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Tougher Requirements Wanted for Recalls
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Submitted: 05/22/2013 |
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MADISON - A group of Wisconsin town officials want the state to raise requirements for recalling local officials.
Voters can now launch a recall effort for any reason related to the person's official responsibilities.
A bill has been introduced by Republican Representative Alvin Ott of Forest Junction.
It would require that the official be charged with committing a crime or committing an ethics violation before a recall could happen.
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New Printpack facility progressing nicely
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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RHINELANDER - Work on the new Printpack facility in Rhinelander seems to be going smoothly.
The new building is located on Highway 17, a little south of Lincoln Street.
Printpack Human Resources Director Jeremy VanCamp tells us the structure should be done by mid July. But it will take some time to get everything up and running inside.
Equipment will start going in by the end of summer. That will happen in various stages through March 2014.
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Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program Trains Volunteers
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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MINOCQUA - Memorial Day weekend will bring lots of boaters to our lakes and rivers.
But hopefully, those boaters won't bring water and plants from other lakes.
Oneida County's UW-Extension held a "Clean Boats, Clean Waters" workshop to help prevent that today.
Volunteers learned to identify aquatic invasive species.
They also learned how to properly clean boats when they come off the water.
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Northwoods Schools Struggle to Fill School Boards
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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LAONA, CRANDON - Voters choose from lots of candidates in both presidential primaries and general elections.
Most state offices even have several candidates on the ballot.
But what if nobody wants to do the job?
What if nobody is on the ballot?
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Help Stop Emerald Ash Borer Spread when Camping
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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RHINELANDER - The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest's 52 campgrounds will be a big draw this Memorial Day weekend.
But campers bringing in outside firewood hurts efforts to stop Emerald Ash Borer in the Northwoods.
The disease hasn't been found in the forest yet.
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Plan Looked at Marathon County Jail Troubles
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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WAUSAU - Plans that could have made Marathon County Jail safer, were never put in place.
Marathon County officials told a citizens committee about the unused plan during their review of an attack on two officers in March.
Marathon County Administrator Brad Karger said they made the plan after 2010 survey showed widespread unease with jail employees.
The plan would have come up with solutions for specific problems shown by the survey.
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Man Accused of Lac du Flambeau Stabbing in Custody
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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LAC DU FLAMBEAU - James Peterson, 30, will be charged with stabbing a man in Lac du Flambeau over the weekend.
Peterson is accused of stabbing a 19-year-old man early Sunday morning.
It happened on Longs Point Lane in Lac du Flambeau.
The victim had been stabbed in the leg with a knife.
Peterson was also injured.
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