RHS Sports recap: Friday, Nov. 14
Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 3rd/33, WIAA D2 state
Veterans Bridge in Rhinelander
U.S. Army veteran Bob Dionne, left, with the Northwoods Honor Guard and State Representative Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander) officially unveil a new sign for the Veterans Memorial Bridge during a brief ceremony in Rhinelander on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Hodag swimmers united heading to state
For all the success that the Rhinelander High School swim program has had over the past several years, every team and every season takes on its own identity and own persona.
Seven at sectionals
The Hodags scored a meet-high four individual wins and cruised to victory in a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet Saturday, Nov. 8 in Rice Lake. In addition to their four sectional winners, Rhinelander earned 10 at-large berths to the WIAA state meet — giving the Hodags 14 entries in total …
Notebook: Lady Hodags pick up the tempo on first day
With the majority of last year’s squad returning, and a number of underclassmen ready to make an immediate impact, the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team hit the ground running Monday on its first official day of practice for the winter season.
Hodag soccer team conducts year-end banquet
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team did things a bit differently when it came to awards Sunday, Nov. 9 as it held its year-end banquet at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
Hodag bowling teams open 2025-26 season
The Rhinelander Area Youth Bowling Club kicked off its 2025-26 season with its first Division 9 dual meets of the year Sunday, Nov. 9 at Dale’s Weston Lanes.
Sports Digest
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Oneida County forestry committee stays course on snowmobile trail openings
The Oneida County board’s forestry, land and recreation committee discussed the county’s snowmobile trail opening policy during its Nov. 11 meeting. Committee chair Bob Almekinder said he had been asked to put the matter on the agenda and said there was also some questions as to who should be the …
Is it a cold, flu, COVID or RSV?
As cooler weather moves in, many viruses begin to spread more easily. The Oneida County Health Department reminds residents that several respiratory viruses — like the flu, COVID-19, RSV, and the common cold — can cause similar symptoms. However, they are caused by different germs and can affect people in …
Community band fee waiver tabled as Rhinelander city council seeks policy tune-up
One of many items on the Nov. 10 Rhinelander city council’s meeting agenda was that of a fee waiver request. The council had previously decided to not entertain fee waiver requests. At a previous meeting, police chief Lloyd Gauthier had spoken against fee waivers during public comment. With the recent …
Woodruff man sentenced to 3 years in prison, 10 years supervision for two felonies
A Woodruff man, formerly of Rhinelander, pled no contest to two felony charges of second degree sexual assault of an unconscious person and capturing intimate representation during a pre-trial conference on Oct. 27 in Oneida County court.
The Barricade Boys to perform Nov. 15 in Eagle River
According to a press release, the Headwaters Council for the Performing Arts will present the second show of its 2025–26 performance season Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Northland Pines High School Auditorium.
BBB: November is ‘Thank a Business’ Month
Consumer experiences matter to us — and businesses! This November, help out a business near you and let them know if they’ve done a great job.
USFWS: No nationwide wolf recovery plan coming
Last week the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would not create a Nationwide Wolf Recovery Plan, stating it would be “no longer appropriate.”
WHIP steering committee looks at funding concerns, projects
The Wisconsin Headwaters Invasives Partnership (WHIP) is one of several Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) in Wisconsin. The organization is headquartered in Rhinelander in the Lumberjack RC&D office. Lumberjack RC&D is WHIP’s fiscal sponsor. Last week, the organization’s steering committee met to learn about projects that had been going …
Stripping away local control: A reader challenges Oneida County’s mining maneuvers
To the Editor: Back in 2009 a company called Tamerlane approached Oneida County about acquiring rights to the Lynne Deposit, a known zinc/silver/lead deposit that was discovered in 1990 by Noranda under a glacial aquifer just upstream of the Willow Flowage on county forest lands.
Hatchet job haven: The Justice Department gets torched
“Everything she writes,” Mary McCarthy famously said about playwright Lillian Hellman, “is a lie — including ‘and’ and ‘the’.” Historians wrestling with how Americans permitted their democracy to be so badly debased during the President Donald Trump era will have to first assess why so many millions of us consumed …
