Small track crew opens season at Ripon
The Rhinelander High School track team was far from full strength for its first competition of the season, but the team had a handful of individual standouts in the Princeton/Green Lake Invite held Friday at Ripon College.
Leprechaun Gold
With some guidance from coach Amber Krouze, and perhaps some leprechaun magic in the air, young bowman Sebastian Ouimette, 8, scored an elusive golden bullseye during the YMCA of the Northwoods - Beck Family Y’s Youth Archery session on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.
Two RHS/Pines skiers compete for Team Wisconsin at Western Alpine nationals
Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine Ski team members Ben Olson and Eli Repenshek were part of Team Wisconsin’s squad that placed third in the men’s competition, second in the women’s competition and third overall in the 2026 Western Regional High School Championships, which took place March 17-18 in Loveland, Colo.
Hodags’ Aubryn Clark named honorable mention All-State in Division 2
Rhinelander High School junior Aubryn Clark was one of 16 players statewide the receive honorable mention in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association’s All-State Division 2 team, announced Wednesday, March 18.
Team review: RHS wrestling
Comparing the 2025-26 season to the 2024-25 season, the end results were just about the same, if not slightly better, for the Rhinelander High School wrestling teams.
Clerks panel to help voters prepare for Election Day rescheduled for March 27
Area residents are invited to attend “What Clerks Want Voters to Know: A Community Conversation” on Thursday, March 27, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Rhinelander District Library. This panel will feature three county and municipal clerks from Oneida County — the officials who administer local elections —sharing what …
Helke seeks court review of Rhinelander commission’s police captain promotion
A Rhinelander Police Department officer who was interviewed last month for the role of police captain, but was not offered the promotion, is taking legal action. Patrol sergeant Kurt Helke was one of only two candidates for the police captain position, together with then-fellow patrol sergeant Chad Brown. Each was …
Northwoods native with Alaska experience joins River News and Times
You may have noticed a new byline in the newspaper over the last few weeks. That’s because a new reporter has joined the staff of The Lakeland Times and The Northwoods River News. Blake Richard graduated Chequamegon High School in Park Falls in 2020 and earned his Bachelor’s degree from …
Fun coming up at the Demmer Memorial Library
The Demmer Memorial Library in Three Lakes is happy to share its programming for the upcoming week. Want to keep your brain sharp this year? The Demmer is offering Scrabble drop-in play Thursday, March 26 at 1 p.m. Come to the Demmer Fireplace Area and play Scrabble with other community …
Rennes Health & Rehab Center–Rhinelander to host community Easter egg hunt
Families are invited to join the fun at the Easter egg hunt at Rennes Health & Rehab Center–Rhinelander on March 29 from 2 to 3 p.m. Children will enjoy a festive afternoon searching for colorful eggs while celebrating the arrival of spring.
Realtors association lays out state’s housing problem, suggests solutions
The state’s housing situation has problems and it’s no secret. According to a February presentation by the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA), housing costs are rising, inventory is limited, and high property taxes and a very competitive market “are pushing Wisconsinites to the limit.”
Ice covered Hwy. 8 blamed for two-vehicle crash in Woodboro
There were no serious injuries last week in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 8 in the town of Woodboro. According to the accident report filed by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, a 2002 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle (SUV) driven by Madeline List, 19, Tomahawk, was eastbound on Hwy. …
Rhinelander Housing Authority receives $50,000 WHEDA grant, updates pet policy for tenants
After a trio of previous tries, the Rhinelander Housing Authority has at last been awarded a $50,000 Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority grant, the RHA board of commissioners heard at their regular bimonthly meeting March 17 at Evergreen Manor.
Kimberly Lynn Maly
Kimberly Lynn Maly, 56 of the town of Pine Lake, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Kim was born in Rhinelander, on April 13, 1969, to Dewey and Candace (Day) Alsteen. She was raised in Rhinelander and was a 1987 graduate of Rhinelander High School.
Richard A. Farrenkopf
On Monday morning, March 16, 2026 our father Richard A. Farrenkopf, 90, joined his “kittens” and our mother, Catherine, in eternity.
Goodman man sentenced for child related sex crimes in Oneida County faces new felony charges
A Goodman man who pleaded no contest on Feb. 3 to two child related sex crimes he was accused of in November of 2024 was charged with two more felonies on March 17 in Oneida County. Christopher Janczewski, 36, was taken into custody on Nov. 25, 2024 in Rhinelander after …
Ronald Richard Young
Ronald Richard Young, 79, passed away March 17, 2026, surrounded by his loving family in Anderson, South Carolina. He was born August 13, 1946, in Rhinelander, to Robert and Gladys Worden Young. The oldest of 17 siblings, he lived in Wisconsin and Alaska in his younger years growing up.
