Annual herbicide applications to treat Eurasian water milfoil on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes started in 2008. A story in last week’s newspaper inadvertently stated the applications started in 2006.

Room tax collections for the immediate area, including the city of Eagle River, the town of Lincoln and the town of Washington, were a combined record total of $308,590, according to a release from the Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center.

Chamber Executive Director Conrad Heeg speculated that those numbers could mean more people visited the area in 2012 than ever before.

The room tax collections were up substantially

Owners have until Aug. 31
to pay taxes back to 2009

Tax delinquency foreclosure action has been started against 137 properties that the owners have not paid their 2009 property tax bill, according to Vilas County Treasurer Jerri Radtke.

Radtke said the county waits four years before taking formal action to seize the land due to unpaid taxes.

“This is called an ‘in rem’ court proceeding,

Eliminating the tax exemption for municipal bonds ultimately could raise taxes and the costs of services for Wisconsin residents, staff from Eagle River Light & Water Utility recently told members of Congress while visiting Washington, D.C.

Lawmakers on both sides of

The Vilas County Public Health Department and the Vilas County Commission on Aging will offer a six-week workshop called Living Well with Chronic Conditions beginning Thursday, May 9.

Workshop participants will meet once per week at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at 5030 Highway 70 W. in Eagle River, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. A $15 fee will cover course materials. Scholarships also are available.

“If you or someone you care about has chronic conditions such as