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Oneida County holds public hearing on Cassian rehab center CUP application
The Oneida County board’s planning and development committee will meet in special session Jan. 17 to decide whether to approve or deny a conditional use permit (CUP) application for a 36-bed adolescent recovery and wellness center (ARWC).
Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidates current legislative maps
On a predictable 4-3 vote on the Friday before Christmas, the Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out the state’s current legislative maps, ruling them to constitute unconstitutional gerrymandering.
Free income tax assistance available
Trained and certified volunteers, sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and working through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program, will once again provide free TY2023 Federal and State Income Tax and Wisconsin Homestead Credit preparation including electronic filing.
On road issue, LdF town board wants elected officials ‘to get involved’
Help from elected officials and others is being sought by the Lac du Flambeau town board in connection with its ongoing dispute with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians regarding expired easements on portions of tribal land.
Oneida County Court Report
The following cases were recently filed or heard in Oneida County Circuit Court:
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Local economy affected by lack of snow
It’s no secret that the “bread and butter” of the Northwoods’ economy in the winter months is snow and especially snowmobilers.
CoVantage Cares Foundation provides over $435,700 to local non-profit organizations
For eight years, the CoVantage Cares Foundation and CoVantage Credit Union have partnered to hold a two-week fundraising campaign, kicking off every year on Giving Tuesday. This year’s donations pushed the campaign’s eight-year total to $2.7 million in support for 90 local organizations.
PFAS lawsuit chosen as top story of ‘23
With 2024 fast approaching, the time has come to look back on the top local news stories of the year that was 2023.
Tiffany joins conservatives in voting against NDAA
With both the U.S. House and Senate signing off with large bipartisan support, Congress passed and sent to the White House its annual National Defense Authorization Act, a massive bill that will spend $886 billion on the military and includes a 5.2-percent raise for service members.
ArtStart announces theme for 2024 community art exhibition
Each year ArtStart hosts Free-for-Wall: A community art exhibition. The theme for the 2024 community art exhibition will be Art For Every Body.
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A song for the School Board
Julia Gerdes performs a song from the School District of Rhinelander’s recent production of “Beauty and the Beast” for the district’s board of education at the beginning of the Monday, Dec. 18 meeting.
Fire-damaged Coach House Apartments razed
Demolition of a historic house at the northeast corner of Oneida Street, otherwise known as the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 51 in downtown Minocqua, began on Monday, Dec. 18.
Food help for seniors is just a call away
Food insecurity creeps up on you. It’s because life is so unpredictable that no one can see clearly the road ahead, or the many curves a long life will likely throw in their path. It’s also true that no one can predict how those life changes will impact an individual’s …
Unions challenge constitutionality of Act 10
As expected with a new liberal state Supreme Court majority, public employee unions have challenged the constitutionality of a 2011 law known as Act 10 that effectively ended collective bargaining for most Wisconsin state public sector workers.
Balance training programs offered at the Y
The YMCA of the Northwoods, Rhinelander is offering two small group exercise programs, “Actively Aging Balance Training Level 1” and “Actively Aging Athlete”.
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