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Some changes within the Sokaogon Chippewa Community in Mole Lake are more obvious that others. To get into the recently reopened casino you have to get your temperature taken and answer some screening questions. A giant marquee in town encourages people to get a COVID-19 test at the SCC health clinic if they need it. Other changes, like newly installed fiber optic cables for better broadband, can’t be seen on the surface. But all the changes are a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was a lot of work. We made a lot of sacrifices over the last year. However, I believe it was well worth it,” said SCC Public Information Officer Jake Goodin. ....
6:19 Wisconsin’s year of COVID-19 has featured one milestone after another, many of them disturbing to people in the state and here in the Northwoods. Here’s a look back at the timeline of how Wisconsin went from COVID-free to a half-million cases, with plenty of tension, confusion, and sickness along the way. 2020 February 5: Wisconsin reports its first case of COVID-19, found in a person who had just returned from Beijing. March 13: Gov. Tony Evers closes all schools for two and a half weeks. March 19: Wisconsin reports its first two deaths from the disease. March 24: Evers orders people to stay at home and nonessential businesses to close as part of his Safer at Home order. It’s not “something I thought we’d have to do. It’s not something I wanted to do. It’s not something I take lightly,” Evers says. ....
But in March 2020, they were forced to close as COVID-19 swept the state. That meant hundreds of millions of dollars for tribal health care, education, and social services evaporated as casino revenues slowed or stopped. Casinos in our area are mostly open again, but things aren’t like they were before. And it could be years before revenues recover. Table games at Mole Lake Casino remain closed for safety. Credit Ben Meyer/WXPR Many casinos were at least partially open again by June 2020, but Mole Lake Casino, run by the Sokaogon Chippewa tribe, held out. “We could have opened back in June, too, if we had wanted to,” Godin said. “But the tribe decided it was in their best interests to keep their small community safe by keeping their casino closed, and we actually had the financial means to do so.” ....
Natural Resources Board requires companies to pay more for permits, notify nearby tribes of any proposal. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee This body of water was once the site of the Flambeau Mine, which is the only nonferrous mine that has operated in Wisconsin in the last 40 years. Rich Kremer/WPR New rules governing sulfide mining in Wisconsin were unanimously approved Wednesday by the state Natural Resources Board. The regulations would make mining companies pay more for permits and licenses, as well as outline areas that are considered unsuitable for mining. ....