 | | | News | | |  | | Preliminary hearing scheduled in Miller homicide case | A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Christopher Terrell Anderson in the death of his former girlfriend, Hannah Miller, on a local roadside June 30 and his public defender counsel remains on the case. (subscriber access)
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:19
| Oneida County social services committee hears update on 'veterans village of tiny houses' | The Oneida County board's social services committee heard an update Nov. 23 regarding a proposed "village of tiny houses" for veterans to be built in Rhinelander. (subscriber access)
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Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:23
| St. Germain to investigate concerns over dog-breeding operation | The town of St. Germain will contact property owners who may be in violation of multiple ordinances due to a dog-breeding operation. (subscriber access)
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:24
| WILL, Walker ask U.S Supreme Court to take press freedom case | Acting on behalf of former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) recently submitted an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the high court to take a press freedom case in Wisconsin. (subscriber access)
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:26
| Schools closing - from Covid burnout, not Covid | The mass closings of schools and the loss of in-person instruction during the Covid-19 pandemic have been roundly criticized as catastrophically harmful to children, yet in the current school year many school districts have continued to routinely send students home for short closures or class quarantines when positive cases show up. (subscriber access)
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:27
| Economists: Higher inflation could be a deliberate strategy to reduce debt ratio | News analysis
During the first year of Joe Biden's presidency, as inflation has spiked to its highest year-over-year increases in 30 years, the administration has assured the nation that the price increases are temporary. (subscriber access)
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:29
| SDR's Burke champions connecting schools with businesses through Inspire Rhinelander | The traditional education model has high school seniors taking one of three paths upon graduation: enrollment in a university or technical college, military service or a move directly into the workforce. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 28, 2021 11:10
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| | | Community | | | | | COVID-19 vaccine clinic for 5 to 11-year-olds Dec. 6 | The Oneida County Health Department will be administering COVID-19 vaccine for 5 to 11-year-olds from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at the health department office, 100 West Keenan Street, Rhinelander.
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:30
| GFWC Rhinelander Woman's Club to meet Dec. 14 | The GFWC Rhinelander Woman's Club will meet at noon on Dec. 14 at the ADRC, 100 W. Keenan St. in Rhinelander.
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:31
| RAREA meeting Dec. 14 | The Rhinelander Area Retired Educators' Association holiday meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 16 at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom (CAVOC), 4321 South Shore Drive. Coffee and dessert will be provided.
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:31
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
announces grant to conserve Pelican River Forest | The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced the distribution of $4.95 million in grant funds, through Walmart's Acres for America program, to seven land conservation projects aimed at permanently protecting more than 200,000 acres of vital wildlife habitat.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 28, 2021 11:15
| Snowmobile safety course offered in December | The Oneida County sheriff's office and the School District of Rhinelander Community Education Program are co-sponsoring a Wisconsin DNR certified snowmobile safety course in December.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 28, 2021 11:15
| Compassus Trees of Love ceremonies to be held in Rhinelander, Arbor Vitae | For the 34th year, Compassus (formerly known as Ascension at Home) will light Trees of Love to acknowledge the pain of loss many feel during the holidays.
Friday, November 26, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 23, 2021 12:14
| SeniorCorps Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers needed! | Older residents looking to use their skills and experience to benefit the community can join the SeniorCorps Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).
Friday, November 26, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 23, 2021 12:15
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| | | Opinions | | | | | The Parent Revolt | That notable Clinton hack and former Virginia governor, Terry McAuliffe, was up for a repeat performance - and may have pulled it off - until he uttered a single sentence in a debate with now Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin:
"I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach."
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:33
| Peace, prosperity, and happiness to all | The alumni associations of some woke universities are participating this week in a webinar that seeks to re-evaluate the Thanksgiving holiday, suggesting it might better be called a national Day of Mourning.
Friday, November 26, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 23, 2021 12:17
| Supply disruptions are hitting home-based medical care | The days of scrambling to secure toilet paper are over. But the pandemic is continuing to wreak havoc on supply chains.
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Friday, November 26, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 23, 2021 12:35
| Resist now, or forever hold your imprisonment | Sometimes, tyranny seems to strike like lightning in a storm, suddenly and seemingly out of nowhere. After all, the skies had been sunny - well, only a little cloudy - just hours before.
Friday, November 19, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 17, 2021 15:12
| School District of Rhinelander celebrates American Education Week | To the Editor:
November 15-19 is American Education Week! This is a time to celebrate public education and honor those who are making a difference.
Friday, November 19, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 17, 2021 15:13
| Bus company responds to letter writer | To the Editor:
This is in response to Carolyn Cheslock's letter to the editor (Nov. 12, River News). We are sorry you did not get the answers you were looking for from the people you asked. We are responding because someone shared your letter with us and wanted to get you some answers.
