Pigskin preview Week 2: Hayward (0-1) at Rhinelander (1-0)
Last week showed how the Rhinelander High School football team cam respond in the face of adversity. Now, as the Hodags come home tonight to face the Hayward Hurricanes in the final non-conference of the season, coach Aaron Kraemer said he is challenging his team to respond well in the …
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Aug. 27
Boys’ soccer: Kingsford, Mich. 4, Rhinelander 1 | Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 7, Antigo 0 | Cross country: RHS girls 2nd/6, boys 3rd/9, Hodag Invite
Johnson scores twice as Hodag soccer wins opener
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team did something Tuesday it didn’t do the entire 2025 season and, as a result, did something else it achieved only once last year.
Team Preview: RHS Cross country
The Rhinelander High School cross country team looks to benefit from recent youthful years as it starts the 2026 season.
Hodag girls’ tennis wins 3 of 5 in Wausau
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team concluded its opening non-conference slate with a two-day invite at Wausau West High School Aug. 24-25, winning three of its five matches.
Nicolet College offers Learning in Retirement program for seniors to learn and be social
Nicolet College invites area seniors to explore the Learning in Retirement (LIR) program this fall with over 30 classes and events designed to bring fun, diverse, and culturally enriching programming to Northwoods retirees. The Learning in Retirement program will feature an exciting fall 2026 lineup, beginning with the Fall Kickoff …
Rhinelander city council approves waiver of permit fees for BMX event
A request to waive $170 in Rhinelander special event permit fees for an event expected to draw 4,000 visitors to town next month met a less than unanimous response at the Rhinelander Common Council meeting Aug. 23.
Trees For Tomorrow expands K-12 environmental education program access
Trees For Tomorrow is expanding access to outdoor learning opportunities for students across the region through enhanced scholarship support for its School Outdoor Learning Experiences (SOLE) program. The funding will help reduce financial barriers for schools and ensure more students can participate in hands-on environmental education.
Hodag spikers go 1-3 in Stevens Point Invite
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team went 1-3 on Tuesday and took eighth place in the nine-team Stevens Point Invite.
Snowhawks slug three home runs in win over Pack Em Inn
The Snowhawks edged Pack Em Inn 23-19 in one of the highest-scoring snowshoe baseball games of the summer Monday in Lake Tomahawk.
WIAA green lights GNC/WVC girls’ wrestling merger
The Great Northern Conference and the Wisconsin Valley Conference will officially be together as one league for girls’ wrestling beginning this winter.
PHOTOS: WILD Hodag Mini-Triathlon
The 14th annual Hodag Mini-Triathlon was held Saturday, Aug. 22 at Holiday Acres Resort.
Lots to love at Demmer Memorial Library
The Demmer Memorial Library in Three Lakes is happy to share its upcoming programming. Do you write poetry, short stories, novels or children’s stories? Join your fellow writers on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. in the Demmer Maple Room.
Pine Lake learns latest census and equalized value numbers
Ups and downs in some important numbers were revealed by town clerk Cindy Skinner at the Pine Lake town board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 19. “We got notification from the Department of Administration that our census estimate for January 2026 was 2,707,” she reported, noting that the number translates to …
Register for the 46th Annual Midwest Musky Classic in Phelps Oct. 2-4
Registration is open for the 46th Midwest Musky Classic fishing tournament held Oct. 2-4 in Phelps. Tournament fishing is on North and South Twin Lakes, Lac Vieux Desert, Big Sand Lake, and, new this year, also Long Lake and Kentuck Lake.
Expressions on Boom Lake
The Rhinelander Area Chapter of Let’s Go Fishing is winding down on its summer outings, but a few of those who wanted to squeeze the last bit of summer out of its fishing fun and boating bonanzas did so on Aug. 17 on Boom Lake in Rhinelander.
