to wake ordinance for Oxbow Lake

The Presque Isle town board, during a June 20 meeting lasting over three hours, agreed by a vote of 2-1 to amend its wake ordinance, ordinance 507, in order to eliminate an original “carveout” of Oxbow Lake, but first have it reviewed by town attorney Steve Garbowicz and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Town chairman John MacLean was the dissenting vote.

MHLT board tackles controversy over same-sex relationship books read to 3rd-graders

At a Monday meeting, the Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) elementary school district’s board of education discussed a situation involving two books dealing with same-sex relationships recently read to a third-grade class.

MHLT school board accepts superintendent resignation

Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district superintendent Dr. Jim Ellis submitted his letter of resignation on June 13.

Manitowish Waters town board talks ATVs/UTVs again after Times article alleges open meetings violation

The Manitowish Waters town board had all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility task vehicles (UTVs) being allowed on town roads again on its meeting agenda for June 11.

Lake Tomahawk residents disagree with board on buoys being placed on North Two Lakes

On June 12, the Lake Tomahawk town board agreed to create an ordinance for placing slow-no-wake buoys in a bay on North Two Lakes.

Manitowish Waters town board continues ‘excessive wake’ discussion

Manitowish Waters town chairman John Hanson and town supervisor Lynn Schroeder decided to hold off on making any decisions with regard to a possible draft ordinance addressing “excessive wake” during a June 11 meeting.

Controversy arises over same-sex relationship books read to MHLT third-graders

Parents of third-grade students in the Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district contacted The Lakeland Times after discovering that two books addressing same-sex relationships were read to their children.

Presque Isle town board tackles committee issue head-on

During the June 5 Presque Isle town board meeting, town chairman John MacLean brought forth to the board his committee appointments to be approved.

Presque Isle town board agrees ­to send joint Papoose Lake ordinance to DNR

Paul Lewandoski, who presented a similar ordinance to the Winchester town board on June 3, presented the Presque Isle town board with an ordinance to regulate hazardous wakes on Papoose Lake during a June 5 meeting. The two ordinances make a joint ordinance between the towns, not the first of its kind, and is being referred to as subchapter 508.

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