The real digging began on Stevens Street Monday morning, with detours and road closures springing up between Phillip Street and Timber Drive through sometime in June.
Last Thursday's snowstorm temporarily halted work on the Stevens Street reconstruction project, but it did not delay the actual removal of road surface that got underway yesterday. (subscriber access) Tuesday, April 16, 2019
A male has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a shooting at the entrance to Nicolet Technical College Thursday afternoon, law enforcement reports. Thursday, May 23, 2019
Tina Kansariwala, left, dances the role of Alice in the Northwoods School of Dance production of "Alice in Wonderland" Saturday, May 18, 2019, alongside the white rabbit danced by Sage Flory. (subscriber access) Thursday, May 23, 2019
Four people were injured Tuesday afternoon in a three-car crash on State Highway 47 in Woodruff. According to a press release provided by the Woodruff Police Department, the department received a report of a three-vehicle accident around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on Hwy. 47 near Gritzmachen Road. (subscriber access) Thursday, May 23, 2019
With the 2018-19 school year winding down, the School District of Rhinelander Board of Education voted Monday to affiliate with the Rural Virtual Academy, an online charter school, on a trial basis. (subscriber access) Thursday, May 23, 2019
Two special awards were announced May 16 in conjunction with the Leadership Oneida County (LOC) class of 2018-19 graduation. (subscriber access) Thursday, May 23, 2019
In what he called a close case, Oneida County district attorney Michael Schiek said Tuesday a letter written by four Rhinelander city council members and the city's mayor to the city council president did not constitute a walking quorum and so he would not prosecute them for an open meetings violation. (subscriber access) Wednesday, May 22, 2019
The Board of Directors of the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce recently sent a letter to the City of Rhinelander announcing their support of a proposed ordinance that would allow the operation of ATVs and UTVs on city streets. (subscriber access) Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Town of Crescent and Department of Natural Resources firefighters had a busy day Friday, May 17, coping with two fires. (subscriber access) Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The Rhinelander Police Department Friday issued a Wisconsin Crime Alert Network statewide bulletin Friday in connection with a retail theft that occurred at the Rhinelander Walmart in late April. (subscriber access) Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday, workers on the Stevens Street reconstruction project broke a gas main at the intersection with Phillip Street. (subscriber access) Saturday, May 18, 2019
The Oneida County Dispatch Center received a call at approximately 3:40 p.m. Thursday reporting a one-vehicle accident on Thornapple Drive between Iverson Street and Woodland Drive in Rhinelander. (subscriber access) Saturday, May 18, 2019
The city of Rhinelander and the organizers of the Hodag Country Festival are moving forward with a plan to screen and treat waste generated during the annual musical festival at the city's wastewater treatment plant. (subscriber access) Saturday, May 18, 2019
Several School District of Rhinelander administrators told a Board of Education committee Monday that weighted courses - those thaat count more toward a student's grade point average - should be phased out beginning with the incoming class of 2023 as a way to level the playing field for all students. (subscriber access) Saturday, May 18, 2019
Governor Tony Evers has formally commended Three Lakes Fire Chief Dave Kirby, the Three Lakes Fire Department and the local departments that provided mutual aid on March 4, 2019 when the Oneida Village Inn Restaurant and Motel caught fire on a bitter winter night. (subscriber access) Saturday, May 18, 2019
The School District of Rhinelander Board of Education held a special meeting Monday evening to continue fine-tuning the district's five-year strategic plan and to address a personnel matter. (subscriber access) Friday, May 17, 2019
Arbor Day is an annual celebration of the benefits and beauty of trees, and to recognize it, as well as the forest industry in general, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources held a tree planting ceremony and open house Tuesday at the State Forestry Headquarters in Rhinelander. (subscriber access) Thursday, May 16, 2019
May 13 marked Fab Lab Day in Wisconsin as Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and state officials visited schools throughout the state, awarding $520,000 in Fab Lab grants to 20 school districts to enable them to expand fabrication laboratories (Fab Labs), which are high-tech workshops with state-of-the-art industry equipment. (subscriber access) Thursday, May 16, 2019
The Rhinelander Common Council took steps Monday toward solidifying its future legal representation after the current city attorney, Carrie Miljevich, departs at the end of the month. (subscriber access) Thursday, May 16, 2019
The annual Rhinelander Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27 in the John and Dori Brown Performing Arts Center (formerly Rhinelander High School Auditorium). (subscriber access) Thursday, May 16, 2019
Rhinelander Police Department sergeant Brian Colombino watches as Craig Dumar of Mel's Trading Post explains the importance of proper upkeep of a bicycle during the third annual Recreation Rodeo Friday, May 11, 2019 at the YMCA of the Northwoods. (subscriber access) Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Wisconsin Tourism Secretary-designee Sara Meaney stopped in Rhinelander Friday morning, visiting ArtStart and the Pioneer Park Historical Complex, as part of a tour of the state in observance of National Travel and Tourism Week. (subscriber access) Tuesday, May 14, 2019
The Trig's Trucking & Recycling facility at 7050 Grossman Avenue in the town of Pelican, just outside Rhinelander, was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. (subscriber access) Monday, May 13, 2019
Rhinelander High School students Isabella Anderson, left, and Kahlie Arneson work on gently pushing a wooden kabob through an inflated balloon Thursday, May 9, 2019 during a Society of Plastics Engineers PlastiVan presentation in one of instructor Sean Moore's chemistry classes. (subscriber access) Saturday, May 11, 2019
The Tomahawk man accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Northwoods Community Elementary School (NCES) student in November is still waiting for a new defense attorney to be appointed to represent his interests. (subscriber access) Saturday, May 11, 2019
State Rep. Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) has re-introduced legislation to eliminate the personal conviction waiver from the state's vaccination requirement, a step he calls a proactive measure, given that hundreds of measles cases have been reported in the U.S. in early 2019. (subscriber access) Saturday, May 11, 2019
Long-time Oneida County forestry director John Bilogan is being investigated by the Oneida County sheriff's department following a complaint and has been placed on administrative leave, two Oneida County officials confirmed Friday afternoon. (subscriber access) Friday, May 10, 2019
Regional economic development officials gathered at Nicolet College in Rhinelander Friday to discuss new strategies for attracting and retaining workers. (subscriber access) Thursday, May 9, 2019
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