 | | | News | | |  | | Hodag Water Shows files claim against city over damaged ski jump ramp | At the end of March, Rhinelander parks director Jeremy Biolo discovered that the ski jump ramp belonging to the Hodag Water Shows (HWS) that is stored at Hodag Park had suffered severe damage. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:28
| Public's help sought in dog, wildlife fatal poisoning cases in northern Wisconsin counties | The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service are seeking the public's help in solving several cases involving the poisoning deaths of domestic dogs and wildlife since December. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:30
| 'Pier' pressure at Minocqua Town Board meeting | At its April 16 meeting, the Minocqua Town Board discussed an update from the Oneida County Planning and Zoning department regarding the status of a pier system on the northwest side of Thoroughfare bridge, but tabled making a decision on recommending enforcement of the county's pier ordinance. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:32
| Forest County deputies
find body of missing man | Forest County deputies located the body of a deceased man Friday evening.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:33
| Breaking: One of five city employees who signed 'no confidence' letter resigns | Rhinelander city administrator Daniel Guild's administrative assistant Stephanie Rajnicek, one of five people who signed a "no confidence" declaration last month questioning the administrator's ability to lead the city, has resigned.
Monday, April 22, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 18:13
| Forest County deputies find body of missing man | Forest County deputies located the body of a deceased man Friday evening.
According to a press release issued by sheriff John Dennee, dispatch received a call just before 6 p.m. Friday reporting a vehicle off the roadway near the intersection of State Highway 32 and Strong Road in the Town of Argonne.
Sunday, April 21, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 20, 2019 20:53
| Transit commission searching for solution to audit requirement | The Oneida-Vilas Transit Commission, which oversees Northwoods Transit Connections, is in a pickle. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:07
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| | | Community | | | | | Performing in 'The Crucible' a dream come true for Lynch | Actor Charles Lynch has performed in more than 70 different plays with seven different theater troupes over the past 25 years. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:34
| Veterans Benefits Expo in Rhinelander April 26
| A multi-county Veterans Benefits Expo is being held at the Army National Guard Armory, 1136 Adams Way in Rhinelander from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 26. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:36
| Space still available for Alive to Life conference | Older adults from across the north who want to "stay alive for as long as they live" are invited to attend the fifteenth annual "Alive to Life" event being held on Wednesday, May 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Rouman Cinema in Rhinelander. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:37
| Nimsgern Funeral hosts end-of-life seminar
May 2 | The public is invited to enjoy lunch and learn about end-of-life planning from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 2 at Nimsgern Funeral & Cremation Services in Woodruff. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:37
| Hospice Memory Bear program welcomes new volunteer sewers in Rhinelander | Ascension at Home is in need of more sewers to create memory bears for families of hospice patients. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:38
| OCHS Furball April 27 | The Oneida County Humane Society's (OCHS) sixth annual Furball will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Whitetail Inn of St. Germain. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:39
| Northwoods Choraliers to share 'Sounds of Spring' May 4 | The Northwoods Choraliers will perform a concert, "Sounds of Spring" at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at the First Congregational Church in Rhinelander. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:23
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| | | Opinions | | | | | Reader shares thoughts on ATVs in the city of Rhinelander | To the Editor:
Rhinelander can not be designated primarily as a tourist town like surrounding municipalities. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:48
| 'Real democracy' | To the Editor:
There are a few simple principles of an authentic democracy. One person, one vote. Every vote is equal.
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:36
| Justice is blind and corrupt | To the Editor:
It is said "Justice is Blind". Nowhere is that more true than in Chicago. An actor, Jussie Smollett, stages a fake hate crime, and hires two African-American men to fake a verbal and physical attack on Smollett.
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:37
| Our view | Well, the Petco fiasco is behind us, and we have a lot more to say about that topic another time, but what caught our eye in Tuesday's county board debate were remarks by supervisor Bob Mott, when he talked about why the county needed to keep the Petco study committee going. (subscriber access)
Thursday, April 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 16, 2019 17:52
| Reader supports city employees | I don't feel I am seeing the transparency we were promised during the mayoral campaign and it is so disillusioning.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 14, 2019 16:56
| YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW:
Don't purge records of expunged cases | Wisconsin legislators are looking to reform current law governing the expungement of criminal records.
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 11, 2019 17:38
| Open Book meetings start this month | We would like to remind property taxpayers to talk with their assessor or attend their Town/City Open Book meeting to review the assessment roll if they question the assessed value of their property.
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 11, 2019 17:39
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| | | | | Sports | | | | | Hodags go winless at SPASH Invite | The Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team did not have the day it was looking for Saturday against three Division 1 programs. The Hodags went 0-3 on the day at the SPASH Invite in Stevens Point, winning only five matches in the process.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:02
| Shoutouts & Callouts | April 16, 2019 will mark the day that the Northern Edge and Lakeland co-ops were officially wed in girls' hockey matrimony. The date marks an important, but omnious day for the Northern Edge and Lakeland - and girls' hockey in general in the state.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 21, 2019 16:01
| Hayward addition eases GNC's football scheduling challenges | According to new RHS football coach Aaron Kraemer and activities director Brian Paulson, scheduling concerns are alleviated not only for the GNC, but statewide, now that the WIAA Board of Control has officially approved the creation of football-only conferences beginning in 2020.
