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Local Tribal President Resigns
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Submitted: 11/24/2009 |
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LAC DU FLAMBEAU - The President of the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa Band has resigned. Carl Edwards issued a brief resignation letter to the Tribal Council and the Executive Board Monday. He was in his first term as President of the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa Band. Carl Edwards, Former Lac du Flambeau Tribal President, says, "It's been an honor to serve as your Tribal President over the past year. Please accept this letter as my official notice of my resignation as President of the Lac du Flambeau Band. Myself and the current Tribal Council haven't been able to overcome our differences. I must put the best interests of our tribe first, and with that in mind, I am tendering my resignation. Thanks for your support."
The resignation letter from Edwards was delivered to Acting Administrator Buzz Beson Monday. It was accepted at a Tribal Council meeting last night.
Story By: Jeff Allen
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Pharmaceutical Drop-Off
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Submitted: 09/02/2010 |
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RHINELANDER - Experts say prescription drugs can be dangerous to you and the environment, so the Oneida County Sheriff's Office, along with the Oneida County Solid Waste Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration are hosting a pharmaceutical take-back event.
You can bring your expired, unwanted, or unused non-liquid medicines to the Oneida County Law Enforcement Center on September 25th.
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Record High Turnout Expected in Wisconsin Primary
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Submitted: 09/02/2010 |
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MADISON - A record-high 28 percent turnout is predicted for Wisconsin's primary on Sept. 14.
State elections officials made the estimate on Thursday, citing highly contested statewide races for governor as well as local legislative and congressional contests.
Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy says there appears to be tremendous interest in this election.
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Veteran Reacts to Staff Sgt. West's Death
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Submitted: 09/01/2010 |
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TOWN OF CONOVER - A local veteran says he feels West's family's pain. Harold Kressin of Conover is an Army veteran. Kressin says it's hard to hear about soldiers losing their lives overseas, and it's especially hard when they're from your community.
Harold Kressin, Army Veteran, says, "Everytime a man gets killed or a woman gets killed in service, it's just heart-breaking to me, I cry. Because these people are not going to have the freedoms that we have."
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Conover Soldier Killed
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Submitted: 09/01/2010 |
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- The Defense Department says a soldier who lived in Conover, was killed in Afghanistan on Monday.
36-year-old Staff Sgt. Matthew West was one of five Fort Carson soldiers killed when their unit was attacked with an improvised bomb. West's sister, Kristine Willis, tells the Traverse City Record-Eagle that her brother was a 1992 graduate of Gaylord High School in Michigan.
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Fire Destroys Local Garage
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Submitted: 09/01/2010 |
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TOWN OF CONOVER - Fire destroys a garage in Vilas County.
It happened in the Town of Conover at 3551 North Country Lane. The Conover Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call around four Wednesday afternoon after the owner noticed fire around his feet while welding in the garage and called 911. When firefighters arrived the garage was fully engulfed.
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