Color Run Fun

Rhinelander High School HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) club member Addy Strobel covers Alayna Olsen of Rhinelander, with colorful chalk during the fourth annual HOSA Color Run at RHS Saturday, May 15.

Going the distance: Hodag boys fend off Lakeland, defend GNC track title

Eight wins buoyed the Hodags as Rhinelander edged Lakeland by 15 points to repeat as conference champions Tuesday night at Mike Webster Stadium.

RHS Sports recap: Thursday, May 21

Boys’ tennis: Rhinelander 1st/5, GNC Meet | Baseball: Medford 2, Rhinelander 1 | Girls’ soccer: Rhinelander 2, Medford 0 | Golf: Rhinelander 1st/8, Hodag Invitational | Track: RHS boys 3rd/9, girls 3rd/8, Dale Peterson Invite

Tour de force: Hodag girls claim 9 events in GNC repeat

The Rhinelander High School girls’ track team was the overwhelming favorite to defend its Great Northern Conference title and showed why on Tuesday, in a dominating effort at Mike Webster Stadium.

RHS baseball wins GNC outright

The Rhinelander High School baseball team claimed the Great Northern title outright with a 3-2 walk-off win over Lakeland on May 18 at Stafford Field in Rhinelander. A sacrifice fly from Vince White allowed Jackson Waydick to tag from third base and score the outright conference championship clinching run. Head …

Hodag golfers take fifth in GNC finale

The Rhinelander High School boys’ golf team locked up third place in the final Great Northern Conference standings Monday as it took fifth in the conference finale at Indianhead Golf Course in Mosinee.

Sex offender released as homeless in Oneida County

A convicted sex offender was released from prison on Tuesday, May 19, and will reside in Oneida County. Skyler H. Sann, 32, was released as homeless within the county and monitored by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Probation and Parole in Rhinelander in correlation with the sex offender monitoring program …

John Ginzl comes home

His boyhood home at 1318 Eagle Street still stands strong. Brown Street still rolls through a portion of town, site of Rhinelander’s first annual nighttime bicycle race in 1934, won by the crazy-legged teen aboard his bike Flying Gingerbread.

RHS trap team shoots at Northwoods Invitational

HARSHAW — The Rhinelander High School trap team shot in the 17-team Northwoods Invitational May 15-17 in Harshaw and Minocqua. An event that offered opportunities for athletes to shoot trap singles, trap doubles, skeet, and sporting clays, the competition was split between the Harshaw Sports Club and the Minocqua Gun …

Girls’ soccer dominates at Antigo

The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team dominated Antigo 14-0 at Antigo High School on May 19. They scored early and often to outlast the Red Robins.

Monsters walk off Rangers in dreary home opener

Caden Palubicki smacked a two-out single to right in the ninth inning, plating two runs as the Monsters rallied to defeat the Merrill Rangers 6-5 in Dairyland League play at Stafford Field.

Merrill boys’ hockey’s move to GNC OK’ed by WIAA boardv

The Great Northern Conference will have a ninth team for boys’ hockey beginning in 2026-27. The WIAA Board of Control approved the addition of Merrill into the GNC starting next season during its May 15 meeting.

Rhinelander announces expanded America 250 Fourth of July celebration

The Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting the community and visitors alike to celebrate Independence Day in true Northwoods style during Rhinelander’s annual Fourth of July festivities. This year’s celebration carries special significance as communities across the nation recognize America 250, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of …

Important choices made at SDR school board meeting

An eventful meeting of the School District of Rhinelander board of education ended on an unexpected note Monday, May 18. Emerging from closed session, the board accepted several resignations including that of Kyle Barber, principal of Northwoods Community Elementary School. Effective June 5, the resignation concludes a single year for …

It’s tick season now: How to keep them off you and early signs of tick-borne disease

The snow is gone, the weather is warmer and ticks are back! They seem to be everywhere in the woods and the tiny vampires are just waiting to suck the blood of anything that walks by. Unfortunately, with tick bites also comes risk for tick-borne illness, the most notable being …

Ride for Peanuts marks 20th year on June 13

The 20th Annual Ride for Peanuts, sponsored by the District 11 American Legion Riders Association of Wisconsin, is scheduled for Saturday, June 13. The event will be held rain or shine. According to a press release, the ride is open to all participants, who may take part on motorcycles or …

Pfizer, Valneva report promising results in Lyme vaccine trials

A new Lyme disease vaccine candidate developed by Pfizer and Valneva has posted promising clinical trial results, raising hopes that the first widely available human Lyme vaccine in more than two decades could soon return to the market.

Aspirus Tick‑Borne Illness Center announces expanded therapeutic services

The Aspirus Tick-Borne Illness Center has expanded its clinical offerings to provide additional therapies intended to support patients managing complex tick‑borne diseases, according to a press release. The Center reports that tick‑borne illness can affect multiple systems in the body, influencing energy, mobility, and daily functioning, and that the expanded …

Youth Summer Theater program announced

Registration is now open for the 2026 Oneida County 4-H Youth Summer Theater Program, presented in collaboration with the internationally recognized Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT). The program will take place from July 6-11 at Nicolet Area Technical College’s Lakeside Center.

Oneida County board backs DNR land purchase

In a strong show of support for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ land acquisition program, the Oneida County Board of Supervisors voted 15-2 Tuesday to support the agency’s proposed purchase of private land in the town of Minocqua using Knowles Nelson Stewardship tax dollars.