Notebook: Hodag Hoops up bright and early to begin GNC title repeat
The alarm clocks went off well before dawn once again this week for the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team, even if they were a few minutes later than normal.
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Nov. 20
Girls’ basketball: Rhinelander 74, Crandon 15
Team review: RHS boys’ soccer
From the onset, first-year Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer coach John Vojta conceded that rebuilding a soccer program that was just three years removed from a run to the WIAA state tournament would take some time.
Team review: RHS cross country
The Rhinelander High School cross country team turned in a solid performance during the 2025 season that ended with three runners participating in the WIAA Division 2 state meet.
PHOTO: RIA holds 13th annual Faceoff Banquet
Julie Ryan of Holiday Acres Resort presents Rhinelander Ice Arena manager Brett Aylesworth with a check for $2,484 during the Rhinelander Ice Association’s (RIA) 15th annual Faceoff Banquet at Holiday Acres Saturday, Nov. 15.
Committee deadlock leaves Stewardship renewal uncertain
A state Assembly committee last week deadlocked on a vote to renew the state’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, and, though the proposed bill still moves to the Assembly floor, it’s anything but a given what the final package will look like.
High Tech Hodags win top honors at Lego robotics competition
The Oneida County 4-H Lego Robotics Challenge Team, the High Tech Hodags, placed in the top three at the Wisconsin FIRST Lego League regional competition held Nov. 8 in West Salem. The team will advance to the sectional tournament on Dec. 13 in Mukwonago.
Sports Digest
Retzlaff’s new O’Reilly Series team enters technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing
Hunters can help local food pantries through state’s deer donation program
With stories surrounding supplemental food benefits in many nationwide headlines lately, it’s notable to point out that the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers a deer donation program this time of year, where hunters who successfully harvest a deer have the option to give their meat to food pantries …
Lakeland Art League Exhibition at Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport
ArtStart and the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport are pleased to present the Lakeland Art League Exhibition, on display Nov. 6 through Jan. 12, 2026 inside the Oneida County-Rhinelander Airport.
Hunters will find new boundaries, good bucks in Northern Forest Zone
In the Northern Forest Zone (NFZ), after years of hunters asking for unit boundary changes, 2025 marks the year they will get their wish. In 2014, the state moved to using county boundaries as Deer Management Unit (DMU) after the deer report stated there were too many DMUs that were …
Rhinelander HOSA Club seeks hygiene item donations
Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), a student organization at Rhinelander High School, is collecting donations for hygiene baskets to support fellow students.
Seven fun things to do for Widow’s Weekend in the Northwoods
Every November, as the blaze orange army heads to the woods for Wisconsin’s nine-day gun-deer season, women across the state celebrate something a little different: Widow’s Weekend. This weekend is that glorious kickoff to girl time where the only hunting is for good deals, good laughs, and good cocktails.
Shop downtown Rhinelander’s holiday open house event Nov. 21-23
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Rhinelander! Continuing a tradition in downtown Rhinelander to kick off the holiday season, The Annual Downtown Holiday Open House Event will take place Nov. 21-23.
Rhinelander youth bags second wall hanger
Oct. 8, 2025 will be a day youth hunter Claire Laddusire remembers for a long time. She will remember it every time she looks up at the wall. That is the day she arrowed a 10-point buck in Oneida County. The buck had a 16-inch inside spread and received a …
Alvin J. Bartell
Alvin J. Bartell, 77, of Lake Tomahawk, entered eternal rest with the Lord on Monday, November 3, 2025, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff.
Edward Robert Gotz
Edward R. Gotz, 88, of Rhinelander, passed away at home on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. He was born on September 21, 1937, in Rhinelander to Edward L. and Rose M. (Schrumek) Gotz.
Dr. Robert “Bob” H. Kitzman
Dr. Robert “Bob” H. Kitzman, 87, of Rhinelander, died on November 18, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 16, 1938, in Racine, the son of Harvey and Edrie Kitzman. He grew up in Racine and spent his summers working on his grandparents’ …
