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The name of the St. Germain man who died in a snowmobile crash last week has been released.

The Vilas Co. Sheriff's Department reports the victim as 62 year old Douglas Weyers.

An emergency call came in shortly before 7 p.m. from the Found Lake Road area near St. Germain. Law enforcement reports the driver of the sled was operating in the east bound lane while heading west and struck another vehicle. Weyers was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators report speed appears to have been a factor in the crash and the investigation is continuing.

NEWBOLD – Wisconsin citizens need to stand up to both Republican and Democrat parties and demand the creation of a nonpartisan commission to draw the next legislative boundaries, says the head of a government watchdog group in Wisconsin.

No charges are being filed by the Oneida County District Attorney's Office concerning an incident last month at Rhinelander City Hall. February 21, a computer consultant, Peggy Schauer, was approached by Council member Dawn Rog at city hall and a confrontation happened. Rog wanted Schauer to leave the building and Schauer maintained she was instructed to be there by City Administrator Daniel Guild. Schauer told investigators she had been shoved, but in a statement issued through her attorney, Rog maintained her hand brushed Schauer's coat.

Project North Festival has released the initial 10 bands in their music lineup for their inaugural festival.

Attorneys for Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos argue their client is immune from civil legal action. The powerful Republican is refusing to testify in the federal lawsuit over the drawing of state political boundary maps. Democrats asked the federal panel of judges to force Vos to sit for a deposition and turn over documents related to the case. They say the boundaries he helped draw were illegally gerrymandered. That case is likely to be heard in the lower federal court this summer.

The Oneida County Board this week formalized a state-mandated policy about donations to the county, but not before calming concerns to one organization that is deeply dependent on donations: the Oneida County Fair. Fair Board President Fred Andrus had some concerns...

"...We get a lot of donations, do they have to start designating it for the fair? How does that affect our current budget. We have money set aside for long range plans, again, I'm concerned how this is going to affect the fair..."

The snow is finally melting, and the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce is hosting their first major event of the year this Saturday: the Hodag Home Show.

Event and Program Coordinator Evan Verploegh says people hoping to improve their property will have much to see...

Vilas County road projects for this year were identified and explained to the Vilas County highway committee recently including delaying bonding for a large stretch of Highway B between Land O' Lakes and Presque Isle.

Patrol Superintendent Troy Schalinske indicated crack sealing will be done on portions of Highway 17-45 four lane section around Eagle River and on Highway 51 between Highways H and W. Both projects will cost $123,000.