Pictured is the Pioneer Park concept plan created by Justin Frahm of JSD Professional Services. A public input session on the future of the park was held Oct. 1.
Rhinelander residents and other interested parties got their first look this past week at ideas generated by Justin Frahm of JSD Professional Services for the future of Pioneer Park. (subscriber access) Tuesday, October 8, 2019
For over a century, ever since infamous prankster Gene Shepard claimed to have seen a fearsome green beast roaming local forests in search of white bulldogs, the Hodag has endured as a symbol of the city of Rhinelander. (subscriber access) Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Cody Werner of Helgeson Landscaping and Maintenance works on laying sod in the seating area being installed next to Peoples State Bank in Rhinelander Monday morning, Oct. 21, 2019. (subscriber access) Tuesday, October 22, 2019
courtesy dorothy Holtslander On October 10, Dorothy Holtslander took a flight over the Northwoods to scatter her son Sean’s ashes over the fall colors
Earlier this month Dorothy Holtslander of St. Germain boarded a small airplane for a ride that she would have given anything in the world not to have had to take. (subscriber access) (1 comments) Saturday, October 19, 2019
The Pioneer Park Pickleball Group (PPPG) placed a banner at the corner of Kemp Street and Oneida Avenue in Rhinelander Thursday announcing its intention to raise funds to build pickleball courts on the site of the old tennis courts at Pioneer Park. (subscriber access) Saturday, October 19, 2019
With a stretch of warm, dry weather in the later part of the week, workers were able to get a new roof put on the Rhine Haus Apartments in Rhinelander. (subscriber access) Saturday, October 19, 2019
Rhinelander alderman Steve Sauer is planning to end his stint on the Common Council in the spring of 2020. (subscriber access) Saturday, October 19, 2019
State Sen. Tom Tiffany (R-Minocqua) is the early frontrunner in the race to take Sean Duffy's place in Congress, based on the first fundraising numbers released in the seventh congressional district race. (subscriber access) Saturday, October 19, 2019
By an 11-8 margin, the Oneida County Board of Supervisors defeated this week a proposed resolution that would have formally launched a process to prohibit non-ferrous metallic mining on all county-owned land. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 17, 2019
Taking advantage of dry weather following a number of rainy days, crews returned to work Wednesday laying curb and gutter as part of the $16 million Stevens Street reconstruction project. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 17, 2019
Thirteen individuals recently graduated from Nicolet College's Law Enforcement Recruit Academy with each now eligible to be certified by the Wisconsin Department of Justice to work as law enforcement officers in the state. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 17, 2019
The School District of Rhinelander took another big step toward its goal of building what is to be known as the Hodag Sports Complex Monday when the school board accepted a $1.89 million dollar bid from a St. Louis firm to manufacture the air-supported dome that will be the centerpiece of the complex. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 17, 2019
Nearly $200,000 in city legal bills remain unpaid after the Rhinelander Common Council on Monday rejected city administrator Daniel Guild's recommendations for payment and processing of the outstanding invoices. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 17, 2019
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and its Division of State Patrol are reminding motorists to be especially alert for the potential of deer darting across roadways over the next several weeks. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 17, 2019
The Crescent Fire Department, along with crews from three other area agencies, spent the better part of Sunday afternoon extinguishing a structure fire on Fire Tower Road. (subscriber access) Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Rhinelander city administrator Daniel Guild has presented the common council with a resolution outlining action that could be taken to clear the city's mounting stack of legal bills. (subscriber access) Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Numerous fire and resque squads are currently on scene of a structure fire at 6670 Fire Tower Road in the town of Crescent. According to scanner traffic, no one was home at the time of the fire being called into Oneida dispatch. We will report more when additional information becomes available. Heather Schaefer/River News photograph Sunday, October 13, 2019
In the space of a couple hours Friday morning, Rhinelander area residents endured a 20-degree drop in temperature, with snow in the forecast for the evening, signaling the approach of winter. (subscriber access) Saturday, October 12, 2019
A higher level of emergency care will soon be available throughout the Northwoods with the launch in January of a new EMT-Paramedic training program at Nicolet College. (subscriber access) Saturday, October 12, 2019
Merrill may be known as the "city of parks" but the city of Rhinelander is making it known that its public recreational facilities are a priority as well. (subscriber access) Saturday, October 12, 2019
The City of Rhinelander Common Council hit a roadblock Monday evening just as it was set to delve into the process of fashioning its municipal budget for 2020. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 10, 2019
The 2019 golf season is coming to an end, with just a few days left for players to take to a local course in search of one of last round. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 10, 2019
Wild Instincts animal rehabilitation recently received a donation from the Rookery Run Fall Challenge Disc Golf Tournament co-director, Jackie Cody. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 10, 2019
When the Wisconsin Department of Transportation gave the Northwoods Transit Commission its blessing for a pilot program to give the LUHS Nordic ski team daily transportation to and from Winter Park and the high school in 2017, there was an important caveat. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 10, 2019
Governor Tony Evers is taking Missy Hughes, the new secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), on a tour of the state this week to introduce her to local and regional economic development leaders and the first stop Monday was Rhinelander's Printpack facility. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 10, 2019
Law enforcement agencies in Oneida County will be participating in a drug take back program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. (subscriber access) Thursday, October 10, 2019
Governor Tony Evers and Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), toured the Rhinelander Printpack facility Monday as part of a series of events highlighting the state's economic development efforts. Tuesday, October 8, 2019
More than 600 eighth-grade students from across the Northwoods stepped out of their classrooms Wednesday for a look at the potential careers waiting for them after they finish their education. (subscriber access) Saturday, October 5, 2019
The Rhinelander Fire Department was dispatched to an address on Monico Street a block east of Stevens Street at about 2 p.m. Wednesday when a gas line to the house was broken by construction workers. Saturday, October 5, 2019
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