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Two individuals whose names had not been released as of early Monday morning were arrested over the weekend as suspects in the Wednesday, Feb. 1, burglary of the St. Germain Pharmacy.
Northwoods State Rep. Dan Meyer announced Friday evening he will not be seeking re-election to the State Assembly. The Eagle River Republican has represented the 34th Assembly District since 2000.
Marge Stroening, longtime owner of Stroening's Shop in downtown Minocqua did not regret leaving the fast-paced work of a Chicago-based apparel merchandiser to open the small-town children's clothing store on Milwaukee Street.
Make hay when the sun shines.Or for northern Wisconsin, make your money when the snow falls.Resorts, bars, restaurants and those surrounding businesses have lived this theory first hand so far during the first month of 2012.
After meeting with Minocqua officials and town residents in an effort to be "responsive" to the community's wishes, state Department of Transportation secretary Mark Gottlieb has offered up to the town his proposal: Either accept the DOT's scheme to reconstruct Hwy. 51 largely as it is, or lose most of the money and enhancements planned for the project.
Now scheduled to begin in the spring of 2013, the highly controversial undertaking is intended to upgrade pavement structure (repaving), to reconstruct curbs and gutters and storm sewers, and to rebuild intersections at Hwy. 70, Hwy. J, and Hwy. 47 to meet projected traffic demands, as well as to provide for "access management" - meaning the elimination of more than 40 driveways along the highly commercial route.
The enterprise would eventually stretch from Minocqua to Arbor Vitae; the first phase would take place between Front Street in Minocqua and 3rd Avenue in Woodruff.
While the access issue has sparked opposition from business owners as well as from town officials and citizens worried about the economic impact, that's not all that is involved. The $7-million project, which would be 80-percent federally funded, would include enhanced bike lanes and pedestrian accommodations (sidewalks), and officials have spoken of nearly $300,000 that could come Minocqua's way for various beautification efforts along the corridor. Friday, February 03, 2012
It's still in draft form, but lawmakers are readying legislation that would take aim at the state's regulation of nonconforming structures, principally by allowing unlimited maintenance and repair and moving state shoreland zoning standards from administrative rule rubric to statutory standard. (View comments) Friday, February 03, 2012
North Woods Zip Line Tour owner Josh Russart hopes to have the facility up and running by July.
A proposed zipline tour in Minocqua originally planned for a Memorial Day opening has been postponed while the legalities of the project continue to be negotiated. (View comments) Tuesday, January 31, 2012
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held last week that law enforcement officers must obtain a search warrant to attach a GPS unit to a suspect's vehicle to track him or her, but in the process the justices left larger issues unresolved, including the foundational tenets of the Fourth Amendment in an electronic age. (1 comments) Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The views presented here represent the opinions of the majority of the The Lakeland Times editorial board, but do not reflect the opinions of all employees of The Lakeland Times. (1 comments) Friday, February 03, 2012
For decades we have all known about the nation's liberal elite media, that biased wing of the liberal Democratic establishment that shills its way to press every day for the latest, greatest left-winger. (View comments) Friday, February 03, 2012
In the wake of Mitt Romney's demolition in South Carolina at the hands of Newt Gingrich, every pundit in American has had his or her say, and mostly they have said the same thing. (View comments) Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Lakeland Union High School boys and girls hockey teams found out where they will play their first WIAA playoff games Sunday, following the seeding meeting for each sectional. (View comments) Monday, February 06, 2012
The Lakeland Union High School wrestling team hosted the Great Northern Conference wrestling championship Saturday. (View comments) Saturday, February 04, 2012
Hindsight, there was a good chance it could have happened. But with the heavy piece of wood and iron in his hands, the last thing on Sam Pagels' mind was worrying about killing two deer with one shot. Pagels had already made the 2011 hunting season a memorable one. The 11-year-old hunter headed south to his grandparents' Wood County property and bagged a dandy 9-point buck. (View comments) Thursday, January 26, 2012
EAGLE RIVER - From the moment he turned his first practice lap, right up to his victory lap Sunday afternoon, Nick Van Strydonk was flat-out fast.
The 21-year old Tomahawk native set the tone for his championship weekend right off the bat, turning a sub 18-second qualifying lap and pushing average speeds on the third-mile oval to near 75 mph. With his hands raised and checkered flag waving behind his 440 liquid cooled Polaris snowmobile, Van Strydonk brought a close to the championship events at the Eagle River Derby Track which saw another two-week run come and go successfully. (View comments) Tuesday, January 24, 2012
This is the second in a series detailing the ambitions, adventures and experiences of Paul Tornow and Lee Kuepper. Both graduates of Lakeland Union High School, they found their separate ways to the Alaskan outdoors outside of Anchorage. It was in a small Kenai River port city there where they met up across the bar from one another, and decided to join hands on a business venture, Alaska Angling Addiction. (View comments) Friday, January 20, 2012
Today I signed the paperwork to refinance my 30 year mortgage. There were 84 pages total and 49 that required my signature or initials. Included in that paperwork was verification of my Social Security number and authentic driver's license information. (3 comments) Friday, February 03, 2012
Here we go again. The town board of Boulder Junction has decided to lunge forward with its plans to build a new community center and new library for a minimum of $2.3 million. The town of Boulder Junction has spent almost $60,000 on consulting fees on this project several years ago and is ready to spend more. (1 comments) Friday, February 03, 2012
I would like to comment on the letter from Dick and Gail Gumness in the Jan 20 Lakeland Times, "In praise of the Recall Effort." (3 comments) Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Lakeland Area Rotary Breakfast and Noon clubs are looking for a few good families to host high school exchange students from other countries. Currently, there are three exchange students attending Lakeland Union High School through the Rotary Youth Exchange program - "Linda" Ting-An Yu, from Taiwan; Josh Hartfield, from Australia; and Renato Ramirez, from Ecuador. Thomas Saravi, from Argentina, will be arriving near the end of January. (View comments) Friday, January 13, 2012
The Minocqua Public Library held its first Lego Mania event for children during winter break, Wednesday, Dec. 28. It was held in the newly-renovated library's community room. (View comments) Monday, January 09, 2012
