 | | | News | | |  | | Panel approves school resource officer policy | With the 2018-'19 school year over and the 2019-'20 term just a few months away, the School District of Rhinelander operations and strategic planning committee spent some time June 10 discussing a policy proposal and several revisions. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 17:45
| Committee lowers speed limit on Nokomis highway | The Oneida County Highway Committee on Thursday approved a request to reduce the speed limit on a stretch of County Highway L in the town of Nokomis from 55 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 17:46
| Court says records must be provided electronically, if requested | In a major open-records decision earlier this month, a state court of appeals has ruled public records which exist electronically must be provided in electronic format when a records' requester asks for them in that format. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 17:48
| Oneida-Vilas Transit Commission
shares audit update with Vilas County ADRC | The process of obtaining and completing an independent audit of the Oneida-Vilas Transit Commission is going along as well as can be expected, the Vilas County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Committee was updated last week. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 17:49
| Oneida County Solid Waste Department
still looking for demolition site | The search will continue for a future solid waste demolition site in Oneida County.
At last week's Oneida County Forestry, Land, and Recreation Committee meeting, chairman Jack Sorensen reported the Oneida County Solid Waste Department is no longer seeking the committee's approval to use a parcel of land in the Washburn Lake Silent Sports Trails Area. They are instead looking at other options.
The development is the result of a decade-old designation of the land as a silent trails area. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 17:13
| State Patrol Law of the Month: Motorists reminded to properly secure trailers and cargo | It's that time of year when many travelers are pulling boats, campers and hauling a variety of items along highways. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 17:15
| City Council pays bills submitted by outside law firm | The law firm of von Briesen & Roper is providing legal services to the city of Rhinelander while it is without a city attorney, but alderpersons remain at odds over the process used to engage the firm in investigatory work associated with recent personnel/work environment complaints. (subscriber access)
Friday, June 14, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 17:12
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| | | Community | | | | | Havel named executive director
of Habitat for Humanity Northwoods | Habitat for Humanity Northwoods has announced the appointment of Dave Havel to the position of executive director. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 17:50
| RHS Class of '89 planning 30-year reunion | The Rhinelander High School Class of 1989 will hold its 30-year reunion on Friday, Aug. 9 at Big Daddy's starting at 5 p.m., organizers said in a press release. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 17:50
| Oneida County residents eligible
for senior farmers market vouchers | Eligible Oneida County residents age 60 and older are encouraged to receive vouchers worth $25 for use at local certified farmers markets to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 17:51
| Nicolet team heads to national 'Minds That Move Us' competition | A team of Nicolet College educators will vie for $100,000 in scholastic funding when they take to the stage at a "Shark Tank"-like competition as finalists at the Minds That Move Us Adult Career Pathways Festival in Miami, Fla. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 17:17
| Marshfield Clinic's Center for Community Heath Advancement
to fund e-cigarette prevention | Reversing almost a decade of progress in youth tobacco prevention, e-cigarette use, commonly called vaping, is on the rise among Wisconsin's teens, public health officials say. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 17:18
| Concerts on the Riverwalk 2019 kicks off with new organizers | For 36 years, music lovers in Rhinelander have had Jan Leschke to thank for bringing them free live music each summer. (subscriber access)
Thursday, June 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 11, 2019 18:14
| Nicolet College faculty share knowledge, advanced skills at international conference | Nicolet College was well represented at the 41st annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development international conference held recently. (subscriber access)
Thursday, June 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 11, 2019 18:15
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| | | Opinions | | | | | Holperin offers rebuttal to Stewardship program editorial
| To the Editor:
In a recent editorial, the River News complained about all that is wrong with the state budget currently under review at the Capitol. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 17:53
| Writer urges support for Medicaid expansion
| To the Editor:
Wisconsin has the chance to benefit in so many ways by expanding Medicaid. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 17:24
| Our view | Gov. Tony Evers has called his budget proposal, which is now thankfully dead, a "people's budget," but it was anything but a blessing for hard-working Wisconsinites. (subscriber access)
Thursday, June 13, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 11, 2019 18:23
| Our view | As we report in today's edition, there's a lot more at stake in the various challenges to laws passed in an Extraordinary Session of the Legislature last December, when lawmakers clipped the wings of the incoming governor and attorney general, than the legality of the session itself. (subscriber access)
Thursday, June 6, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 4, 2019 17:30
| Reader: Times are 'a-changin' | On August 20, 2018, a 15-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, skipped school. She felt compelled to make a difference about the issue that would determine her future: the climate crisis. The adults sure weren't doing enough.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | | Read more... | |
May 30, 2019 17:13
| Our view | In Great Britain, there is such a thing known as the Shadow Cabinet, technically the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, wherein senior members of the out-of-power opposition party assume corresponding cabinet roles and scrutinize their peers who are actually in power. (subscriber access)
Thursday, May 30, 2019 | | Read more... | |
May 28, 2019 18:04
| Reader: Son with Down Syndrome should not be excluded from hunting | To the Editor:
I was gifted with wonderful son who was born with Down Syndrome. He has passed hunter's safety with me, but has made a choice not to use firearms.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 | | Read more... | |
May 26, 2019 15:13
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| | | | | Sports | | | | | Hodag hoops looking to pick up the pace in offeseason | Following the Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team's first sub-.500 season since 2010-11, the Hodags are hoping that picking up the pace will help an undersized squad be more successful next season.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 13:24
| Team Review: RHS softball | Good games were difficult to come by for the Hodags, who finished the season 2-17 and seemingly had every factor working against them this season.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 16, 2019 13:15
| Comer strikes out six, collects RBI in return as Rebels edge Minocqua 4-3 | Class of 2018 graduate Brad Comer returned to the team, drove in a run and pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to help the Rebels edge Minocqua 4-3 in the Great Northern Legion Conference opener at Lakeland Union High School.
