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Mar 20, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
Lake groups, nonprofit organizations, and municipal and county governments in Vilas and Oneida counties have been awarded nearly $1 million in funding from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) surface water grants. In Vilas County, a total of $395,915 was awarded, and $525,945 goes to Oneida County. There also was a multi-county grant totaling $3,000 that the two counties will share. Vilas County Land and Water is one of the organizations that received funding from the DNR grants.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
Places third for ‘excellence’The Vilas County News-Review has again been recognized for General Excellence in the state’s Better Newspaper Contest (BNC), in addition to 26 other awards. This is the sixth time in just over 25 years the newspaper has been honored in this category, in a contest the judges called a “razor-thin” difference between first and third places.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
Club 45 in Conover hosted the 30th annual Great Northern Jerk Off jerky-making contest last month, raising a record $4,125 to help clothe local children through the News-Review’s Warm The Children program. Club 45 owners Jen and Dave Payne have grown the event that began with a few friends in 1994 to 40 to 45 entries annually.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
The paths of two men on different missions converged recently to bring hope, connection and spiritual growth to the local community. Bill Lochte, organizer for this summer’s Praise in the Pines Christian music festival, and Kent Kohn, who is spearheading the transitional housing efforts to help mothers with children find affordable housing, have teamed up in what they hope will provide big benefits for their respective initiatives.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
Hibernation, plant growth affected by warm tempsLast week’s top story spoke on the reasons for this winter’s strikingly mild temperatures — namely attributed to effects caused by El Niño — but in a locale that has lots of flora and fauna, this type of weather can also affect native plants and animals, according to specialists from the local Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) office in Woodruff.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
Over $268,000 donated to dateTallies are in and the annual Northwoods Blizzard Blast has again raised tens of thousands of dollars to support local fire and emergency medical services (EMS) departments in the North Woods. Event Chairman Lanny Studdard presented checks totaling $42,000 to representatives of Conover, Land O’ Lakes, and Phelps fire and EMS departments during the recent sponsor appreciation party put on by Blizzard Blast organizers at Lanny’s Fireside in Conover.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
One of the biggest concerns the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is facing this spring is the possibility of increased wildfire activity in the North Woods and across the state. With not a lot of snow cover all winter, the northern half of the state is currently at an increased risk of fire, with DNR models already registering a high fire danger. This means wildfires can ignite easily, spread rapidly and can be challenging to control.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
“If you fall through the ice and abandon items you can’t get back to, let somebody know.”That is the message from Dave Kirby, assistant fire chief of Three Lakes Fire Department after two incidents in recent weeks where local fire department members have responded to possible people beneath the ice. Two recent incidents in Three Lakes and Phelps involving equipment being left on soft lake ice have highlighted how this behavior can cause issues for local fire and rescue departments.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
Public comments are being accepted from now through March 28 on a draft Lake Management Plan for Spur Lake in Oneida County. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the proposed management plan provides important background information, historical context, and past and current management objectives and timelines for Spur Lake in one document in a concise format.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
vcnewsreview.com | Michelle Drew
MERCER — A 78-year-old man broke through the ice with a UTV and drowned the afternoon of Feb. 27 on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage off O’ Mearas Road. According to a press release issued by Paul Samardich, Iron County sheriff, a call was received just after 3:30 p.m. and Mercer Fire, Mercer Ambulance, and Iron County Sheriff’s Office deputies were immediately dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, they found the victim underwater, along with his UTV.
