| Rhinelander PFAS responsible party
group responds to notice of violation |
The City of Rhinelander, Oneida County and the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport have sent the Department of Natural Resources a written response to the "notice of violation" they received from the agency late last year in connection with the ongoing PFAS investigation/remediation effort associated with two city wells located near the airport. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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| Child care counts |
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, right, visited the First Steps Early Learning Center in Rhinelander Thursday afternoon, Jan. 26, 2023, to discuss efforts to increase access to quality, affordable childcare in Wisconsin. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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January 29, 2023 13:07
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| Ohlson Lane residents protest assessment for installation of city utilities |
Their homes are located just steps from one of the City of Rhinelander's busiest commercial areas, but the residents of Ohlson Lane do not have city utilities. Most of them would prefer to keep it that way. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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January 29, 2023 13:15
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| Students of the Month |
The following Rhinelander High School students were honored last week as "students of the month" for January. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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January 29, 2023 13:09
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| Kelly seeks return to the state's high court |
Former state Supreme Court justice Daniel Kelly didn't spend the first 18 years of his life in the Badger state - he first came here to attend college - but once he arrived it didn't take the future justice long to fall in love with the people of the state. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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January 29, 2023 13:16
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| Trial in Oneida County drug death case postponed |
The trial of a 24-year-old Rhinelander man charged with first-degree reckless homicide-drug delivery (as party to the crime) in connection with the death of a Town of Pelican man last April has been postponed until at least the spring of 2023. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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January 29, 2023 13:18
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| Three killed in Northwoods snowmobile accidents |
Three men were killed late last week in separate snowmobile accidents in the Northwoods. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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January 29, 2023 13:19
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| Minocqua will go to referendum for tax levy increase |
The Minocqua town board adopted a resolution last week to place a question on April's ballot asking voters to raise the tax levy. This will be the first time the town has gone to referendum in order to do so. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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January 29, 2023 13:21
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| Minocqua housing/labor committee ready to talk solutions |
Minocqua's ad hoc committee on housing and labor met again last week to work on its preliminary report which was due to be submitted to the Minocqua town board by the end of the week. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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January 29, 2023 13:23
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| Study: Mandatory leave laws stalled narrowing of gender pay gap |
After major gains occurred in the 1980s in erasing a persistent gap between the wages of women and men, the convergence of wages suddenly stalled during the 1990s and beyond, and now a new paper has pinpointed what its authors believe is the culprit: various mandatory federal and state family and medical leave laws. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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January 29, 2023 13:25
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| Council votes to move forward with plan to add skate park, splash pad to Pioneer Park |
The City of Rhinelander took another step Monday in a process the City Council hopes will end with the addition of two new outdoor recreational amenities for the community's youth. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 25, 2023 13:18
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| A primer on Public Works |
City of Rhinelander Public Works Director Randy Myrum and staff met with the public Tuesday evening, Jan. 24. 2023, at ArtStart. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 25, 2023 13:19
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| SEC charges investment adviser with defrauding senior clients |
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a litigated action charging an investment advisor with ties to Rhinelander with defrauding at least 13 investment advisory clients of approximately $1.9 million. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 25, 2023 13:30
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| 'My Hometown' community art exhibition open at ArtStart |
Each year ArtStart hosts a community art exhibition called "Free-for-Wall"
This year's Free-for-All exhibition theme is My Hometown, according to an ArtStart press release.
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 25, 2023 13:20
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| Evers proposes $1.2 billion in new spending |
Gov. Tony Evers delivered his State of the State this week, proposing more than $1.2 billion in new spending and nixing the idea of a flat tax that he said would give billions of dollars to the wealthiest residents. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 25, 2023 13:31
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| Historic Minocqua building heavily damaged by fire |
Traffic in all lanes of U.S. Highway 51 through downtown Minocqua was rerouted for a time Saturday night when a historic Minocqua building at the northeast corner of 302 Oneida Street was heavily damaged in a fire. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 25, 2023 13:34
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| Crescent continues water delivery in response to PFAS situation |
The Crescent town board is continuing its efforts to support residents whose wells have been found to have elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). (subscriber access)
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 25, 2023 13:36
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| Oneida County judge attends women's rights rally in Minocqua |
Roughly 20 people gathered at Minocqua's Veterans Park last Sunday to march in support of women's rights. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 25, 2023 13:39
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| Another year, another big race - this time for Supreme Court |
Wisconsin voters are still recovering from all the ads associated with the November elections that decided races for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the state Legislature. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 27, 2023
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January 25, 2023 13:40
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| State officials answer PFAS questions in Stella |
The Stella Town Hall was packed to near capacity Thursday evening as concerned residents gathered to learn more about PFAS contamination detected in local wells. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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January 22, 2023 12:52
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| DOT outlines upcoming highway, intersection projects |
The Department of Transportation held a public involvement meeting Wednesday evening at Rhinelander City Hall to explain proposed highway projects scheduled for 2024 and 2026 and hear feedback from residents. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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January 22, 2023 12:54
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| Oneida zoning sends streamlined shoreland standards to hearing |
Despite resistance from the DNR in key areas, the Oneida County zoning committee has approved and sent to public hearing new shoreland zoning provisions designed to streamline permitting, reduce the need for separate permits, and make construction and landscaping permitting less onerous overall. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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January 22, 2023 13:09
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| Warm for Winter founders to turn over operation to longtime volunteers |
Another Warm for Winter giveaway is set for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 28 at Friendly Village, 900 Boyce Drive in Rhinelander. A huge variety of clothing, bedding, coats, boots and accessories are free for the taking, no questions asked, organizers said in a press release. Everyone is welcome.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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January 22, 2023 12:56
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| Tiffany starts district listening sessions in Eagle River |
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Minocqua) held listening sessions across the 7th Congressional District earlier this week, visiting Vilas, Florence, Forest, Rusk, Polk, Burnett and Bayfield counties. (subscriber access)
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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January 22, 2023 13:10
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| Lac du Flambeau town board approves
new ambulance contract with Oneida County |
Meeting in special session with representatives from Oneida County on Jan. 17, the Lac du Flambeau town board agreed to pay the county a little more than $178,000 for ambulance service, resolving a contract dispute that erupted in late 2022. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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January 22, 2023 13:12
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| Lawmakers approve referenda on bail reform and welfare requirements |
Both the state Senate and Assembly have approved putting two referenda questions on the April spring ballot, one a proposed constitutional amendment to reform what the GOP calls a broken bail system and the other an advisory referendum to require able-bodied childless adults to look for work to receive public assistance. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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January 22, 2023 13:12
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| Study: Worker housing shortage likely to increase over next 10 years |
A new study has found that, due to unfavorable demographics and the recent slowdown in home construction, Wisconsin could be facing a severe workforce housing shortage that will grow increasingly worse over the next decade. (subscriber access)
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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January 22, 2023 13:14
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| Gore sentenced to five years in prison in OWI homicide case |
Just after 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2020, as the sun was setting on another summer weekend in the Northwoods, a gray Acura raced down State Highway 70 in Minocqua en route to Lac du Flambeau. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 20, 2023
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| All smiles |
]Rebekah Koch (517) of Eagle River and Erica Stauffer (532) cross the finish line together at the end of the Snowshoe Hare snowshoe race, put on by the Rhinelander Area Silent Trails Association (RASTA) at Holiday Acres Resort Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 20, 2023
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January 18, 2023 16:56
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| City, police union finalize contract |
The City of Rhinelander and the Rhinelander Professional Police Association Local 38 have come to terms on a new contract. (subscriber access)
Friday, January 20, 2023
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