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
The Rhinelander community continues to rally around the School District of Rhinelander's Hodag Sports Complex project. One week after Peoples State Bank announced a $100,000 donation to the project another local business, Rhinelander Auto Center (Rhinelander GM and Toyota), announced its own $100,000 donation toward the construction of an air-supported dome and related facilities. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 14, 2019
Detective Sergeant Kyle Parish of the Rhinelander Police Department, who has been working with several other area residents to establish a Boys and Girls Club in the Rhinelander area, held an open house Monday evening at Nicolet College to introduce the idea to the public. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 14, 2019
Rhinelander alderman Lee Emmer has issued a statement to the River News in response to the release by a Wausau media outlet of an audio recording purported to have been made during a closed session of the Rhinelander Common Council in September. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 14, 2019
A man looking to relocate to the Oneida County area has been arrested and charged with violation of state sex offender registration regulations after he failed to update his address. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 14, 2019
Parents of members of the Rhinelander High School Class of 2021 are being asked for their preference as to when the 2021 commencement ceremony will be held. The school district is looking at either Friday evening or Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 14, 2019
The Rhinelander area was hit with another 5 inches of snow Thursday, forcing area residents to dig out once again. (subscriber access) Saturday, December 14, 2019
Former Rhinelander public works director Tim Kingman filed a lawsuit this week in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin alleging his employment with Rhinelander was "wrongfully terminated" and he was "wrongfully retaliated against" after he spoke out about alleged workplace "harassment, intimidation, stifling of speech" and filed an age discrimination complaint with the State of Wisconsin Equal Rights Division. Friday, December 13, 2019
The Rhinelander Police Department is investigating "activity" at the city's wastewater treatment plant related to billing, police chief Lloyd Gauthier confirmed Tuesday. (subscriber access) Thursday, December 12, 2019
Snow Queens Natalee Sundby and Emma Squires, the troupe's only senior dancer, perform in the Northwood School of Dance's Dec. 7 evening performance of the "The Nutcracker" at the John and Dori Brown Performing Arts Center at Rhinelander High School. (subscriber access) Thursday, December 12, 2019
For the third year in a row Rhinelander residents and visitors are invited to visit Hodag Park to take in the special holiday light display. (subscriber access) Thursday, December 12, 2019
The fallout from the execution of two search warrants at Rhinelander City Hall Nov. 21 continues but city administrator Daniel R. Guild, referred to in police affidavits filed in connection with the search warrants as a "person of interest" with respect to an investigation involving alleged misconduct in public office and tampering with a public document, remains the city's chief executive officer with the full breadth of authority that comes with the position. (subscriber access) (2 comments) Thursday, December 12, 2019
While the Rhinelander Common Council tackled a number of topics when it met Monday evening at City Hall, one item left off the agenda for the council's only December meeting was the site plan and conditional use permit (CUP) to build the Hodag Sports Complex next to Rhinelander High School. (subscriber access) Thursday, December 12, 2019
The float from CoVantage Credit Union provided its own light - and heat - courtesy of hot air balloon baskets during the annual Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 7 in downtown Rhinelander. (subscriber access) Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Kiernan Vande Hey whispers her Christmas wish list to Santa Claus, as Mrs. Claus looks on, during an event at Stevensport Square in Rhinelander Saturday, Dec. 7. (subscriber access) Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The consultant hired by the Rhinelander City Council to conduct a land development audit and update the city's zoning ordinances met with the city's planning commission last Tuesday to present a report on the project. (subscriber access) Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Daniel R. Guild remains the chief executive officer of the City of Rhinelander as the Rhinelander Common Council took no action Monday evening in response to the Oneida County sheriff's department's ongoing investigation of alleged misconduct in office and tampering with a public document. Monday, December 9, 2019
Rhinelander mayor Chris Frederickson has released a letter from the state Department of Health Services supporting his late November decision to take municipal well 8 out of service due to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. Monday, December 9, 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
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Which of the following best describes your reaction to the Republicans move to curtail the power of Governor-elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul?
33% I have no issue with it. It’s a normal part of today’s politics.
56% It’s unconscionable, but I’m confidant the courts will overturn the bills.
9% I’m OK with it as long as both parties are allowed to do it.
2% I have no opinion on this question.
Reader Poll
Poll Result
Which of the following best describes your reaction to the Republicans move to curtail the power of Governor-elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul?
33% I have no issue with it. It’s a normal part of today’s politics.
56% It’s unconscionable, but I’m confidant the courts will overturn the bills.
9% I’m OK with it as long as both parties are allowed to do it.
2% I have no opinion on this question.
Reader Poll
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Which of the following best describes your reaction to the Republicans move to curtail the power of Governor-elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul?
33% I have no issue with it. It’s a normal part of today’s politics.
56% It’s unconscionable, but I’m confidant the courts will overturn the bills.
9% I’m OK with it as long as both parties are allowed to do it.
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