 | | | News | | |  | | PFAS lessons, well options discussed during senator's visit | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin's recent stop in Rhinelander offered local officials an opportunity to talk about what they've learned over the last two years in dealing with PFAS contamination as well as the various options available in terms of decontaminating the city's two shuttered wells. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 12:30
| Minocqua supervisor complained about pier to DNR for friends | News analysis
Writing in his official capacity as a town board supervisor on behalf of people he had referred to as friends, Minocqua town supervisor Brian Fricke complained to the state Department of Natural Resources about a pier's potential noncompliance, just after voting to tie the property owner's tourist rooming house permit to the pier's conformity, records obtained by The Lakeland Times show. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 12:31
| Oneida zoning committee: No carte blanche to enter private property | The Oneida County zoning committee has voted to change and clarify a county ordinance provision that appears to give county zoning staff the ability to enter private property at their discretion and without permission. (subscriber access)
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:24
| Swearingen: GOP is making region,
state more attractive to business | State Rep. Rob Swearingen acknowledges that these are frustrating and challenging times - frustrating when it comes to government performance, challenging when it comes to issues like regional economic development - but he has a few words of advice to his constituents: Just hang in there and don't give up hope. (subscriber access)
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:26
| Oneida County redistricting committee reviews plan | The Oneida County redistricting committee met Tuesday, Sept. 7 to review a proposed plan for the redistricting of political boundaries. The redistricting process is still in its early stages. The draft of the tentative plan was created by Andrew Faust, senior GIS analyst of the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. (subscriber access)
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:28
| Baldwin praises community response to PFAS problem, says federal infrastructure funds could help | U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin visited Rhinelander Wednesday to see the city's two shuttered wells and inform local officials there is money included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the follow-up $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation act to help small cities like Rhinelander address the problem of so-called "forever chemicals" in their drinking water systems. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 2, 2021 18:40
| OC forestry committee signs off on 2022 budget | The Oneida County board's forestry, recreation and land committee last week signed off on the forestry department's 2022 budget. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 2, 2021 18:47
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| | | Community | | | | | Nicolet College Outdoor Adventure
program continues with fall offerings | The Outdoor Adventure program at Nicolet College is continuing this fall with opportunities for people to enjoy a number of outdoor autumnal adventures.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 12:26
| Health officials encourage flu vaccine during COVID-19 pandemic | With flu season right around the corner, the Oneida County Health Department wants to convey to the public the importance of getting the influenza vaccine, especially during the continued COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 12:27
| Local fire departments to commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11 | The chiefs of the Rhinelander Fire Department, Town of Crescent Fire Department, Town of Newbold Fire Department, Town of Pelican Fire Department and the Town of Pine Lake Fire Department, along with other department members, are planning an event to observe the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:35
| Sept. 28 is National Voter Registration Day
| The League of Women Voters of the Northwoods is recognizing National Voter Registration Day by encouraging all eligible voters to register to vote, or verify that their voter registration information remains correct.
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:29
| Hodag Farmers' Market Report: Sample the bounty of the Northwoods | Labor Day has come and gone. A great majority of summer residents and tourists have also left. Then there is the great burning question for this time of year: Is the Hodag Farmers' Market closed for the year? No! (subscriber access)
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:38
| Vendors needed for Three Lakes Oktoberfest | Raise your steins, Oktoberfest is returning to the Northwoods this month!
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18 community members, families and tourists can experience Oktoberfest in all its beer foam and schwein roast glory on Superior Street in downtown Three Lakes, organizers announced in a press release.
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:30
| Light Up the Night for Recovery event Sept. 23 at Hodag Park | Mental health and substance use disorders affect all communities, people from all walks of life and all age groups. Each September, National Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in recovery. This year's theme is "Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community".
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 2, 2021 18:58
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| | | Opinions | | | | | More abuse of power; wake up voters | Earlier this year, we wrote about potential issues in Minocqua town government, which at the time we characterized as a clear abuse of power.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 12:34
| Your Right to Know: Fee recovery is key to transparency | Many states, including Wisconsin, have public records laws. But that doesn't mean requesters always get the records they seek, or even that the laws are followed.
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:41
| Oneida County, town of Minocqua:
Show us your papers, or else! | We have in this country witnessed over the past year and a half an explosive and largely uncontrolled growth of regulations of daily life, not just related to the pandemic but in all spheres of existence.
Friday, August 27, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 25, 2021 15:15
| Garrett: American K-12 education isn't nearly as good as we think it is | The performance of the United States' K-12 public school system is so poor that nothing less than a major overhaul, something akin to what the state of Maryland is undertaking, will fix its problems.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 22, 2021 11:13
| Afghanistan and the media's mockery of tragedy | The tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan runs deeply on so many levels it's hard to know where to begin.
Friday, August 20, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 18, 2021 14:44
| Fire 'em all | To the Editor:
When I was a boy, many, many years ago, one of my uncles said to me: "Jimmy, when you are in a mess, that can't be fixed, get out gracefully; if you can't get out gracefully, get out any way that you can".
