LCO Clinic Announces New Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines from CDC
Submitted by LCO Health Center Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, the CDC is shortening the recommended...
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Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
We, the Anishinabeg, the people of Odaawaa-Zaaga'iganiing, the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, will sustain our heritage, preserving our past, strengthening our present, and embracing our future. We will defend our inherent sovereign rights and safeguard Mother Earth. We will provide for the educational, health, social welfare, and economic stability of the present and future generations.
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joemorey
Dec 29, 20211 min read
New Post Drug Raid Leads to Fentanyl Seizure
LCO Police Press Release Chief Tim DeBrot On Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at approximately 12:52 P.M., officers of the Lac Courte Oreilles...
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Dec 22, 20212 min read
Evers, St. Croix Tribe Sign Sports Betting Compact Amendment
ST. CROIX RESERVATION — Gov. Tony Evers and Chairman William Reynolds of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin today celebrated...
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Dec 16, 20212 min read
Hayward Police Chief Says Threat to Schools Was Found Not Credible
Chief Joel Clapero reported in a press release that information his department received about a post on social media involving a student...
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Dec 15, 20214 min read
Sec-Treasurer Reports Consultant Hired to Improve Practices Within LCO Accounting Dept.
By Joe Morey News Editor The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board (TGB) entered into an agreement with KOSO Stategies back in...
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Dec 15, 20213 min read
Governor and His Administration Sign Tribal Consultation Agreements
Agreements recognize the importance of government-to-government collaboration with Wisconsin’s eleven federally recognized Native Nations...
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Dec 9, 20211 min read
JREC Planned Power Outage Causes Community Backlash
By Joe Morey News Editor Jump River Electric Cooperative announced another power outage during the overnight hours scheduled for Dec. 14...
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Dec 7, 20217 min read
Tribe, County Strike a Deal to Save $48,000 Law Enforcement Grant
By Frank Zufall Sawyer County Record and Joe Morey LCO News Editor Sawyer County Board will Vote on Agreement at Meeting on Dec. 16th The...
joemorey
Dec 1, 20218 min read
Tribe and County Unable to Reach Agreement on Law Enforcement Assistance Grant
By Joe Morey News Editor As the final deadline passed on Nov. 30th, the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office informed the Wisconsin Department...
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Nov 30, 20212 min read
LCO Chief Doctor Says Omicrom Variant More Contagious But Milder Symptoms
Steven Miszkiewicz MD Medical Director Lac Courtes Oreilles Community Health Center There have been at least 2 dozen known “variants” of...
joemorey
Nov 28, 20215 min read
Tribe Purchases Famous Dave Flowage Land After Confusion on Acreage is Cleared Up
By Joe Morey News Editor A Resolution to purchase Chippewa Flowage lakeshore property from LCO Tribal Member “Famous” Dave Anderson was...
joemorey
Nov 17, 20212 min read
Public Health Officer Reports Covid Surging at LCO
Submitted by Gary Girard LCO Health Center Director LCO Public Health Officer Editor’s Note: The following report was as of Friday, Nov....
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Nov 15, 20211 min read
Judge Orders $250,000 Cash Bond for LCO Man Charged for Repeated Sexual Assault of a Child
From Drydenwire.com SAWYER COUNTY -- The Court has ordered a cash bond of $250,000 for a Hayward, WI man on charges of repeated sexual...
joemorey
Nov 10, 20215 min read
LCO's Own Famous Dave Anderson Inducted Into the Native American Hall of Fame
By Joe Morey News Editor LCO’s own “Famous” Dave Anderson was inducted into the National Native American Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City on...
joemorey
Nov 10, 20213 min read
Public Health Officer Issues Alert as Covid Cases at LCO Continue to Rise
By Gary Girard LCO Health Director Public Health Officer NOTE: This release issued on Nov. 9, 2021 LCO had 12 positive Covid-19 Cases...
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Nov 10, 20213 min read
Motion to Require Four Signatures for Donations Fails
By Joe Morey News Editor At their weekly meeting on Monday, Nov. 8, LCO Secretary-Treasurer Tweed Shuman made a motion to require a...
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Nov 10, 20212 min read
Red Cliff, WisDOT unveil dual language road sign
From the Red Cliff Tribe’s Facebook Page November 3, 2021 – The Red Cliff Band and Wisconsin Department of Transportation held an...
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Nov 10, 20218 min read
Tribe Opposes New Law Enforcement Agreement
By Joe Morey News Editor The LCO Tribal Governing Board (TGB) stood together on Tuesday, Nov. 9, in opposition of proposed amendments to...
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Nov 9, 20211 min read
TGB Issues Mask Mandate for All Tribal Entities
By Joe Morey News Editor On Monday, Nov. 8, the LCO Tribal Governing Board (TGB) voted to mandate masks for all tribal programs and...
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
TGB Designates Acreage South of Casino for New Health Center
By Joe Morey News Editor The LCO Tribal Governing Board unanimously approved designating a 20 to 25-acre parcel of land in the fields on...
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