Hodags to get GNC-opening test against preseason favorites Medford
After two weeks of the 2026 football season, the Rhinelander High School football team is the only team in the Great Northern Conference that has yet to suffer a loss. That claim will be put on the line Friday night against a team that has yet to win a game, …
Michalak heads to the lake
After amassing years on the air for more than half a century, it’s hard for Mike Michalak to not start counting a new kind of week. “It’s been just over two weeks,” he said of his time in retirement, “and I’ve made it so far.”
Hodag swimmers ninth in Badger State Splash
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team scored four podium finishes and took ninth overall in the Badger State Splash Invite Saturday, Aug. 29 hosted by Sun Prairie East High School at the Soderholm Aquatic Center on the UW-Madison Campus.
Hodag volleyball goes 2-4 in the Dells
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team won a pair of matches Friday, Aug. 28 and were in a number of other close matches over the weekend as it went 2-4 overall at the Friendship Tournament, which wrapped up Saturday in Wisconsin Dells.
Snowhawks win handily in finale
Lake Tomahawk ended the 65th season of snowshoe baseball with a convincing win. The Snowhawks defeated WPS Local 420 23-7 Monday night at Snowshoe Park in Lake Tomahawk.
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Strick to replace retiring Clark as WIAA communications director | Run for Our Heroes 5K in Rhinelander Sept. 26
PHOTOS: Packers preseason ends with a bang
The Green Bay Packers staged a late fourth-quarter rally to defeat the Arizona Cardinals 42-38 in the teams' NFL preseason finale Friday, Aug. 28 in Green Bay.
DOT: Work on U.S. 8 roundabouts in Rhinelander to be completed this month
Construction crews continue work toward completion of single-lane roundabouts in Rhinelander, one at the intersection of State Highway 17 and Boyce Drive and the other at the intersection of County Highway G with U.S. Highway 8.
Monico firefighters honored for decades of service
At the Monico town board meeting July 6, Carolyn Briggs presented Certificates of Achievement to two Monico volunteer firefighters. She submitted a request to the governor’s office and was sent certificates for Cletus Kulaf for 41 years of service and Robert Briggs for 40 years of service.
RNC mountain bike team races to season start
The Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team (RNC) welcomes another fall season with five scheduled competitions throughout the state, including one here in Rhinelander. The RNC is comprised of middle school and high school students from Rhinelander, Tomahawk, Lakeland, Northland Pines, Three Lakes, Crandon, and Phelps, the team’s Facebook page …
Nokomis looks at options to keep Oneida County’s Med 4
In October, 2025, Wendy Smith, the clerk for the town of Nokomis, sent an email to Oneida County sheriff Grady Hartman, town officials for the western portion of Oneida County including Minocqua, Little Rice, Cassian, Hazelhurst and Woodruff as well as Aspirus Health representatives and state legislators.
Light Up the Night for Recovery Sept. 23 at Hodag Park
A Light Up the Night for Recovery event is happening in Rhinelander from 4 to 7:30 p.m., Sept. 23 at the Hodag Park Amphitheater.
Friends of Town Line Lake Park fundraiser to be held Sept. 13
The Friends of Town Line Lake Park have finalized plans for their annual fundraiser, Music in the Bowl. This year’s event will be on Sunday, Sept. 13, from noon to 3 p.m. The event is held at Town Line Lake Park’s “Bowl.”
RDL adult and teen departments announce September events
An array of free activities await you at Rhinelander District Library in September.
