Legion softball begins July with road win
The Rhinelander Legion Post 7 Lady Rebels outdid two early runs by Tomahawk Legion Post 93 to start the month of July with a 4-2 win in Tomahawk July 1. Rhinelander improved to 3-1 on the summer, avenging a loss a night earlier at home against Medford.
His Honor hangs it up
Joined by a room full of wellwishers, retired judge Michael Bloom witnessed the unveiling of his portrait on a wall of the Branch II courtroom at the Oneida County Courthouse on Tuesday, July 1.
Rebels to host four-team Legion baseball regional July 23-26
The Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels will have home field advantage as they look to return to the Wisconsin American Legion Class AA state baseball tournament for the first time since 2022.
Hodag Babe Ruth downs Lakeland for first win of season
Rhinelander’s Babe Ruth baseball squad, comprised primarily of 13-year-old Prep League-eligible players, scored its first win of the summer in the older Babe Ruth Senior League Tuesday, June 30. The Hodags exploded for 16 unanswered runs between the second and fourth innings for a 16-9 victory over Lakeland at Stafford …
PHOTO: All-GNC honors
All-Great Northern Conference honorees for the Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team pose for a photograph following the team’s banquet Monday, June 29 in Rhinelander.
Council gives go-ahead for senior housing project in special meeting
A developer’s agreement planned to bring Rhinelander a low-income senior housing project was approved at a special meeting of the Rhinelander Common Council last Wednesday, July 1. Passed unanimously by the council, the resolution approves a developer’s agreement between the city of Rhinelander and Riverview Senior Living, LLC/Crown Court Properties, …
Rhinelander student awarded 2026 Rouman Memorial Scholarship
Willa Bureta, a 2026 graduate of Rhinelander High School, has been named a recipient of a $2,500 George Rouman Memorial Movie Theatre scholarship, presented by Cinema United Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc.
Sports Digest
Jr. Rebels blanked at home | Block takes IMCA Mod qualifier at Eagle River Speedway
Names of Oneida County deputies released in June 17 Lake Tomahawk shooting
The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of two deputies involved in a shooting at a residence on Lumen Lake Drive in Lake Tomahawk on June 17. Terri Hook, chief deputy for the sheriff’s office, confirmed for The Lakeland Times on June 25 the identity of the person …
State approves zero doe quota for DMU 116
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the final quotas and season structure for the 2026 deer season on June 24 during a meeting in Black River Falls.
Rhinelander man charged in truck vs. motorcycle collision
A Rhinelander man has been charged with causing an injury while operating while intoxicated (OWI) as the result of a collision in Pine Lake between the pickup truck he was driving and a motorcycle just after midnight on June 28.
Legacy Preserve preliminary plat among approvals at Crescent plan commission meeting
A trio of applications filled the agenda for the Crescent plan commission’s meeting last Wednesday, July 1.
Road plans in spotlight at Pelican town board meeting
With construction season gearing up, the town of Pelican’s road projects for this year, as well as its five-year road plan, led the agenda at the Pelican town board meeting last Monday, June 29. Repaving of Bergman Road, which town chairman Nick Scholtes noted has already been let, should begin …
David Wesley Skinner
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of David Wesley Skinner, who left this world on June 26, 2026, at the age of 60. Dave passed away courageously, as he lived, on his own terms, with the biggest heart you’d ever know. Born on December 27, 1965, …
The clock is ticking
After several years of being discussed, debated, approved and then rescinded, the WIAA appears to be inching closer to the use of a shot clock in high school basketball.
A birthday 250 years in the making!
Time to rock your red, white and blue best, wave the Stars and Stripes high, and celebrate our nation’s birth! With parades galore, bountiful fireworks and more happening all over the area, this year’s festivities are far more than a single day could contain, and got off to a big …
team review: rhs girls’ soccer
The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team finished the year with a deep WIAA Division 3 tournament run, finding itself in the sectional final game for the first time since 2018.
Late rally costs River Monsters double-win weekend
Tanner Hraby smacked a bases-clearing double off the center field fence, part of a five-RBI day, as Abbotsford rallied past Rhinelander 7-6 in a Dairyland League Large baseball game at Stafford Field.
Rebels drop a pair of games in Merrill
The Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels lost back-to-back games at Athletic Park in Merrill last Saturday, June 27. The Rebels fell 17-1 in five innings to Northwoods in game one, and 14-5 to host Merrill in game two of the Merrill Legion Post 46 Baseball Tournament.
