Dean S. Acheson
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The bus knocked over a set of traffic signals, before coming to a rest just in front of TJ’s Garden Market, immediately south of U.S. Highway 51 and County Rd. J intersection.
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Several fire departments in addition to other first responders answered the mutual aid call.
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UPDATE: The Minocqua Police Department said no one was injured in a fire that burned the Copy Cat Printing building in Minocqua and the apartments above it.
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No flames were visible, but white smoke could be seen from a fair distance away.
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There’s a nation-wide shortage of welders, and employers are offering high salaries to lure them in. At Lakeland, nearly 125 students are interested in taking welding classes next fall.
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The Lakeland Union High School administration is offering a series of budget reduction recommendations, including a few staffing changes, that will mostly eliminate a looming operating deficit of about $700,000 in the projected 2022-23 budget.
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Oneida County has a plan that will bring high-speed internet service to thousands of unserved and underserved residences and business throughout the county.
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The list of new businesses in Minocqua continues to grow with the announcement last week that a Taco Bell franchise will be coming to town this year.
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The Lakeland school board and administration aren’t waiting until a projected $737,000 deficit hits home in the next budget cycle. They’re acting now to address the anticipated deficit.
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Minocqua will be getting a new commercial business in the downtown following town board approval Tuesday of Tyler and Kelly Knobeck’s request for a Class B liquor license for their proposed enterprise called The Bottled Bean.