Friday, November 19, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 17, 2021 15:14
| Writer recounts Oneida County's mining history | To the Editor:
In 2009, an obscure "mining interest" called Tamerlane, approached Oneida County, seeking to acquire the rights to a known mineral deposit on county forest lands on the western side of the county, called the Lynne Deposit.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 14, 2021 12:47
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| | | | | Sports | | | | | RHS sports recap: Saturday, Dec. 4 | Boys' swimming: Rhinelander 1st/5, Wis. Rapids Invite
Wrestling: Rhinelander 4th/17, John Roberts Scramble
Nordic skiing: RHS girls 1st/3, RHS boys DNP, ABR Opener
Sunday, December 5, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 3, 2021 22:03
| RHS sports recap: Friday, Dec. 3 | Boys' basketball: Rhinelander 74, D.C. Everest 71
Girls' basketball: Rhinelander 68, Merrill 27
Boys' hockey: Rhinelander 7, Pacelli 1
Saturday, December 4, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 3, 2021 08:27
| RHS sports recap: Thursday, Dec. 2 | Boys' hockey: Rhinelander 7, Northland Pines 1
Boys' swimming: Rhinelander 137, Tomahawk 23
Wrestling: Crandon 57, Rhinelander 21
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 23:15
| Hodag swimmers roll over Lakeland 131-28 in GNC opener | The Rhinelander High School boys' swim team got its first taste Tuesday of what life will be like this season in the Great Northern Conference, where the Hodags are the overwhelming favorites to win their fourth straight conference crown.
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 08:42
| Team preview: RHS Nordic skiing | Mother Nature is cooperating and all indications are that Saturday's Ice Age Opener at the ABR Trails in Ironwood, Mich. is a go for the Rhinelander High School Nordic ski team. That, in itself, is a drastic departure from the 2020-21 season for the Hodags.
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 08:41
| Malia Francis named girls' swim MVP | Malia Francis claimed her second straight RHS girls' swim team most valuable player award Monday as the team held its second-ending banquet at the soon-to-be-reopened Brown Street 151 restaurant.
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 08:38
| Hodag bowlers fall to SPASH
| The Rhinelander/Three Lakes/Tomahawk high school club bowling team fared well on Sunday, but not well enough to take down Stevens Point in a battle of the two unbeatens in Wisconsin High School Bowling Club, District 9, Division 1 competition.
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 08:37
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| | | Outdoors | | | | | Preliminary numbers show gun deer hunt numbers down across the state | The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released its preliminary deer harvest numbers for the opening weekend of the 2021 gun deer hunt. (subscriber access)
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 13:11
| Minnesota man killed in Northwoods during gun deer hunt | A 65-year-old man died last week as the result of what authorities have determined to be an accidental discharge of a firearm. (subscriber access)
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:37
| The Lake Where You Live | In the early 1980s I lived in Waukesha County and, thanks to a friend, I kept my 12-foot fishing boat with six-horse Evinrude on 1,200-acre Okauchee Lake. (subscriber access)
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 11:38
| Deer season opener feast or famine in the Northwoods | As to be expected, hunter success in the Northwoods on opening day was very area-dependent. While many hunters heard very few shots on opening day, deer were more abundant in other areas. (subscriber access)
Friday, November 26, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 23, 2021 18:52
| Deer season 2021 looks promising for hunters | This weekend marks the beginning of the 2021 gun deer season in Wisconsin. (subscriber access)
Friday, November 19, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 17, 2021 15:18
| Fish Like a GIRL | The University of Madison Extension Horticulture recently released a webinar about community gardens. Having spent some time with the Master Gardeners in Rhinelander, and having an interest in gardening in general, I was interested to find what tips the webinar might include. (subscriber access)
Friday, November 19, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 17, 2021 15:20
| The Lake Where You Live | You probably have your pier out by now. I took ours out on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 7, a day later than I've ever removed it before, it was among the last to come out of Birch Lake.
Friday, November 19, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 17, 2021 15:21
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| | | Education | | | | | Students and Staff of the Month | Rhinelander High School announced its "Students and Staff of the Month" for November during a recent morning presentation.
Friday, December 3, 2021 | | Read more... | |
December 1, 2021 13:10
| Rhinelander FBLA/DECA club collects 905 items in food drive | The Rhinelander FBLA/DECA has announced a grand total of 905 food items were collected for the Rhinelander Food Pantry as part of the group's Trick or Can food drive. Close to 23 FBLA/DECA members participated over the course of the three-hour pickup time on October 27, according to a School District of Rhinelander press release.
Friday, November 26, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 23, 2021 18:48
| SDR drama students to present Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' Nov. 18 - 21 | The School District of Rhinelander Drama Department is busy preparing to debut its fall production, Roald Dahl's "Matilda The Musical."
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 14, 2021 17:52
| Rhinelander High School announces students and staff of the month | Rhinelander High School recently announced its "Students and Staff of the Month" for October during a morning presentation.
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 | | Read more... | |
November 7, 2021 12:16
| District lifts mask requirement at Crescent | All schools in the School District of Rhinelander are back to "mask optional" status following a temporary three-week mask mandate for students and staff at Crescent Elementary School. (subscriber access)
Friday, October 22, 2021 | | Read more... | |
October 20, 2021 12:36
| Rhinelander FBLA/DECA announces 'Trick or Can' food drive, Fall Fest | The Rhinelander High School chapter of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) is once again participating in the statewide community project Trick Or Can.
Friday, October 8, 2021 | | Read more... | |
October 6, 2021 14:48
| Nicolet College announces dean's list for summer term | Numerous students from Rhinelander and the surrounding area earned a place on the Nicolet College dean's list for the summer term 2021. To qualify, students must have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on a 4.0 scale.
Friday, October 8, 2021 | | Read more... | |
October 6, 2021 14:49
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