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ST. GERMAIN, Wis. - Road work on WIS 155 between WIS 70 and Lake Street in the town of St. Germain and Plum Lake is scheduled to begin on May

Selling Cranberry Island in the Eagle River chain of lakes “would be the last resort” according to a statement last week from Vilas County forestry committee chair Holly Tomlanovich but “selling is still on the table” while the county looks at issues of a picnic table, pier, and toilet facilities.

Madison - Six Wisconsin construction companies received Excellence in Construction Awards at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s annual Contractor-Engineer Conference held this week in Madison.

Madison - Six Wisconsin construction companies received Excellence in Construction Awards at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s annual Contractor-Engineer Conference held this week in Madison.

Six Wisconsin construction companies have received Excellence in Construction Awards at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s annual Contractor-Engineer Conference held this week in Madison.

Credit Katie Thoresen/WXPR A first step in returning to “normal” at the end of the present school year was taken by the Northland Pines school board last week with approval to remove face coverings in all Pines buildings and grounds    beginning Monday, June 7 but with some notable exceptions. The need for face coverings, or not needed, will be discussed in detail with the Vilas County Health Department after school is out to determine the direction the district should take for summer sc...

Travel any distance on state or county highways and you will find sections under re-construction which prompted Vilas County Highway Commissioner Troy

Credit PIXABAY.COM A number of highway detours in Vilas County due to culvert replacement will affect county Highway K and M starting this week in a report to the county Highway Committee by to highway commissioner Troy Schalinske. “The Rice Creek box culvert on Highway K will be the week of April 19th and will take about one week to install,” Schalinske said. “Detours will be signed using Highways H, U.S. 51, and Highway W.” A longer detour lasting about three weeks will be later in su...

Credit vilascountywi.gov Expansion of the Vilas County Torch Lake campground and RV park fill move forward after the county forestry, recreation & land committee opened five Phase 3 bids last week and accepted the low bid of $734,658 from Pitlik & Wick pending it meets all proposal requirements in the bid document. The action will become final since no bids postmarked prior to Jan. 18 were received. All bids were due at 12 noon Monday Jan. 18 but since it was a federal holiday with no mail deli...