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Dual-language signs coming to Stockbridge-Munsee

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohicans were the last, but they certainly weren’t the least as they received a visit from Gov. Tony Evers on June 30 and unveiled dual-language highway signs for the reservation at a presentation at Mohican North Star Casino Resort.

Green Bay man dies in traffic accident

A Green Bay man died June 25 after his pickup truck left U.S. Highway 141 and ran into a creek.

An Oconto County Sheriff’s Department traffic report identified the victim as Richard John Kennedy, 75.

The report indicates that at about 11:56 a.m., the pickup truck left the roadway south of Highway 141 near Guelig Road in the Town of Stiles, getting stuck in the water.

DNR seeks input on Wolf River State Trail master plan

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on the future management of the Langlade County segment of the Wolf River State Trail.

A master plan establishes the levels and types of resource management and public use permitted on DNR-managed properties. Under the master planning process, DNR staff will develop a property specific master plan for the Wolf River State Trail in Langlade County.

More than 3,000 support Kenosha casino project

About 3,000 individuals submitted comments in support of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s proposed Hard Rock Casino and Hotel project in Kenosha during the recently concluded public comment period on the environmental assessment.

The volume of supportive comments is six times greater than those in opposition.

Wisconsin food prices increase 7.5% from a year ago

The total cost of 12 food items used to host a summer cookout for 10 totaled $75.50, an increase of 7.5% from last year’s state average, according to the latest informal Wisconsin­ Farm Bureau Marketbasket survey.

At $7.55 per person, this price marks the highest total for the summer Marketbasket survey since its inception in 2013.

Highway 47 work to continue for another month

Work on state Highway 47 between County Road VV in Keshena and the Langlade County line is expected to keep the road closed to most traffic until mid-August, at which point attention will be diverted to state Highway 55, according to a report from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation presented at a public information meeting June 30 at the Wolf River Development Company.

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