Friday, August 20, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 18, 2021 14:44
| Wolves, again | To the Editor:
I have been heartened to receive unanimous support for my recent letter regarding the senseless slaughter of wolves in Wisconsin.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2021 12:19
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| | | | | Sports | | | | | RHS sports recap: Tuesday, Sept. 14 | Girls' tennis: Rhinelander 5, Antigo 2
Boys' soccer: Mosinee 4, Rhinelander 0
Volleyball: Northland Pines 3, Rhinelander 0
Cross country: RHS boys 1st/6, girls 3rd/5, Stratford Invite
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 13, 2021 22:25
| Relay fast: RHS swimmers win 6 events, Hodag Relays | The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team was far from full strength on Saturday, but that hardly seemed to matter in its home pool. The Hodags won six events, placed second in three others and won the four-team Hodag Relays at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 09:51
| Hodag boys win Ted Voigt Invite | Through three meets, Rhinelander High School boys' cross country teams is establishing itself as a contender in the Great Northern Conference. The Hodags placed five runners in the top 11 on Thursday to win the Ted Voigt Invite hosted by Lakeland at Minocqua Winter Park.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 09:48
| Lakeland downs Rhinelander 2-0 in GNC showdown | Only one team remains unbeaten in the Great Northern Conference following Thursday night's boys' soccer showdown, and Rhinelander will have to rally from behind if it wants to maintain its conference title.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 09:46
| Hodags' Smith announces UW-Superior commitment | Rhinelander High School senior Jacksen Smith announced on social media that he has verbally committed to play men's college basketball at UW-Superior next season.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 09:45
| PHOTO: Off and running | The Rhinelander middle school girls' cross country team - led by (from left to right) Kayla Skubal, Ella Miljevich, and Aleece Johnson - takes off from the starting line during a seven-team meet held in front of Rhinelander High School Thursday, Sept. 10.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 09:44
| Baxter captures Eagle River Speedway B-Mod finale
| Kent Baxter of Colfax made the tow east payoff Saturday, Sept. 4 as he went on to win the B Modified feature at Eagle River Speedway in the track's final race of 2021 last Saturday night.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 12, 2021 09:43
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| | | Outdoors | | | | | DNR forms committee to complete five-year review of CWD plan | Wisconsin's Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) response plan is about to be reviewed. The plan was created in 2010 and will carry through to 2025, with a review to be conducted every five years. A committee with stakeholders from conservation, business and hunting organizations was recently formed to complete this review, according to a recent press release. (subscriber access)
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:43
| The Lake Where You Live: Freeing the fighter | I was about 10 years old, fishing with my dad on the Upper Michigan lake where my family took summer vacations. (subscriber access)
Friday, September 10, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 8, 2021 10:45
| 2021 hunting season brings many harvest opportunities | In the fall of the year the minds of many residents and visitors alike turn to hunting season. As with last year, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is going to release a combined regulations pamphlet, which brings all of the regulations together in one document. The exception to this are the trapping and wolf harvest season regulations, which will be published separately. Those will also be available in print and online at the DNR website. (subscriber access)
Friday, September 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 1, 2021 14:50
| The Lake Where You Live: When lake fisheries change | How has the fishery on your lake evolved over time? I have three favorite lakes I've known well for 30 to 60 years, and it's amazing the changes I've seen. And I puzzle over the reasons behind the changes. (subscriber access)
Friday, September 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 1, 2021 14:51
| Time running short to get involved in Clean Boats Clean Waters program for next year | Many Northwoods lake organizations and towns utilize grant funding for the Clean Boats Clean Waters program on their lakes. Volunteers, interns, and even paid individuals in some cases, monitor boat launches across the state. They talk to boaters about how to help stop the spread of invasive species and gather information about transient boaters. Knowing from where boats come before entering another lake can help track any movement of invasive species from one place to another. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 29, 2021 11:40
| The Lake Where You Live: Birch Lake loons grow up | Watching a pair of loons raise one or two chicks to maturity makes a year on the lake complete. (subscriber access)
Friday, August 27, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 25, 2021 14:42
| Fish Like a GIRL: AIS Snapshot Day is tomorrow, but the fight is year-round | AIS (Aquatic Invasive Species) Snapshot Day has been going on for a good number of years. I believe the first year I got involved was 2014, and it was my first real experience learning about invasive species, what they are and why we should care about them. (subscriber access)
Friday, August 20, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 18, 2021 14:46
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| | | Education | | | | | Nicolet College automotive student
awarded industry scholarship | Nicolet College automotive technician student Tony Malek recently received a scholarship from the Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Association Foundation and Snap-On Tools that includes up to $750 a semester for tuition and a collection of Snap-on Tools valued at more than $4,000.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 2, 2021 19:00
| Backpack Donation | Jeremy Rivard, a financial representative from Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial based in Appleton, recently presented the School District of Rhinelander with 14 backpacks packed with school supplies on behalf of the Modern Woodmen firm.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 2, 2021 18:57
| Start date for Boys and Girls Club afterschool program pushed back to October | The tentative start date for the Boys & Girls Club Northwoods-Rhinelander has been pushed back to Oct. 4, 2021, according to an update posted on the School District of Rhinelander Facebook page.
Friday, September 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
September 1, 2021 14:47
| Rhinelander schools welcome new
professional staff for 2021-2022 school year | On Tuesday, Aug. 17, the School District of Rhinelander, Rhinelander Partners in Education, and the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce worked together to host an orientation day for new school professional staff.
Friday, August 20, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 18, 2021 14:36
| Nicolet College surpasses $1 million mark in textbook savings for students | Nicolet College has passed the $1 million mark in textbook savings for students as the college continues to expand its efforts to offer free and high-quality instructional materials.
Friday, August 20, 2021 | | Read more... | |
August 18, 2021 14:34
| Pelican families are unique | As part of a school-wide effort to raise cultural awareness, families at Pelican Elementary School were asked to discuss with their children their unique cultural traditions and heritages at home.
Friday, November 10, 2017 | | Read more... | |
November 8, 2017 17:16
| Students of the month | Rhinelander High School recently announced its October Students of the Month.
Friday, November 10, 2017 | | Read more... | |
November 8, 2017 17:22
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