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Oneida County Fair canceled due to concerns about impact of pandemic on sponsors
Those holding out hope that the Oneida County Fair - set for July 30- Aug. 2 - would go on as scheduled had those hopes dashed Wednesday afternoon when organizers announced the cancellation of this year's event. (subscriber access)
One little fishy
James Williams Middle School science teacher Matt Nichols watches as Luke Statz counts trout fingerlings as they are released into Gudegast Creek in the town of Stella Thursday, April 23, 2020.
School board hears from seniors on prom, graduation
While the recent extension of the state's Safer at Home order put an end to any semblance of a normal final semester for the Rhinelander High School Class of 2020, the students would still would like to have a physical prom and graduation ceremony, even if that can't happen until …
Dome Digging
Work got underway Monday, April 20, 2020 on the School District of Rhinelander's $8.4 million Hodag Sports Complex. (subscriber access)
Sentencing in fatal hit-and-run case pushed back to July
The sentencing hearing for the 54-year-old Sugar Camp man accused of fatally striking a motorcyclist on State Highway 17 last August and fleeing the scene has been postponed until the end of July. (subscriber access)
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Fresh Air
Kaylee Baker took advantage of the sunny and warmer weather Friday morning to take her son Bentley Schoblocher and dog Libby for a walk near Rhinelander High School.
Masked Monster
Even the Hodag at the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) is complying with the state's Safer at Home edict by following the recommendation to wear a cloth mask when out in public.
Marshfield Clinic hospital opening delayed by COVID-19
The opening of Marshfield Clinic's new hospital in Minocqua, originally scheduled for this spring, has been delayed. (subscriber access)
Hodag Fab Lab offers helping hand
Medical personnel across the nation are in dire need of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as they treat those afflicted with the novel coronavirus. (subscriber access)
Local clerks see higher than expected voter turnout
In interviews last week, several local clerks serving at the county, city and town levels predicted that most of the votes cast in Tuesday's spring election would be done via absentee ballot and the number of voters seen at the polls would be few. (subscriber access)
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Ascension Medical Group adds additional COVID-19 drive-through testing locations
Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin has launched two new drive-through testing locations for COVID-19 in northern Wisconsin. (subscriber access)
RFD dedicates one ambulance for transporting possible COVID-19 patients
The Rhinelander Fire Department has taken the proactive step of modifying one of its three ambulances to be used to transport patients who may have COVID-19.
Tumbling down
Workers began demolition work last week on what is left of the Crystal Rock Roller Rink. (subscriber access)
Stevens Street work resumes
Work started last week on the second phase of the City of Rhinelander's Stevens Street reconstruction project. (subscriber access)
Detective hoping to identify victim of 40-year-old cold case
On March 19, 1980 a local couple disovered the remains of an adult male while hiking along a private snowmobile trail four miles north of Rhinelander on Highway 17. Four decades later, the body still has not been identified. (subscriber access)
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