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 13:02
| Photos: Figure skating competition and testing | The Rhinelander Figure Skating Club held its annual Basic Skills competition and test session April 13 and 14 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 13:01
| Photos: Signs of spring? | After several weeks of being stuck indoors, a number Rhinelander High School sports teams were finally able to make their way outside this week.
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 12:59
| Youth swim lessons to be offered at RHS
| The School District of Rhinelander will offer youth swim lessons beginning next month at Rhinelander High School's Heck Family Community Pool.
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 12:57
| Weather tracker
| The number of Rhinelander High School varsity spring sporting events canceled, postponed or relocated due to the winter weather. (Updated 4/18)
Thursday, April 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 17, 2019 16:35
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| | | Outdoors | | | | | Turkey season begins | For turkey hunters whose minds have been gobbled up with visions of bagging a long beard, the wait is over. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:41
| Natural reaction | As my nephew, Truman Leisses, and I climbed our way up a massive hill through the early morning darkness last Saturday, the gobbles of turkeys, the colloquial cries of sandhill cranes and the honking of geese blended into perfect prehistoric harmony. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:43
| Vilas county CDAC sets a 200 antlerless deer quota for 2019 deer season | In March, the Vilas County Deer Advisory Council, which is overseeing a three-year plan to maintain the population of the county's deer herd, set a preliminary antlerless deer quota of 200 deer to meet its 2019 population goal. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:46
| Natural Resources Board approves 2019 migratory bird structure | Earlier this month, Taylor Finger, the Department of Natural Resources migratory game bird ecologist, presented the 2019 migratory bird season framework to the Natural Resources Board (NRB). (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:52
| Northwoods Wildlife Center celebrates 40th season with a baby shower | The Northwoods Wildlife Center is preparing for its 40th baby season by holding a baby shower. Spring has finally sprung and many of the hibernating mammals and reptiles are waking up from a very long winters nap. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:54
| WFT and GLIFWC to do walleye count on Lake Minocqua
| Walleye on the Minocqua chain of lakes are a treasure to all who fish them, and never has that been more apparent than over the last four years when an unprecedented collaboration of conservation groups, tribes, and government has been conducting a massive effort to strengthen their population. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 11, 2019 17:51
| Natural reaction: Seeing eye to eye with severe storms
| Spring storms will soon be hovering above the Northwoods, and thankfully, there will be plenty of trained, local eyes on the skies watching for signs of severe weather. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 11, 2019 17:50
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| | | Education | | | | | RHS students enter annual Congressional Art Competition | Two students enrolled in Mr. Josh Calhoun's Painting II class at Rhinelander High School recently entered their original artwork into the 2019 Congressional Art Competition which will be held in Wausau. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:32
| Kiwanis Honors Fab Lab members | The Kiwanis Club of Rhinelander recently honored members of the RHS Fab Lab. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:34
| Rhinelander Area Scholarship Foundation to host Spring Fling for Scholarships | The Rhinelander Area Scholarship Foundation will host an evening of fun and fundraising Thursday, April 25 at Brown Street 151 in Rhinelander. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 18, 2019 18:35
| Intense learning for Hodags during 2019 Spring Break in Spain | Yes, 27 students from the Spanish Club of Rhinelander High School (RHS) visited the land of Cervantes, España. Led by trip leader Señora Mara Krueger and assisted by chaperones Taylor Kloehn, Linda Goldsworthy, Denise Zalewski and Kelli Jacobi. These students had the time of their lives on a tour of Toledo, Granada, Ronda, Seville, Córdoba and Madrid.
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 11, 2019 17:44
| Rhinelander teacher Lori Linsmeyer receives Herb Kohl Foundation Award | A $6,000 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2019 Teacher Fellowship was presented to Lori Linsmeyer, teacher at Crescent Elementary School in Rhinelander, at a recognition luncheon hosted by Herb Kohl, Wisconsin philanthropist and businessman.
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 11, 2019 17:45
| RHS junior class planning 'Spring in Tokyo' prom | The members of the Rhinelander High School Junior prom court are busy planning prom that will take place Saturday, April 27. The dance starts at 7 p.m. and will last until 11 p.m., with the Grand March at 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 11, 2019 17:46
| James Williams Middle School
announces National History Day state qualifiers | 
Alex Johnson holds the Golden Ticket to the National History Day state competition in the Paper Category. |
For the sixth year in a row, James Williams Middle School has qualified student historians for a trip to the state National History Day competition. (subscriber access)
Saturday, April 6, 2019 | | Read more... | |
April 4, 2019 17:46
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