Top Dog
Eric Parish, standing, raises the trophy after winning the hotdog eating contest during Rhinelander High School’s awards and field day Thursday, May 28. While they may not be ready to take on renowned eater Joey Chestnut for the mustard belt, yet, both Parish and Brock Sternitzky, sitting, scarfed down 12 …
Hodag track sends 9 entries to state
A total of nine of Rhinelander’s 30 sectional entries qualified for La Crosse thanks to top-four finishes Friday in a Division 2 sectional meet in Rice Lake. Rhinelander finished fourth overall out of 34 teams in the girls’ standings, tied for 15th on the boys’ side and, in total, advanced …
Top-seeded Hodag baseball to play Bloomer in playoff opener
After finishing 16-2 on the regular season, the Rhinelander High School baseball team got the top seed in the WIAA regional bracket and will play Bloomer at Stafford Field today at 5 p.m.
RHS girls’ soccer starts playoffs with Antigo Thursday night
The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team rides a 12-4-0 (10-2-0-0 GNC) regular season record into the postseason that begins on June 4. The Hodags earned the two seed, and will play 7-seed Antigo (2-12-2, 0-10-0-2 GNC) at Mike Webster Stadium on Thursday.
Rhinelander’s Rivord knocked out in WIAA tennis sectional quarterfinals
Rhinelander High School junior Asher Rivord ran into a tough draw Friday in a WIAA Division 1 boys’ tennis sectional as he saw his season come to an end.
Grebman earns Schoppe, Johnson awards at RHS golf banquet
Sophomore Grant Gremban pulled off an unusual double of honors from the Rhinelander High School golf team this spring.
Tick season off to early start in Wisconsin
As the weather warms and more residents and visitors enjoy the outdoors, the Oneida County Health Department (OCHD) is reminding the public that ticks are already active across Wisconsin and present a serious health risk in our region. Health officials nationwide are reporting higher-than-usual tick activity early in the season, …
City council moves toward action on amending zoning, UTV ordinance
In a step toward the possibility of a major housing project in the city, the Rhinelander common council at its regular meeting May 26 approved the first reading of an ordinance to amend the official zoning map of the city of Rhinelander.
11 late runs spell demise for RHS fastpitch in playoffs
The losses in the latter half of the season for the Rhinelander High School softball team nearly all had the same storyline — one inning with errors allowed the opposition to come back or gave them enough of a buffer to hold the Hodags off the rest of the game.
PHOTOS: JV baseball rallies for win
The Rhinelander High School JV baseball team rallied for an 11-10 victory over Laona/Wabeno Wednesday, May 27 at RHS.
Public comment period open for two new DMV specialty license plate requests
A 30-day public comment period is now open as the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reviews applications from two organizations requesting new specialty license plates:
New RPD sergeant Rezny celebrated in city hall ceremony
A family affair, from daughters Adeline and Reagan removing his old badge, to father George pinning on the new one, Ryan Rezny’s ceremonial promotion to Rhinelander Police Department sergeant delighted more than two dozen well-wishers on hand last Wednesday morning, May 27, at Rhinelander City Hall.
Demmer Library Crawl Week coming June 1-5
The Demmer Memorial Library’s first-ever Library Crawl Week continues June 3–5 throughout the community. Library Crawl Week is designed to bring people together in fun and unexpected ways while highlighting some of the library’s collection and the wonderful local organizations that help make Three Lakes such a vibrant place to …
Public Works leaders front and center in community forum
Rhinelander’s public works leaders introduced themselves to the public and shared insights on current projects at the “Your Department of Public Works Leaders” community forum May 21 at city hall.
Scholarships awarded by Friends of RHS Class of 1980
Friends of RHS Class of 1980 awarded a $1,000 scholarship to each of six graduates at the May 17 Rhinelander Area Scholarship Foundation awards ceremony.
