Legion regional recap

Thursday: Rhinelander 17, Niagara 0 | Friday: Rhinelander vs. Superior, 7:30 p.m.

Rhinelander’s Sieker takes part in WFCA All-Star Game

Rhinelander High School grad Caden Sieker had a chance to shake off a little rust Saturday, July 18, as he gets set for his freshman year on the gridiron at Winona (Minn.) State.

Perfect pink chapeaus

Sisters Elllie (left), 6, and A.J. England, 4, sport the hottest fashion in helmets at the Crescent Volunteer Fire Department Picnic last Saturday, July 18.

Making her voyage: Rhinelander’s Clark commits to D-II Augustana

Rhinelander senior-to-be Aubryn Clark announced that she has committed to Augustana University, a NCAA Division-II school in Sioux Falls, S.D., to continue her basketball career. Clark announced her decision July 16 via social media.

Rebels win in postseason tune-up over Minocqua

Rhinelander came alive with 10 runs in a three-inning stretch between the third and the fifth and defeated the Minocqua 89ers 11-4 Monday at Stafford Field.

Lady Rebels ousted in regional tournament

The Rhinelander Post 7 Lady Rebels saw their inaugural season come to an end Monday, falling short of advancing to the Wisconsin Division A Legion softball state tournament in a three-team regional in Medford.

Monsters back to .500 after loss to Marshfield

Hot teams have a knack of making their own luck. That seemed to be the case Sunday, July 19, when the Rhinelander River Monsters couldn’t stop the streaking Marshfield Chaparrals.

Snowhawks win low-scoring game over Zimmy’s All-Stars

The Snowhawks got a little revenge Monday against a team that beat them last year, defeating Zimmy’s All-Stars 12-6 at Snowshoe Park in Lake Tomahawk.

PHOTOS: Softball in Tomahawk

Rhinelander 14U, 12U, 10U and 8U travel softball teams took park in the annual Rod Timm Memorial Girls’ Fastpitch Tournament July 17-19 at SARA Park in Tomahawk.

SDR Board approves school resource officers, tech purchase for staff

Money matters led the agenda at the regular monthly meeting of the School District of Rhinelander school board on Monday, July 20. The first of a pair of vital expenditures up for consideration was the proposal from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office to continue to provide school resource officer services …

Tour Highway 47 with Oneida County Land & Water July 31

As part of the Spring Into Summer Series of events this year being hosted by Oneida County Land & Water, a Highway 47 tour is scheduled for July 31 beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at approximately 1:30 p.m. The free tour will take registered participants to a variety of …

Waelti takes Badger Midget special at Eagle River

Sun Prairie’s Brandon Waelti stormed past Jake Dohner to take the lead on lap 17 and went the distance for the remaining 13 laps, winning the caution-free, Badger Midget feature race at Eagle River Speedway Saturday, July 18.

Robinson swinging for the fences with Northwoods Dream Initiative

Like that ol’ song goes, “a dream is a wish your heart makes.” Tomorrow, July 25, a dream that Jesse Robinson’s heart has been wishing for years will become reality when the Northwoods Benefit Concert: An Evening of Dreams opens its gates at 2 p.m. for a day of family …

Annual Library Worm Race is July 28

Wiggley Field — also known as the Rhinelander District Library’s lawn — will host the event of the summer on Tuesday, July 28: the annual Library Worm Race. Kids age 4 and up can sign up with a friend and cheer their worm to the finish line for a chance …

Oneida County supervisors call for budget realism in out-of-home placements

Oneida County has had a habit of treating a predictable expense as though it were an annual surprise, and finally someone called them out about the elephant in the room.

$1M cash bond set for Stasik after drug, firearm charges

A cash bond of $1 million has been set for a Pelican Lake man currently in the Oneida County Jail. Frank Joseph Stasik, 59, whose record of felony convictions extends back to 2003, was the driver of a vehicle found to be carrying approximately 249.48 grams of methamphetamine and 33.89 …

Bartelme sentenced to 10 years for sexually related crimes

A Rhinelander man has been sentenced after being convicted on charges of sexually related computer crimes involving minors. The case against Thomas Bartelme, 43, goes back to July of 2022 when he was arrested and charged with one count of use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, …

What’s next for GLITC in Cassian?

With the Cassian town board formally deciding during a special meeting on June 29 not to appeal the decision of Oneida County judge Mary Sowinski in a 2024 lawsuit the town had filed against the Oneida County board of adjustment (BOA), a question has arisen for the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal …

Americans are free to be suckers

Many of today’s consumer loans are legal but abusive. Payday lenders and used car sellers often steer customers into costly contracts they barely understand. Low-income borrowers with jobs, and therefore, dependable cash flow to siphon off, are favored targets.

Dark season: The oldest hatred deepens and spreads

Time-honored wisdom holds that if it looks like a duck, waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. The explosion of venom, vitriol, vandalism and violence against Jews since Israel was attacked by genocidal killers on Oct. 7, 2023, begs the question: Is what certainly looks …