Manitowish Waters town supervisor Lynn Schroeder resigned effective immediately from the town board last week, June 13, after a meeting on June 10 where he supported the adoption of an ordinance regulating enhanced wakes on all lakes within the town.
Rhinelander High School senior Elena Larson is closing out her high school acting career by playing the iconic role of Rapunzel, in Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” which will be presented by the Central Wisconsin Children’s Theatre on Friday, June 20 at 7 p.m., Saturday June 21 at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, June 22 at 2 p.m.
It’s no secret the Northwoods is grappling with housing and workforce challenges, and on June 9, the Oneida County Economic and Development Corporation (OCEDC) released the results of its housing study. OCEDC partnered with the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission for the study in order to identify types of housing needed and how to meet those demands.
Washington County executive Josh Schoemann, Republican, visited the Northwoods last week. He attended meet and greet events in Rhinelander and Eagle River before stopping by The Lakeland Times to further introduce himself and argue why he should be the voters’ choice in the gubernatorial election in 2026.
The Presque Isle town board met for a special meeting on June 10 to work on a letter explaining to taxpayers the reason property owners may be receiving a partial refund. In 2024, the town agreed to join a four-town emergency medical services district (EMS) consisting of the other three towns of Boulder Junction, Manitowish Waters and Winchester, and formally known as the Northwoods EMS District.
Will Nicoletti, 48, Sugar Camp, was arrested on June 5 after it was reported to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office he had been volunteering at an event put on by Sugar Camp Elementary School and was working with children four to 12 years old on June 4.
Each time the Manitowish Waters town board has had the topic of enhanced wakes on its agenda, the town hall is packed with members of the public and Tuesday night was no different.
The Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) board of education at a committee of the whole meeting Monday reviewed the progress of its facilities task team committee. What initially consisted of roughly 30 people from a variety of stakeholder groups, the committee was created in November of 2024 to review a report from Nexus Solutions — a company the district hired in 2023 to create a wide-ranging report examining the district’s facilities.
Dan Buckley, 71, Rhinelander, was arrested on June 5 by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and is being charged with a class A misdemeanor for soliciting prostitution for sexual gratification. Court records show Buckley, a local realtor and former golf professional of Northwood Golf Club, appeared in Oneida County court on Monday for an initial appearance and Judge Michael Schiek ordered a $500 signature bond for him.
Two single-vehicle accidents occurred in the Lakeland area on June 5, one right before the other. The first accident was in Woodruff on County Highway J near the Carrol Lake Campground at approximately 11 a.m.