| Oneida County moves to liberalize restrictions on home-based businesses |
Just as the issue of home-based occupations emerges on a statewide level - with a major policy organization advocating for fewer restrictions - the Oneida County zoning committee is moving to do just that with a proposal to loosen regulations on square footage limits and the use of garages. (subscriber access)
Friday, June 9, 2023
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June 7, 2023 14:28
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| Public works director: Oneida, Timber
improvement projects moving along |
Last fall, City of Rhinelander officials warned residents that the summer of 2023 would bring multiple simultaneous road projects that would require motorists to get used to taking alternative routes. (subscriber access)
Friday, June 9, 2023
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June 7, 2023 15:01
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| OC zoning set to take a look at campgrounds |
What goes around comes around, and, in Oneida County, what is coming around - as it has periodically for years - is the issue of campgrounds, this time with a twist. (subscriber access)
Friday, June 9, 2023
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June 7, 2023 14:59
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| One last time |
Members of the 2023 James Williams Middle School graduating class took a final walk through the hallways of the junior high school building on Thursday, June 1, 2023 following their graduation ceremony.
Friday, June 9, 2023
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June 7, 2023 14:31
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| Oneida County public works supports
resolution urging state to use budget surplus |
On June 1 the Oneida County board's public works committee offered its formal support for a resolution urging state lawmakers to allocate more money from the state's estimated $7.1 billion budget surplus to two programs - the General Transportation Aids (GTA) program and the Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP). (subscriber access)
Friday, June 9, 2023
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June 7, 2023 14:58
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| Authorities identify man killed in Highway 45 rollover |
The Oneida County sheriff's office has released the name of the Michigan man killed in a one-vehicle rollover on State Highway 45 on June 1. (subscriber access)
Friday, June 9, 2023
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June 7, 2023 14:57
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| Pleas entered in unsafe burning of building cases; one sentenced |
A pair of Oneida County men entered pleas last week, resolving felony charges filed in connection with separate incidents where they were alleged to have set their own homes on fire. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 12:35
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| Racing on out |
James Williams Middle School celebrated the end of the 2022-23 school year with its annual 3K run/walk through the JWMS, Rhinelander High School and Central Elementary School campuses. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 12:41
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| One killed in Hwy. 45 rollover |
A 60-year-old man was killed Thursday evening as a result of a one-vehicle rollover on State Highway 45 in the Town of Piehl. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 12:58
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| Major Milestone |
According to City of Rhinelander Public Works director Randy Myrum, the Oneida Avenue/Lincoln Street intersection was scheduled to be reopened to traffic on Saturday, June 3. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 12:39
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| U.S. sues town of Lac du Flambeau over road dispute |
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the town of Lac du Flambeau last week over the town's ongoing impasse with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, saying the town is engaged in intentional and unauthorized use and occupancy of tribal lands as part of the towns' road system. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 12:59
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| Newell Street home destroyed by fire |
A single-family home on Newell Street in Rhinelander was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 13:01
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| Harshaw man facing three felonies in
connection with alleged incident in bar |
A Harshaw man has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor in connection with an alleged incident at a bar on the Willow Flowage. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 13:02
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| Arraignment scheduled for former teacher accused of possessing child pornography |
An arraignment has been scheduled in Vilas County Circuit Court for the former Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) fourth-grade math teacher accused of possessing child pornography. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 13:04
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| St. Germain town roads now open to year-round ATV/UTV use |
The St. Germain Town Board voted unanimously at its meeting on May 25 to open the town's roads for ATV and UTV traffic on a year-round basis with certain exceptions. Their use was already permitted on town roads from May 1 to October 31 of each year. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 13:06
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| Pothole Patrol stops in Rhinelander |
On Tuesday, May 31, Gov. Tony Evers was in Rhinelander as part of his "pothole patrol." He is pictured helping city public works employees fill potholes on Messer Street near Hodag Park. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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June 4, 2023 13:08
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| Community pauses to remember the fallen |
On a sun-drenched Monday morning, Rhinelander residents and visitors gathered at Mike Webster Stadium to remember and honor those who gave their last full measure of devotion for the peace and freedom of all. (subscriber access)
