RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Sept. 16

Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 7, Marshfield Columbus 0 | Boys’ soccer: Merrill 3, Rhinelander 0 | Volleyball: Lakeland 3, Rhinelander 0

Lively line dancing

Participants practice a new line dance during the Line Dancing in the Dome event on Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Hodag Dome in Rhinelander.

Hodags come up aces vs. Jacks

After spotting Wausau East 14 points in the first 4:10 of the contest, the Hodags responded with 28 unanswered points and defeated the Lumberjacks 28-14 at Thom Field.

Hodag soccer downs Medford in PKs

Officially, the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team did not record its first win of the season Thursday night, but it’s hard to blame the Hodags for treating it like one.

Hodag tennis keeps pace in GNC with 6-1 win over Merrill

The Hodags successfully kept pace in the GNC title race on Thursday, taking every flight except No. 1 singles in a 6-1 victory over Merrill at the RHS tennis courts.

Hodag swimmers mix things up, win double dual in Tomahawk

The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team put swimmers in different events Thursday, but the end result was still the same for the Hodags in a Great Northern Conference double dual.

Proposed roundabout a no-go for Nokomis

The Nokomis town board last Monday approved sending a letter to the state Department of Transportation (DOT) opposing a proposed roundabout at the intersection of U.S. Highway 51, County Highway K and Swamp Lake Road. Russ Berg of the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department said, from the department’s standpoint, it was …

Hodag volleyball drops two matches in Prentice

The struggles continued for the Rhinelander High School volleyball team Thursday night in a non-conference triangular at Prentice.

Newbold town board tweaks short-term rental ordinance

The Newbold town board at its Sept. 11 meeting agreed to amend its short-term rental ordinance in order to make what town chairman Dan Hess indicated were minor changes. The board, in March, adopted an ordinance regulating tourist rooming houses, or short-term rentals, which are properties most commonly advertised on …

SDR, NAMI Northern Lakes team up for mental health presentation

The School District of Rhinelander Community Education Program is partnering with the Northern Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to offer a series of free presentations on NAMI’s mission and important mental health topics.

Light Up the Night for Recovery event in Rhinelander on Wednesday

Mental health and substance use disorders affect all communities, people from all walks of life, and all age groups. Every September, National Recovery Month celebrates communities who are proud and stand together in recovery. It reminds us that “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community.”

Former governor to share Alzheimer’s caregiving journey in Rhinelander Sept. 23-24

Rennes Health & Rehab Center–Rhinelander is honored to welcome former Wisconsin Governor and author Martin J. Schreiber for two special presentations of his award-winning book, “My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping and Surviving as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver.”

League of Women Voters local watch party and webinar on state constitutional amendments

The League of Women Voters of the Northwoods invites community members to a timely webinar: “Wisconsin Constitutional Amendments: Consequences and Better Practices” on Thursday, Sept. 18, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Rhinelander District Library, 106 North Stevens Street.

Minocqua man avoids jail time, but must register as sex offender

A Minocqua man found in possession of child pornography in 2024 was sentenced on Sept. 5 and will avoid jail time. Marathon County judge Gregory Strasser handed down the sentence to Jacob Riley Collins, 23, for four misdemeanor class A charges of possessing harmful material exposing a child and one …

House passes defense bill with pay increase for military personnel

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a nearly $893 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2026, advancing a bill heavy with cultural overtones but including a pay raise for those service personnel.

VA offers flu shots at drive through and walk in clinics

Flu vaccines will again be available at no-cost to eligible veterans though VA medical centers and community-based outpatient clinics, as well as through in-network community retail pharmacies and urgent care walk-in locations starting in September. Veterans are encouraged to get their no-cost flu shot to protect themselves, their families, and …

The Table to celebrate 30 years on Sept. 30

Over the past 30 years, more than 2,000 meals have been served in the guild hall at the church with the red doors. Sept. 30, 1995 was the date the first The Table meal was served at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Rhinelander. The Table was developed as a way …

Northwoods Recovery

Going to recovery meetings, I often meet people whose active participation in maintaining the machinery of recovery, doing the nuts-and-bolts work necessary for keeping recovery alive and fresh for the newcomer, gives me cause to wonder — somewhat guiltily — if I shouldn’t be doing some of that myself.

Oneida County Court Report

The following cases were recently filed or heard in Oneida County Circuit Court from July 22 to July 28:

RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Sept. 13

Boys’ soccer: Shawano 7, Rhinelander 0 | Volleyball: Rhinelander 0-5, Wautoma Invite | Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 9th/12, Brookfield East Invite | Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 4, New Richmond 3 | Cross country: RHS boys 8th/13, girls 15th/16 Stevens Point Invite