There have been some updates in Phillips.
COURTHOUSE AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE
New signage at the sheriff's office and courthouse
At the courthouse, the updates include painting the hallways, LED lighting, and new signage, including outdoor signs, plus interior hanging signs and room numbers. Some offices are receiving new paint as painting is completed every eight to ten years. The Register of Deeds office will have some construction taking place near the front desk.
In the future, the courthouse electrical panel, which feeds electricity to the entire courthouse, will need to be replaced. There was a failure in one of the buckets used in the main electrical panel. Due to its age, no more buckets are being made. The county purchased the only remaining part they could find. The switch panel will be purchased with capital improvement funding in the 2027 budget.
CITY OF PHILLIPS
Hanging flowerpots were installed downtown on Lake Avenue.
The Department of Public Works (DPW) installed hanging baskets on the light posts in Phillips in early June 2026. The DPW is watering the baskets with a rechargeable, long-reach watering device. The large pots that displayed flowers on the sidewalks will no longer fit on the sidewalks due to the new terrace and width of pavement decreasing. The pots have left the City of Phillips and are in other areas of the community. At least three of the large pots can be seen in Lugerville in the Town of Flambeau.
One of the large pots that used to be on the sidewalk in the City of Phillips is now by the town hall in the Town of Flambeau.
The clock pocket park was swept, and the flowerpots were planted, in early June by the Power of 3 Community Development Group. Birchland Realty waters the flowers throughout the summer.
(This post was last modified: 06-29-2026, 12:30 PM by My Northern Wisconsin.)
COURTHOUSE AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE
New signage at the sheriff's office and courthouse
At the courthouse, the updates include painting the hallways, LED lighting, and new signage, including outdoor signs, plus interior hanging signs and room numbers. Some offices are receiving new paint as painting is completed every eight to ten years. The Register of Deeds office will have some construction taking place near the front desk.
In the future, the courthouse electrical panel, which feeds electricity to the entire courthouse, will need to be replaced. There was a failure in one of the buckets used in the main electrical panel. Due to its age, no more buckets are being made. The county purchased the only remaining part they could find. The switch panel will be purchased with capital improvement funding in the 2027 budget.
CITY OF PHILLIPS
Hanging flowerpots were installed downtown on Lake Avenue.
The Department of Public Works (DPW) installed hanging baskets on the light posts in Phillips in early June 2026. The DPW is watering the baskets with a rechargeable, long-reach watering device. The large pots that displayed flowers on the sidewalks will no longer fit on the sidewalks due to the new terrace and width of pavement decreasing. The pots have left the City of Phillips and are in other areas of the community. At least three of the large pots can be seen in Lugerville in the Town of Flambeau.
One of the large pots that used to be on the sidewalk in the City of Phillips is now by the town hall in the Town of Flambeau.
The clock pocket park was swept, and the flowerpots were planted, in early June by the Power of 3 Community Development Group. Birchland Realty waters the flowers throughout the summer.