CITY
Pelican Forest easement resolution to return to county board in May
The Oneida County committee appointed to ensure that an accurate resolution opposing the planned DNR purchase of a 56,000-acre easement in the Pelican River Forest just about wrapped up its work this week, with committee members verbally slaying the proposed purchase as they did so. (subscriber access)
Autism rates march ever higher in new CDC report
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that 1 in 36, or 2.8%, of 8-year-olds living in 11 monitored regions across the United States had Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 2020, a 22% increase from the previous reporting period when the number was 1 …
Lac du Flambeau town board, tribal council meet for first time on road closure issue
The Lac du Flambeau town board last Friday met for the first time with the tribal council of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. (subscriber access)
Vilas, Oneida county highway departments ready for late season snowstorm
An early spring snowstorm overnight last Friday and into the early hours Saturday morning dropped at least 10 inches of snow over most of the Lakeland area with reports of as much as 16 inches in parts of Minocqua and 21 inches in Boulder Junction. (subscriber access)
Political Digest
Gov. Tony Evers signed the first bill of his second term this week, enacting a law to help prevent reckless driving.
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St. Germain electors to decide on new pavilion for Fern Ridge Recreation Area
During the April 18 annual electors meeting in St. Germain, resident taxpayers will have the opportunity to grant or deny permission for the town to construct a pavilion at the Fern Ridge Recreation Area. If permission is granted, though, that is not a guarantee the project will come to fruition. …
Hodag Heritage Festival returns May 20
The Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that the third annual Hodag Heritage Festival will take place Saturday, May 20.
Election roundup: New town chairs in Newbold, Crescent, Stella
While there was much attention focused on the Wisconsin supreme court election battle between Dan Kelly and Janet Protasiewicz, there were some changes as the result of contested races in local government elections in towns in the area. (subscriber access)
A new era in state politics
News analysisThe liberal and Democratic-backed candidate for the state Supreme Court swept to a huge victory over her conservative opponent in Tuesday's spring election - likely a harbinger of things to come, as liberals recaptured the majority on the state's high court and Democrats won their fifth out of the …
Political Digest
Lawmakers support Restore Roe ActLate last month, legislative Democrats introduced the Restore Roe Act, a bill that would repeal the 1849 criminal abortion ban and restore access to abortion in Wisconsin.
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DHS submits plan to Joint Committee on Finance on how to use opioid settlement funds
On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) submitted its plan to use nearly $8 million in opioid settlement funds to the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) to support prevention, harm reduction, and capital projects to address the state's opioid crisis. (subscriber access)
Confusion, concern in St. Germain over open-records compliance
In discussing St. Germain's open-records policy during the Monday, March 13 town board meeting, Supervisor Ted Ritter said he was "shocked" by advice he had received from the town's attorney, Steve Garbowicz. (subscriber access)
Council waives fee for county fair
The March 27 meeting of the Rhinelander Common Council featured animated discussions regarding two separate, and very different, requests for consideration. (subscriber access)
Photos: Winter storm wallops Northwoods
Call it going out like a lion, or a cruel April Fool's joke - either way, Mother Nature made it abundantly clear over the weekend that winter is not over following a 1-2 punch that hit the Northwoods.
Wisconsin bankers comment on SVB and Signature Bank closures
On March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in Santa Clara, Calif. was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation who appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as the receiver. (subscriber access)
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