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‘Drowning doesn’t look like you think it does’
Oneida County Public Safety Dive Team member Michael Fraley wants the public to understand just how quiet a drowning can be.
Minocqua Public Library August events
Preschool/Toddler (Ages 0-4) • Join Children’s Wisconsin staff for Wiggle, Giggle and Shake on Thursdays at 10 a.m. Children ages 0-4 and their caregivers are invited to sing, dance and play in the library’s program room.
Northwoods Recovery
Along with all other recovering drug addicts, I live with an incurable disease. Because we in recovery are only in remission from the disease of drug addiction, we are penalized, marginalized and kept under permanent legal and societal restrictions even after achieving long-term sobriety. Recovering addicts not only need to …
Arts for everybody
Artists Witt Siasoco, left, and Norma Dycus Pennycuff have been hard at work creating a bench sculpture to be dedicated on Saturday, July 27 as part of the free “Push Against Loneliness” Community Day at Rhinelander’s Hodag Park.
Court decision squashes legislative oversight of Stewardship purchases
A state Supreme Court decision earlier this month booted a key tool that the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee has used to oversee the state’s Stewardship land acquisition program, nullifying the committee’s power to block specific program projects.
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A pontoon boat for Camp American Legion
On Tuesday, July 16, Camp American Legion took delivery of a 1980s vintage, 20-foot pontoon boat that was donated to the camp by U.S. Marine veteran and his friend.
Biden out, Harris in: Wisconsin reacts
The response by state politicians to last Sunday’s announcement that President Joe Biden had withdrawn from the presidential race was generally standard fare — Democrats heaped praise on the president and called him a “consequential” leader for the ages; Republicans criticized what they called a Democratic cover-up of Biden’s cognitive …
It’s fair time in Oneida County
The 2024 Oneida County Fair is underway at Rhinelander’s Pioneer Park and the fun will continue until 5 p.m. Sunday, July 28.
Not guilty pleas entered in country club vandalism case
The Rhinelander 17-year-old charged in connection with a vandalism spree at the Rhinelander Country Club in late May has entered not guilty pleas to all charges.
RIPCO Eagle River branch to hold bake sale to benefit FORK
RIPCO Credit Union of Eagle River is hosting a bake sale to help support Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK). The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. RIPCO Credit Union of Eagle River is located at 633 N. Railroad Street.
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Four-bay garage destroyed by fire
A fire that destroyed a large, four-bay garage on Kern Lane in Arbor Vitae Sunday caused an estimated $400,000 in damage.
They’re back: Ballot drop boxes are in for November
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reversed its own decision from two years ago, ruling 4-3 to reinstate the use of ballot drop boxes as a legal and legitimate way to vote in the state.
Outdoor balance training offered at the YMCA
The YMCA of the Northwoods in Rhinelander is offering a new class, “Outdoor Balance Training for Men & Women” taught by retired physical therapist John Sykes.
City ethics committee takes no action on ‘complaint’
The City of Rhinelander ethics committee met in closed session July 8 to consider a complaint.
Buck Lake Bash
Beloved local musician David Dall entertained young ones on the shores of Buck Lake near Rhinelander Wednesday afternoon, July 17, 2024 as part of the Rhinelander District Library’s annual Buck Lake Bash.
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