Gathered in Prayer
Sharing the front lawn of the Oneida County Courthouse with a stiff breeze and scattered snowflakes, Pastor Rod Ankrom (third from right) leads a local observance of the National Day of Prayer on May 7.
Hodag girls claim Otto Bacher title
The Rhinelander High School girls’ track team made a statement Friday that it has every intention of defending its Great Northern Conference championship next week.
RHS Sports recap: Monday, May 11
Baseball: Rhinelander 3, Merrill 1 | Softball: Medford 11, Rhinelander 0 | Boys’ tennis: Rhinelander 7, Pacelli 0 | Golf: Rhinelander 5th/8, GNC Meet No. 5
No. 2 Hodags drub Pines, take three-game lead in GNC
The Rhinelander High School baseball team enters this week on the precipice of its first conference championship in 14 years. The Hodags reached that point Friday with a commanding 8-1 victory over second-place Northland Pines in Eagle River.
Hodag golfers third at Eagle River
The Rhinelander High School boys’ golf team saw the gap in the Great Northern Conference race grow a little bit Friday in the fourth round of the season at Eagle River Golf Course.
Hodag softball splits games at Shawano
The Rhinelander High School softball team split its games Saturday in Shawano, falling to the hosting Hawks 7-1 before winning a wild 12-10 affair over Waupaca as part of the Shawano quad.
Student creativity shines in 15th annual Invasive Species Poster Contest
Talk about a win to be proud of — James Williams Middle School student Charlotte Halada’s poster alerting viewers to the Japanese Beetle was judged the Best of Show in the 2026 Northwoods Invasive Species Poster Contest!
Progress continues in Newbold plan commission’s review of town ordinance
The Newbold plan commission is in the midst of the painstaking process of reviewing, discussing and proposing revisions to town ordinance Chapter 13 subdivision and platting. The process continued at the commission’s meeting May 7.
Hodag tennis sweeps Wisconsin Rapids
A match against a team on the opposite end of the Wisconsin Valley Conference standings brought an opposite result for the Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team on Friday.
Rhinelander Curling Club women’s team going back to nationals
For a second straight year, the Rhinelander Curling Club women’s team is heading to the U.S. Curling Arena National Championships.
PHOTOS: JV softball
The Rhinelander High School junior varsity softball team traveled to Minocqua Monday, May 4 for a game against Lakeland.
Dance interpretation of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and other specialities to be featured in spring show
On Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, the Northwoods School of Dance along with the non-profit Dance Northwoods group, will perform their interpretation of The Wizard of Oz and other specialty pieces at the Rhinelander High School Auditorium.
New businesses welcomed by Crescent plan commission
The May 6 meeting of the Crescent plan commission saw applications from two new businesses approved. Aaron Panke and family’s application proposes growing and selling pumpkins and flowers, while Britteny Zettler’s permit application is to operate a massage studio and retail service business. Both will be recommended to the Crescent …
SDR students build business experience at FBLA state
Six Rhinelander High School students went to Green Bay for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference April 12-14. Approximately 2,400 students attended the conference, each with the goal of making it to national competition in Anaheim, Calif.
Two free youth summer science events to be held in June
Youth in grades 4-12 will have the chance to dig into real‑world science this June as the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) and Oneida County 4‑H team up to offer two free immersive, hands‑on learning events: Potato Science Discovery Day on Friday, June 12, and Wildlife, Woods, …
Antigo man facing new charges from 2016 incident seeks disqualification of county DA office
A 34-year-old Antigo man facing new charges from a case involving the sexual assault of a six-year-old at a Woodruff apartment in December of 2016 was in Oneida County court on May 5 for a pre-trial conference.
Tomahawk man charged with striking girlfriend with pickup truck
A cash bond of $100,000 has been set for a Tomahawk man alleged to have struck his girlfriend with a pickup truck. Robert Richard Cookson, 59, was arrested April 21 in the town of Little Rice.
Leadership Oneida County Class Team launches online mental health resource guide for Northwoods
Members of the Leadership Oneida County team have launched a new online mental health resource guide designed to help area residents quickly and easily find support services throughout the Northwoods. The project, Mental Health Resources in the Northwoods, was developed to improve awareness of available services and connect individuals with …
Crash between pickups, one at highway speed and one stopped for school bus, closes Highway 17
In a crash that closed both lanes of U.S. Highway 17 for 40 minutes, a Ford F150 heading northbound at close to 55 mph rear-ended another vehicle stopped for a school bus dropping off children near Royalwood Lane at 3:52 p.m. on April 21.
