Hodags ready for Robins’ best shot in 92nd playing of the Bell Game
It’s Bell Week in Rhinelander, and Hodag coach Aaron Kraemer is looking to make sure his team doesn’t suffer the same let down it did when it was in a similar situation back in 2023.
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Sept. 17
Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 108, Lakeland 62 | Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 6, Wausau Newman 1; Rhinelander 7, Merrill 0 | Volleyball: Rhinelander 3, Prentice 2 | Boys’ soccer: Northland Pines 3, Rhinelander 0
RHS soccer rallies past Merrill 3-2
The Hodags scored twice in the final 6 minutes, 58 seconds of regulation — including Roan Childs’ game winner in the 77th minute — as they rallied past the Bluejays 3-2 at Jay Stadium.
RHS girls’ tennis finds groove with win over Pacelli
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team stayed undefeated in conference duals with a 5-2 victory over Stevens Point Pacelli on Tuesday at the RHS tennis courts.
RHS spikers drop home opener to Antigo
After a non-conference weekend battling in some close sets, the Rhinelander High School volleyball team was back in GNC action against Antigo. The Hodags fell three sets to one against the Red Robins at Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium in Rhinelander on Tuesday.
2026 Walk to End Alzheimer’s to take place Saturday at Hodag Dome
The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Rhinelander-area residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Rhinelander, tomorrow (Saturday), Sept. 19, at the Hodag Dome, 863 Hodag Dome Drive in Rhinelander. The event begins at 8:30 a.m., with the Opening Ceremony …
City council briefed on ongoing projects
The latest update on Rhinelander’s array of city projects —including news of a sinkhole discovered just that day — was delivered by Mark Barden of Town and Country Engineering, Inc., at the regular meeting of the Rhinelander Common Council on Monday, Sept. 14.
RHS golfers battle rain at Northern Bay
The Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team dealt with soggy conditions Monday as it took part in round five of the Wisconsin Valley Conference tournament hosted by Adams-Friendship at Northern Bay Resort in Arkdale.
Hodag harriers finish mid-pack in Stevens Point Invite
The Rhinelander High School cross country team embarked on the first of three key mid-season tests Saturday, Sept. 12 as it took part in the SPASH Panther Invitational at Standing Rocks Park in Stevens Point.
Hodag swimmers win two races, take 5th in Brookfield East Invite
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team traveled south Saturday, Sept. 12 to take part in the Brookfield East Invitational. The Hodags held their own in a field of predominantly Division 1 schools, winning a pair of events and placing fifth overall in the 13-team meet.
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Alzheimer’s Association Fundraiser set for Saturday in Three Lakes
Mark your calendars for a day of music, community, and giving back. Lindy’s Hideaway and Swamp Witch Inn are proud to host their 5th Annual Alzheimer’s Association Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 19, from noon to 6 p.m. at 290 Wesley Road in Three Lakes.
Oneida zoning department tops $1M in annual revenue
Oneida County’s Planning and Zoning Department raked in more than $1 million in revenue in 2025, the first time the department has crossed that threshold, zoning director Karl Jennrich told the county board Tuesday.
RHS to celebrate Tech Ed. renovation project with Sept. 21 ribbon cutting
The School District of Rhinelander will celebrate the completion of the Rhinelander High School portion of its $26 million capital improvement project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Sept. 21, at 4:30 p.m. in the Rhinelander High School Commons.
Never forget, always remember
With a solemnity that has now steeped for a quarter-century, Rhinelander’s Service of Remembrance on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks was an emotional gathering on the lawn of the Oneida County Courthouse the morning of the anniversary.
New state electrical mandate makes for sparks at Newbold town board meeting
A Sept. 1 update in Wisconsin’s electrical code prompted a passionate response in Newbold’s regular town board meeting Sept. 10.
Tiffany suffers minor injuries in emergency plane landing
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany said Sunday he was grateful to be alive after the small plane carrying him home from a campaign event in La Crosse lost power and made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau Saturday night.
John Anthony Kuczmarski
John Anthony Kuczmarski passed away peacefully at home on September 14, 2026. John was born December 7, 1935, on the Packard Farm in Starks to Emil and Betty Kuczmarski. He was the sixth of 12 children. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Joyce (Eugene) Tiesling, Emil …
