Lauren Sackett, executive director of the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce, addresses the Common Council during the Nov. 25, 2019 meeting.
The city of Rhinelander's 2020 budget has been approved, however the matter of the city's share of room tax revenue remains unresolved. (subscriber access) Tuesday, December 3, 2019
A local business has stepped forward to make a major contribution to the School District of Rhinelander's indoor sports complex project. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 7, 2019
Rhinelander High School senior and FBLA/DECA student Julie Breivogel helps Pelican Elementary first grader Gage Chavez write a letter to Santa Claus Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 7, 2019
The same stretch of County A near Poplar Road was the scene of two slide off accidents within 24 hours Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon where the vehicles came to rest within 10 feet of the same spot. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 7, 2019
As orange season has given way to a deep blanket of snow, work on the City of Rhinelander's $18 million Stevens Street reconstruction project is on hold until the spring of 2020. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 7, 2019
When the first two snowstorms of the 2019-2020 winter struck the Northwoods last week, power outages across the area left Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) crews working tirelessly to restore power to thousands of customers left sitting in the dark. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 7, 2019
A 49-year-old Wausau woman has been charged in Oneida County Circuit Court with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in connection with a fatal UTV crash in August 2018. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 7, 2019
The conditional use permit (CUP) and site plan for the Hodag Sport Complex, complete with air-supported dome, received approval from the city of Rhinelander planning commission Tuesday night. (subscriber access) Thursday, December 5, 2019
The Oneida County Courthouse has been decorated for the Christmas season, complete with three trees, wreaths, lights and other festive touches. (subscriber access) Thursday, December 5, 2019
To borrow or not to borrow, that's the question facing Oneida County's administration committee, and they came to no conclusion at a meeting this past week, setting up another session next week. (subscriber access) Thursday, December 5, 2019
Passengers utilizing the Eagle Eye route provided by the Northwoods Transit Connections will see changes to the route come January. (subscriber access) Thursday, December 5, 2019
Community residents interested in opening a Boys and Girls Club in Oneida County will hold an informational meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 9 in room 207 of Nicolet College's Northwoods Center. (subscriber access) Thursday, December 5, 2019
The design of the Hodag Sports Complex, to include an air-supported dome, is entering the final stages. Members of the School District of Rhinelander administration, the district's capital projects ad hoc committee and the design team from Rettler Corporation, the firm designing and managing the massive construction project, spent more than two hours Tuesday morning reviewing the site plan and delving deep into the details. (subscriber access) (1 comments) Saturday, November 30, 2019
Local residents of all ages were grabbing their shovels Wednesday morning after almost a foot of snow fell overnight. (subscriber access) Saturday, November 30, 2019
Lora Rose, an employee of the Rhinelander Menards store, works to keep the lines of Black Friday shoppers flowing smoothly to the cash registers Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. (subscriber access) Saturday, November 30, 2019
The Oneida County board's facilities committee put a hold Monday on the UW-Extension's proposed move from the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport to Nicolet College pending a formal contract with the county. (subscriber access) Saturday, November 30, 2019
Three brothers who want to build a religious camp in Oneida County have been rebuffed by another court as the Wausau-based District III Court of Appeals issued a ruling Nov. 19 denying their latest appeal. (subscriber access) Saturday, November 30, 2019
Frederick "Fred" A. Berner, 71, whose family owned the Antigo Daily Journal for more than 110 years before selling the newspaper in June, died Monday, Nov. 25, at his desk, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association announced Thursday. (subscriber access) Saturday, November 30, 2019
Four days after law enforcement officers from three separate departments executed two search warrants at Rhinelander City Hall, the city's elected officials gathered Monday evening in the Common Council chambers for a regular council meeting. (subscriber access) Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Christina Bredeson found herself tangled in Christmas lights Monday afternoon as she and Peter Hodkiewicz worked to finish the yard decorations outside their home on the corner of Pelham and Keenan streets in Rhinelander. (subscriber access) Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Someone left the Nov. 19 Rhinelander Lions Club bingo game at Rhinelander's Ray Rousseau Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3143 with a lot more money then they walked in with after hitting the progressive jackpot that had grown to $2,119.75 on the last game of the evening. (subscriber access) Wednesday, November 27, 2019
In June 2019, a ceremonial groundbreaking took place at Camp American Legion near Lake Tomahawk for a cabin on Thrush Road to be named "The American Legion Family Cabin." (subscriber access) Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Court affidavits obtained in connection with last week's dramatic execution of search warrants at Rhinelander City Hall show that a Price County investigator recommended felony charges last June against Rhinelander city administrator Daniel Guild, the target of the search warrants. (subscriber access) (1 comments) Monday, November 25, 2019
Mallory Myers and Josh Gardner rehearse a scene in Jacobi's Delicatessen as part of the Rhinelander High School production of "Disney Newsies- The Musical." (subscriber access) Saturday, November 23, 2019
In a simple ceremony Wednesday evening, Rhinelander residents learned about the legacy of an Everest Metro detective killed in the line of duty March 22, 2017 as they welcomed a new K-9 member to the Rhinelander Police Department who will hopefully carry on that legacy. (subscriber access) Saturday, November 23, 2019
Officers from three law enforcement agencies executed search warrants Thursday at Rhinelander City Hall as part of an ongoing investigation involving alleged misconduct in public office and tampering with public records. According to Oneida County chief deputy Dan Hess, officers from Oneida, Vilas and Marathon counties executed two warrants beginning at 9:25 a.m.
The search ended at approximately 3:25 p.m., Hess said. (1 comments) Friday, November 22, 2019
Officers from three separate Northwoods law enforcement agencies executed two search warrants Thursday at Rhinelander City Hall, according to Oneida County chief deputy Dan Hess. Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Northwoods School of Dance will perform its interpretation of "The Nutcracker" Dec. 7 at the John and Dori Brown Performing Arts Center at Rhinelander High School. Shows are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. (subscriber access) Thursday, November 21, 2019
The School District of Rhinelander Board of Education held a special vote Monday evening to temporarily fill the seat of Ben Roskoskey, who has been called to federal service in the military. (subscriber access) Thursday, November 21, 2019
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