 | | | News | | |  | | City News | County/State News | Court News | | Council votes 6-1 to light alley for one year
| The Rhinelander City Council spent little time Monday paying a number of bills related to now-completed streetscape project, and approving a request from the golf course advisory committee to hire an outside consultant to evaluate Northwood Golf Course at a cost of $10,000, but the proposal with the lowest price tag - $230 to light the alley between 28 and 38 North Brown Street - prompted a long debate. (subscriber access)
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:01
| Pine Lake FD responds to
boiler explosion | The Pine Lake Fire Department, Oneida County sheriff's office and Oneida County Medic 1 responded to a boiler explosion at 3980 Lakeshore Drive Monday evening.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:04
| Oneida board votes to integrate ADRC, Department on Aging | The Oneida County Board of Supervisors followed in Vilas County's footsteps and pulled a trigger Tuesday, authorizing the Oneida County Department on Aging to give the state notice that it intends to submit an application to operate an integrated Aging and Disability Resource Center. (subscriber access)
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:09
| Cassian board discusses liability
issues related to bike route signage | One of the items on the agenda for the Cassian town board's monthly meeting Monday was whether to allow bike trail signage on a portion of Ole Lake Road.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:06
| Three injured in Highway 45 accident | Three people were injured Monday morning in a traffic accident in the town of Schoepke involving a semi-truck and two SUVs.
According to an Oneida County sheriff's office press release, a 9-1-1 call came in at approximately 6:07 a.m. reporting an accident with injuries involving a semi-truck and two SUVs on Highway 45 South near Old 26 Road.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 14, 2017 18:17
| New street foreman settling in | The city of Rhinelander street department has a new leader.
Dan Mulhern took the position of street foreman effective Aug. 1. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 13, 2017 16:51
| Kingman: Stevens Street sewer pipeline needs to be replaced | The recent sewer collapse on Stevens Street, just east of Lake Creek Road, underscored a problem with that aging section of the city's sewer system, public works director Tim Kingman told the city's water and wastewater committee Tuesday afternoon. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 13, 2017 16:54
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| | | Community | | | | | Community News | Entertainment | Area Events Calendar | | Eclipse glasses no longer available at library | It would appear Northwoods residents are very anxious to watch the upcoming eclipse.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:19
| Plenty of maple syrup available
at the Hodag Farmers Market | Subsistence farmers and homesteaders are a rare breed of people who look at all renewable resources to provide extra income to pay the bills.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:20
| Woman's Club picnic | The Rhinelander GFWC Woman's Club held its annual membership kick-off picnic Aug. 8 at Pioneer Park. There were 54 women in attendance, seven of whom were new members.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:23
| Lake of the Torches wins twice as many awards as competitors at international casino marketing conference | Lake of the Torches Resort Casino won twice as many prestigious Romero Awards than any other small to mid-size gaming property during the 2017 Casino Marketing Conference held July 18 - 20 at Bally's Las Vegas, according to a company press release.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:31
| Calvary Baptist to show 'The Case for Christ' | Calvary Baptist Church, 320 Lincoln Street in Rhinelander, will show the theatrical release "The Case for Christ" on Sunday night, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. The movie (and the popcorn) are free.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:28
| Welch to speak at Minocqua Aglow meeting | Minocqua Aglow will be hold its August program at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 in the Woodruff Community Center located at 1418-1st Avenue. Cost to attend is $3 and no pre-registration is necessary. Coffee and fellowship will begin at 9:30 a.m. Men and women, from teens to seniors, are welcome.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:27
| Enchanted Doll Club to meet in August | The Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods will hold its next meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 in the conference room of the Eagle River Airport. The airport is located at 1311 Airport Road in Eagle River.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:16
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| | | Opinions | | | | | Letters to the Editor | Online Comment Guidelines | Submit a Letter to the Editor | | What would they say? What would you say? | To the Editor:
What would the men who died on the Normandy beaches say about a Commander-in-Chief who would not immediately condemn Nazism in the United States?
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:38
| Reader: Our capitalist way of life is working against us | To the Editor:
When it started, the idea was to improve and enhance the everyday life of Americans. Innovation was combined with quality products to make life easier.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 13, 2017 17:14
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Reader puzzled over hospital
construction issue
| To the Editor:
Why does Marshfield Clinic so desperately want to build a second hospital only minutes from an already existing one, to be a fifth hospital in an area that already has four hospitals within 30 to 90 min distance of each other?
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 13, 2017 17:14
| Public beware: Sorensen wants to control your property | It's amazing the lengths to which big-government politicians will go to keep control of people's lives.
Thursday, August 10, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 8, 2017 17:33
| My faith calls on me to stand
with immigrant youth | To the Editor:
From the earliest days of my religious education as a Catholic and formation as a Holy Cross Sister, my faith has taught and called me to welcome the stranger, stand with the vulnerable, and love my neighbor.
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 6, 2017 16:55
| Readers praise new-look downtown | To the Editor:
We drove through downtown Rhinelander a day or so ago and couldn't help but notice that almost all of the signs of the recent construction have left the scene. What an improvement in the visual appearance of the area.
Saturday, August 5, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 3, 2017 17:48
| Good enough for us | We're just a little torn by the recent news that tech manufacturing giant Foxconn is coming to Wisconsin - somewhere in the southeastern part of the state - to build a 20-million-square-foot plant for its products.
