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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.

What started out as accusations of cattle rustling in Arizona has risen to accusations of money laundering, which has become so contentious there are now multiple defamation lawsuits. The cowboys

Arizona used to have some of the best livestock laws in the nation.

By Rachel Alexander web posted June 14, 2021 Arizona used to have some of the best livestock laws in the nation. Now, the cattle ranching industry is being torn apart due to a dismantling of the successful laws and regulations that used to prevent cattle theft. Close to 3,000 head of cattle have been stolen from at least 32 people in the last few years. Thieves brazenly stole over 100 cows with calves from well-known attorney and judge Tom Kelly in Yavapai County. Cowboys who onc...

Jonathan Bergmueller “We’re going to knock on every door in the city over the next few years.” Mark Killian, chief of the Williamsport Bureau of Fire, is a door-to-door “salesman.” But he is not peddling cheap kitchen knives or cure-all panaceas, and what he’s selling is the importance of preparedness and safety — the smoke detectors are free. Killian and the city fire department are giving away smoke detectors, free of charge, to city residents. The fire department launched it...

Fire crews responded to a two-unit fire on Campbell Street late Friday afternoon. Alyssa Strothers, a neighbor, said she called 911 after she came home and noticed medium-sized flames coming from 645 Campbell St. “I was on the phone with 911 and within five seconds, the flames went up!” Strothers said. City Fire Chief Mark Killian confirmed the building, deemed uninhabitable, houses two separate units. Strothers said she believed the building housed three adults and two minors — althoug...

pholmes@sungazette.com, dkennedy@sungazette.com Firefighters work at 621 Lloyd Streeet in Williamspor after a fire broke out Monday morning. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY./Sun-Gazette Firefighters work at 621 Lloyd Streeet in Williamspor after a fire broke out Monday morning. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY./Sun-Gazette A firefighters turnout coat is hosed off after exiting 621 Lloyd Street in Williamsporrt, where a fire broke out Monday morning. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette Firefighters work a...

mmaroney@sungazette.com Representatives of two economic development consultants are expected to be available tonight for City Council, as each firm seeks a contract not to exceed $84,000 a year. Staff members for Thomas Keller and Associates and Delta Development Group are expected to be available for council to question on Zoom at the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. Mayor Derek Slaughter told members of the council finance committee they would be asked to be at the meeting since they are askin...

mmaroney@sungazette.com City Council voted for an amended lease agreement Thursday with Cutting Edge Baseball (the Williamsport Crosscutters,) the city and Major League Baseball. Mayor Derek Slaughter presented the amended lease agreement, which indicates the Crosscutters season begins a bit earlier this year on May 24 and sets the Major League Baseball commitment for the MLB Little League Classic to run through 2023 at Bowman Field. The Classic is held during the Little League World Series, al...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... PHOENIX — Some state lawmakers are calling for enhanced oversight after an audit showed most baggage scales at metro Phoenix’s largest airport weren’t inspected for years. According to the Arizona Republic, state inspectors neglected to check the accuracy of most of luggage scales at Phoenix Sk...