Vilas County

Vilas County does not currently charge visitors for using public parks and boat landings. But that could change soon, as the cost to maintain facilities continues to rise.

Fire Departments in western Vilas County call the current EMS situation a crisis.There are not enough medical first responders to quickly respond to calls. The situation is not unique to that area or even the region.

Food insecurity can happen to anyone.And when it happens, you may not know where to go to for help or if you’d even qualify for it.People in Vilas and Oneida Counties will soon have a new resource to get all those questions answered.

Vilas County now has two judges, including the first woman to take the bench in the county

A reconstruction project planned for Highway S in Conover would eliminate about four right-hand turns for the sake of safety. But more than 100 people object to the project, and say they would rather keep the highway as it is.

Vilas County officially has a second circuit court judge. Daniel Overbey was sworn in at his investiture ceremony Friday.

Feed Our Rural Kids is thanking the Vilas County community for helping it surpass its fundraising goals last month.FORK held its annual Cash For Kids fundraiser. This year’s goal was $25,000.

A conceptual design for an ATV/UTV challenge trail on the Vilas County forest was presented by the Vilas County ATV Alliance to the county forestry committee.

It happened around 8:30 on County Highway N in Plum Lake.

A home in Conover sustained significant fire damage Friday afternoon, according to the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office.