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EAGLE RIVER, Wisc. (WJFW) -- An antique show hosted by the Eagle River Rotary Club this weekend is offering 65 tables of trinkets and tchotchkes.

Republic Waste manager John Snyder apologized for past issues at last week’s Eagle River city council meeting and promised to improve waste management services going forward.

The city council approving the license only for 90 days to have discussions with the company.

A Northwoods bar is looking to set a world record for the longest shotski. It recently got Eagle River City Council approval to move forward with the plan.

Credit PIXABAY.COM The search for development of a dog park in the Eagle River area appears to have ended with a site visit to the now closed former Town of Lincoln-Eagle River landfill a couple of miles south of the city on Loon Lake Road. The 20 acre former landfill, closed in the mid 1980’s, is completely fenced and is owned by the Town of Lincoln.  Any plan would have to protect a number of monitoring wells and gas extraction sites. Discussion also included the possibility of a sledding ...

Credit PIXABAY.COM Shipping containers being brought into Eagle River appear not to have any regulations but that will change after the city council adopted specifications last week where they will be, and not be, allowed. A draft ordinance was reviewed previously by the city plan commission with concerns over lack of setback requirements is some zoning districts, how many could be on one property, used for habitation, and if they were taxable as personal property or real property. Mayor Jeff H...

Credit Wikimedia Commons Royalbroil After the Christmas display on the former Seyfert gas station lot on the corner of Wall and First street acquired by the city generated numerous compliments, the Eagle River City Council  decided to place the proposed sale on “pause” and to explore different public uses as a mini-park downtown. The property was purchased using a $200,000 ten year loan with an additional $35,000 cost to clean up the former gas station. The council then adopted a position ...