RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Nov. 1
Cross country: Rhinelander at WIAA D2 State Championship
Three more runners, three more miles
While the Rhinelander High School cross country team won’t have a team of athletes at the WIAA state meet, Saturday will mark the first time in coach M.J. Laggis’s tenure that he’s had entries in both the boys’ and girls’ races in the same season.
Finest fall treat
Nine-year-old Ryan Jirik adds toppings to his carmel apple during the Carmel Apple Making Demo on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Rhinelander District Library.
Hodag gridders earn 7 All-GNC nods
The Rhinelander High School football team ended up with seven all-conference awards among six different players on Monday when the All-GNC team was announced.
All-GNC roundup: RHS earns three soccer honors, has two athletes of the year
In addition to six players earning all-conference honors in football, Rhinelander High School had several other players earn All-Great Northern Conference honors for the 2025 fall sports season as the majority of teams were announced on Monday.
Hodag volleyball team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team capped of its 2025 season Sunday with an awards banquet in the RHS cafeteria. In addition to varsity letters, the Hodags handed out awards for the leaders in four statistical categories and two other coach-based awards.
Rhinelander native Mankus part of history at Club Crew National Championships
Rhinelander native Emma Mankus was a part of history earlier this month as the Paradragons USA and the Collective Racing Team competed at the U.S. Dragonboat Federation’s Club Crew National Championships.
Aspirus Cardiology - Rhinelander moves to new location inside Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Aspirus Health has announced that Aspirus Cardiology - Rhinelander has relocated from 2275 N. Shore Drive to its newly constructed space inside Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital, located at 2251 N. Shore Drive.
Rhinelander electors OK tight school district budget, tax levy amid state aid shortfall
The School District of Rhinelander held its annual meeting of the electors Monday, Oct. 27, where a balanced budget was proposed. That budget, said Eric Burke, superintendent of schools, was made possible due to an operational referendum that passed last April.
Sports Digest
RHS alum Denis earns WIAC Athlete of the Week honors | Outlawz PGA Premier Girls Fastpitch Tournament in Rhinelander Nov. 7-9
Rhinelander Area Community Band to perform free fall concert Nov. 5
The Rhinelander Area Community Band will present its annual fall concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the greenhouse at Forth Floral, 410 North Brown Street. The event is free and open to the public.
Rhinelander city council approves only one additional four-way stop downtown
The Rhinelander city council at its Oct. 27 meeting looked at the matter of room tax, changing that amount to 7 percent. This was the second reading of this ordinance, which passed unanimously. That change would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
Y celebrates Veterans Day with special presentation
The Beck Family YMCA, Rhinelander, is holding its monthly Forever Learning on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at noon at the Y. To celebrate Veterans Day, Jill Geoffroy will be the guest speaker. She received her commission in the U.S. Army in 1991 and retired at the rank of major in 2013.
‘A very significant part of his service’
Rhinelander’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3143 was the site for a special event on Oct. 24. World War II veteran Erwin, or Erv, Kuhn was honored with a party for his 100th birthday.
35th Annual Clean & Freeky Recovery Night Set for Nov. 1 in Rhinelander
The Woods and Waters Area of Narcotics Anonymous will host its 35th Annual Clean & Freeky Recovery Night on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Trinity Lutheran Church hall, 235 N. Stevens St. in Rhinelander. Attendees should use the rear entrance.
Lea Anne Dvorak
Lea Anne Dvorak, 74, of Pelican Lake, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 27, 2025, surrounded by her family, while looking over the lake at her home, in the loving arms of her husband, Dick. She was born on December 6, 1950, in Baraboo, the daughter of James and Marilyn …
Terrance A. “Terry” Grams
Terrance A. “Terry” Grams, of Bryant, died on October 21, 2025 at Wausau Aspirus Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. He was 66 years old. He was born on November 9, 1958 in Laona, a son of Eugene and Cecelia (Skidmore) Grams. He married Susan Schultz on July 30, 2023 …
Who’s afraid of big bad Bari?
There’s something bonkers in the hard left’s hysteria over Bari Weiss becoming editor-in-chief of CBS News. A psych eval comes toward the end. John Oliver recently delivered an unhinged tirade against Weiss as a right-wing tool of MAGA. Oliver was his usual self — frantic hands, googly eyes and a …
Demolition zone: Trump’s wrecking ball is more than a metaphor
Donald Trump’s sudden demolition of the White House’s East Wing may have been ugly, but it sure is a metaphor. It’s hard to pinpoint the most stomach-turning aspect of the razing, though Americans, who disapprove of it by 53 percent to 23 percent according to a new YouGov America poll, …