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 13:57
| Babe Ruth Roundup
| Laser Pros International had three pitchers combine on a one-hitter and outdueled Eagle River Blue 3-1 in a battle of the league's two remaining unbeaten teams at Stafford Field.
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 13:55
| Photos: UWSP-Wausau hoops
| The Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team kicked off play in the UW-Stevens Point at Wausau (formerly UW-Marathon County) League Tuesday, June 11.
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 13:54
| Six Rhinelander athletes compete at state Special Olympics track meet | The School District of Rhinelander sent six athletes to the state Special Olympics Track and Field competition held June 7-8 in Stevens Point.
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 13:51
| Photo: Golf Camp | Northwood Golf Club held its annual junior golf camp this week.
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 13:50
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| | | Outdoors | | | | | The mysterious ways of wolves
| Over the centuries humans have established a fascinating bond with dogs. The two species don't share a language, yet have an uncanny ability to accurately understand each other's moods, mannerisms, and movements. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 17:20
| Natural Reaction | The trees were flush with fresh leaves at the Little Turtle Flowage outside of Mercer last Saturday, which resulted in a beautiful, gleaming green border surrounding the wetlands, but made for tough birding conditions. It's not that the birds were not there. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 17:21
| NRB hears 2019-2029 bear management plan | Hunter interest in black bear hunting is still growing, even in a time when interest in other types of hunting is waning. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 15, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 13, 2019 17:23
| A great day for fishing
| A simple day fishing can do wonders for the spirit. It can set the soul of an angler as free as the fish they pursue. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 8, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 6, 2019 17:44
| Natural Reaction | A few days ago I was leaving the laundromat when, on the way to my car, a songbird darted out from a nearby bog and landed next to my feet. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 8, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 6, 2019 17:48
| Deer season antlerless quotas approved by board | Late last month the Natural Resource Board (NRB) was presented with information regarding antlerless deer quotas and recommendations from the County Deer Advisory Committees (CDACs). (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 8, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 6, 2019 17:48
| natural reaction: A fresh look at AIS
| Last Wednesday, Arbor Vitae-Woodruff School (AV-W) hosted a lakes convention featuring some local researchers on aquatic invasive species (AIS). The gymnasium floor was filled with presentations on a variety of invasive species and the impact they have on both the Great Lakes and local waters. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | | Read more... | |
May 30, 2019 17:36
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| | | Education | | | | | Crescent Elementary School students learn about citizenship | During the month of May, Crescent Elementary School focused on the character trait of "Citizenship", school officials said in a press release. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 9, 2019 17:29
| District announces Rhinelander
elementary school tour schedule | With the new grade configuration at Rhinelander elementary schools for the 2019-2020 school year, the School District of Rhinelander is offering opportunities for families to visit and tour their new school, district officials said in a press release. (subscriber access)
Saturday, June 8, 2019 | | Read more... | |
June 6, 2019 17:36
| RHS France 2020 group to raffle off Elton John concert tickets | Sir Elton John was scheduled to perform in Milwaukee on Feb. 19, and two local residents had planned to attend.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | | Read more... | |
May 30, 2019 17:16
| Students learn about solar system through planetarium visit | Northwoods Community Elementary School students enjoyed a lesson on the solar system at the planetarium located in the Wausau West High School May 21.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | | Read more... | |
May 30, 2019 17:17
| Top welders | Rhinelander High School students Jed Dart and Nick Cates recently competed in a welding competition at Nicolet Area Technical College.
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | | Read more... | |
May 30, 2019 17:21
| Rhinelander High School seniors
receive scholarships totaling over $230,000 | On May 19, the Rhinelander Area Scholarship Foundation, in conjunction with Rhinelander High School, hosted the annual Rhinelander Community Scholarship Awards in the John & Dori Brown Performing Arts Center at RHS. (subscriber access)
Saturday, May 25, 2019 | | Read more... | |
May 23, 2019 17:25
| 2019 Rhinelander High School scholarship recepients announced |
Saturday, May 25, 2019 | | Read more... | |
May 23, 2019 17:26
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