Sentencing set in meth-related sexual assault case
A pair of cases filed in Oneida County Circuit Court late last summer involving alleged human trafficking and solicitation of prostitution are moving toward final resolution.
Tick season is here: Take precautions to keep yourself safe
Ticks are tiny, blood-sucking parasites that can pose a significant threat to human and animal health and the early spring means the arachnids are ready to catch a ride on their next human or animal.
Highway department announces County G closure
County Highway G in the Town of Enterprise, from Highway 45 north to County Highway B, will be closed to all through traffic from Monday, May 20 through Thursday, May 23 and again from Tuesday, May 28 through Thursday, May 30 for culvert replacements, the Oneida County Highway Department announced …
Federal judge tosses lawsuit challenging absentee witness signatures
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic activists that sought to void a state law requiring voters to have a witness signature for their absentee ballots.
Oneida County Court Report
The following cases were recently filed or heard in Oneida County Circuit Court:
Nicolet College announces dean’s list
Nicolet College is recognizing the academic excellence of the 265 students who earned a place on the school’s spring dean’s list. The dean’s list recognizes students who earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on a 4.0 scale.
River News: Our View
The universe is a mysterious place, and so is Earth, as is whatever planet the nation’s progressives call home in their heads.
RHS Sports recap: Friday, May 17
Boys’ tennis: Rhinelander 1st/6, GNC tournament | Baseball: Tomahawk 3, Rhinelander 2 | Softball: Merrill 11, Rhinelander 0 | Golf: Rhinelander 1st/7, Hodag Invite
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, May 16
Girls’ soccer: Rhinelander 1 (3), Northland Pines 1 (1) | Track: RHS girls 1st/6, boys 3rd/6, Dale Peterson Invite | Golf: Rhinelander T3rd/7, GNC Meet No. 7 | Tennis: Rhinelander at GNC tournament, ppd. | Softball: Rhinelander at Merrill, ppd.
Four Hodag seniors declare collegiate athletic intentions
Four Rhinelander High School senior student-athletes made their collegiate intentions officially known Monday during a signing ceremony in the RHS commons.
Monsters fall short in slugfest with Rapids to open season
Big innings were key on Sunday as the Rhinelander River Monsters opened their second season of Dairyland League play. Ultimately, Rhinelander gave up a few too many of them in a 12-10 loss to defending league champion Wisconsin Rapids at Stafford Field.
Early hole too much for RHS baseball vs. Tomahawk
The Rhinelander High School baseball team spotted Tomahawk a seven-run lead Tuesday and nearly erased all of that deficit, only to give it all back in the seventh inning.
Hodag softball falls to Tomahawk on senior day
The Rhinelander High School softball team had a couple of bright spots in its final home game of the season, but a pair of error-aided two-out rallies were too much for the Hodags to overcome in a 13-2 loss to Tomahawk Tuesday at Andrea Musson Field.
Hodag soccer cruises past Antigo 8-0
Morgan Van Zile recorded three goals, Sophie Miljevich scored twice and the Hodags cruised to an 8-0 victory over the Red Robins at Listle Field.
Hodag golfers take third in Mosinee
Rhinelander shot 326 and edged host Mosinee by a stroke as it took third in the fifth leg of the conference tournament at Indianhead Golf Course. That was the good news. The bad news was that Northland Pines snuck in with a 324 to finish second, and close the Hodags’ …
Sports Digest
WIAA ad hoc committee begins study on coaching contact, season length | Rhinelander’s Abe Laggis to play D-III hockey at Misericordia
Hodag track takes 4th at GNCs
On paper, the record will show the Rhinelander High School track team finished in the middle of the pack this season in the Great Northern Conference. However, the team’s fourth-place finishes in Medford Tuesday bely just how competitive each squad was.
Council sets new speed limit for Timber Dr.
Attention motorists, the speed limit on Timber Drive from Highway 17 to Iverson Street has been reduced from 35 to 25 miles per hour.