Thursday, August 3, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 1, 2017 17:35
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| | | | | Sports | | | | | High School Sports | Sports News | Pigskin Pick 'em Sponsor: Kids Korner Pizza menu | | RHS sports recap: Wednesday, Aug. 16 | Girls' swim: Rhinelander at Colby/Abby Pentahlon
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 16, 2017 10:16
| Media says Merrill first, Hodags last in GNC football | Merrill has captured at least a share of the Great Northern Conference title two of the last three years and the Bluejays will do so again in 2017, according to a survey of local sports reporters. (subscriber access)
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 16, 2017 10:15
| Fall practice notebook | Monday marked the first day of practice for three more Rhinelander High School fall sports teams. (subscriber access)
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 12:56
| Hodag netters go 2-3 in Wausau | The Rhinelander High School girls' tennis team had some up and down moments as it opened the regular season by going 2-3 Monday and Tuesday at the Wausau West Invite.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 12:52
| Photo: Father-son skiers compete | Father and son Ben Olson, left, and Rod Olson, right, of Rhinelander competed in the Wisconsin State 3-Event Competition last month in Oconomowoc.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 12:51
| RBA traveling basketball registration open through Sept. 1 | Online registration for Rhinelander Basketball Association traveling basketball teams is open now through Sept. 1.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 12:50
| Team preview: RHS girls' swimming | The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team has bid farewell to one of the most decorated swimmers in program history, but coach Lindsay Byrka says that doesn't change the expectations for a Hodag team that has improved greatly over the last two seasons. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 13, 2017 14:38
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| | | Outdoors | | | | | Outdoor News | Submit a Photo | | Stevens Point brothers win
River Series Mohawksin qualifier | The rain held off in Tomahawk for most of the day Sunday as the Central Wisconsin River Series anglers fished Lake Mohawksin in Tomahawk. (subscriber access)
Saturday, August 12, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 10, 2017 17:17
| Workers look for new invasives on AIS Snapshot Day | Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Snapshot Day started a few years ago as Bridge AIS Snapshot Day. The idea was to take a close look at bridges over rivers in the county to check for new or undocumented invasive species. (subscriber access)
Saturday, August 12, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 10, 2017 17:20
| Fish like a girl | While anglers cannot harvest walleye from the Minocqua Chain until the year 2020, bass anglers have been taking advantage of some great fishing there. Many club tournaments are held on Lake Tomahawk/Minocqua every year, but most people would not know that. (subscriber access)
Saturday, August 12, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 10, 2017 17:23
| Northwoods Wildlife Center releases three red foxes | Three red foxes were admitted to the Northwoods Wildlife Center (NWC) in late May from Florence County. According to an NWC press release, a patron observed two adult foxes assumed to be hit by car the same week.
Saturday, August 12, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 10, 2017 17:25
| The Lake Where You Live | It's interesting in nature how simple creatures form complex societies. Ants, for example, cooperate to build elaborate nests in and above the ground. Honey bees fashion combs of hexagonal cells to feed and raise their young, and they do intricate dances to tell their hive-mates where to locate flowers and nectar. (subscriber access)
Saturday, August 12, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 10, 2017 17:27
| Crescent residents attract pollinators, restore shorelines | Dr.Jim Dyreby and his wife purchased a 250-acre farm in the town of Crescent several years ago and started farming it organically. Dyreby intends to make organic farming his full-time activity after he retires from his career as an orthopedic surgeon at the end of this year.
Saturday, August 5, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 3, 2017 17:54
| Antlerless tags go on sale Aug. 14 | The hunting season will look a bit differently in Oneida County this year. Antlerless tags will be available for the first time in several years. In last spring's meetings, the Vilas County Deer Advisory Committee (CDAC), decided not to allow any antlerless tags for this year's gun-deer hunt.
Saturday, August 5, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 3, 2017 17:56
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| | | Education | | | | | Nicolet College | School District | Area schools (other) | | Nicolet College's business management degree now features all-online option | Students enrolling in Nicolet College's business management program now have the option of completing the associate degree entirely online.
Thursday, August 17, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 15, 2017 17:30
| Nicolet College launches new culinary management degree | Students interested in the culinary arts continue to have more career options at Nicolet as the college recently launched its new culinary management associate degree.
Thursday, August 10, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 8, 2017 17:45
| Oneida County Health Department to host Street Smarts education night | A new program will be added to the Rhinelander High School freshman health class curriculum: Street Smarts.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 6, 2017 17:07
| Northwoods United Way to hold a 'Stuff the Bus' event | The Northwoods United Way school supply donation event, "Stuff the Bus," will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 29 in the Rhinelander Walmart parking lot.
Thursday, August 3, 2017 | | Read more... | |
August 1, 2017 17:43
| Nicolet College expands bachelor's degree options with culinary arts agreement with Northern Michigan University | Nicolet College culinary arts graduates now have another path to a bachelor's degree thanks to a new credit transfer agreement recently inked with Northern Michigan University.
Saturday, July 29, 2017 | | Read more... | |
July 27, 2017 18:04
| New trustee joins the Nicolet College Board, two others reappointed | The Nicolet College Board welcomed one new trustee and reappointed two others during the board's recent annual organizational meeting.
Saturday, July 22, 2017 | | Read more... | |
July 20, 2017 17:18
| Nicolet College announces Spring 2017 graduates | Numerous students from the Rhinelander area graduated from Nicolet College this spring. Students, by community, along with the credential(s) earned include:
Saturday, July 15, 2017 | | Read more... | |
July 13, 2017 17:41
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