Friday, June 2, 2023
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June 31, 2023 12:02
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| Judge: Racial prejudice is 'obvious' in Oneida County |
In a decision handed down in May by outgoing Oneida County circuit court judge Mary Roth Burns, the judge refused a state motion to join two criminal cases together for trial, saying that tying the case of a white woman to that of a black man could harm the woman's case, in part because of the "obvious" link between race and substantial prejudice in Oneida County. (subscriber access)
Friday, June 2, 2023
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June 31, 2023 12:07
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| Supreme Court rolls back EPA regulatory authority over wetlands |
In a major win for both property owners and the various states, the United States Supreme Court has delivered a staggering blow to the federal Environmental Protection Agency's ability to usurp state authority to manage water and wetlands, vastly curtailing federal jurisdiction. (subscriber access)
Friday, June 2, 2023
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June 31, 2023 12:08
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| Class of 2023 bids farewell to RHS |
The School District of Rhinelander sent 184 new graduates out into the world following commencement exercises Friday evening, May 26, 2023, at the Hodag Dome. (subscriber access)
Friday, June 2, 2023
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June 31, 2023 12:05
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| Council approves use of Hodag Park
tennis courts as temporary skate park |
The construction of a permanent skate park facility in Rhinelander's Pioneer Park is still in the offing but this summer local skateboard enthusiasts will have another option as the Rhinelander Common Council voted last week to authorize the use of the tennis courts at Hodag Park as a temporary summer skate park. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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May 28, 2023 17:19
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| Graduation Practice |
Members of the Rhinelander High School Class of 2023 participated in a rehearsal session inside the Hodag Dome on Friday morning, May 26, 2023, in preparation for commencement exercises scheduled for Friday evening. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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May 29, 2023 12:39
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| Probation ordered in explosive device case |
A 32-year-old Rhinelander man facing multiple counts of possession of improvised explosives has resolved all of the charges against him by pleading guilty to one count of possession of improved explosives and one count of second degree recklessly endangering safety. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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May 28, 2023 17:22
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| Project Search Graduates First Interns |
On Wednesday, Goodwill of North Central Wisconsin (Goodwill NCW) celebrated the first seven interns to graduate from its Project SEARCH site at Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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May 29, 2023 12:40
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| Oneida County zoning committee
votes to hire outside counsel |
With frustration building over the state's unwillingness to allow Oneida County to amend its shoreland ordinance to allow what other counties have routinely permitted, the Oneida County zoning committee has voted to seek outside legal counsel to determine if it can wage a reasonable fight against the agency. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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May 28, 2023 17:23
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| Task force apprehends 14 fugitives in Wisconsin as 'Operation Capture Hodag' closes 26 felony warrants |
The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the Western District of Wisconsin arrested 14 fugitives, including two sex offenders, during a five-day warrant sweep named "Operation Capture Hodag" from May 1-5. "Operation Capture Hodag" focused on apprehending dangerous fugitives located in Vilas, Oneida, and Marathon counties, according to a U.S. Marshal's Service press release.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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May 28, 2023 17:24
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| Sentencing in Woodruff child abuse case set for June |
The 37-year-old Woodruff man accused of causing his infant son to suffer a brain injury is scheduled to be sentenced on June 23 after entering a no contest plea to one count of repeated acts of child abuse causing great bodily harm. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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May 28, 2023 17:25
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| Appeals court upholds stepmother's
conviction in toddler death case |
The District III Court of Appeals in Wausau has denied an appeal filed by a former Newbold woman convicted of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of her toddler stepson. (subscriber access)
Friday, May 26, 2023
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May 24, 2023 12:46
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| Final Bow |
Members of the Northwoods School of Dance performed a recital "Snow White and the Seven Maidens and Specialty Favorites" on Saturday, May 20. (subscriber access)
Friday, May 26, 2023
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May 24, 2023 12:44
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| Former town official sentenced to probation in election fraud case |
Former Newbold town supervisor Jim Staskiewicz was sentenced Tuesday to three years probation after pleading no contest to one count of election fraud, a Class I felony. (subscriber access)
Friday, May 26, 2023
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