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County board approves weekend rentals in residential zones
Oneida County will allow weekend stays in residential and other zoning districts, voting 12-5 last week to amend its tourist rooming house ordinance to permit rentals of less than seven days. However, tourist rooming house (TRH) owners in the affected districts are still limited to no more than one rental …
Nicolet College student art exhibition at Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport
ArtStart and the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport are presenting the Nicolet College Student Art Show, through Feb. 28, inside the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport. The works presented in this exhibition are drawn from the creative practices of artists currently studying at Nicolet College.
Trio of senior citizens charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver
Cash bond of $500,000 apiece for three Eagle River senior citizens has been set by Oneida County judge Mary Sowinski. Each is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver more than 50 grams of Fentanyl. Barry Clure, 69, Susan Cody, 74, and Patrick Menting, 63, were arrested …
Fisheries management in Ceded Territories topic of Feb. 12 meeting
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) are holding a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb 12.
Walker rejects Melms’s $50K demand as extortion attempt
Lakeland Times and Northwoods River News publisher Gregg Walker this week rejected a demand for a $50,000 payment to attorney Frederick Melms (no association with Melms, Hogan & Francois law firm) and said he will not withdraw a professional misconduct complaint against the attorney or retract the newspaper’s reporting after …
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Noodling around
Four-year-old Ember Brand plays with pool noodles during Children’s Wisconsin’s Wiggle Giggle and Shake on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Hodag Dome in Rhinelander.
Oneida County dispatcher arrested for alleged intoxication at work
An Oneida County dispatcher was arrested by the Rhinelander Police Department on Jan. 8 after driving to work under the influence. Nicole Lea, 53, of Eagle River, is also the wife of Three Lakes police chief Scott Lea. According to a written statement by Oneida County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy …
Rhinelander Chamber announces annual awards
The Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) announced the recipients of its 2025 Annual Awards, presented at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Gala & Fundraiser on Thursday, Jan. 22.
DNR says no permits needed for major shoreland alterations
A state Department of Natural Resources project to provide overflow parking at the Stack’s Bay boat landing in Woodruff is well underway, with approximately 100 trees cleared and at least 20,000 square feet of sensitive land inside the state’s heavily regulated shoreland zone subjected to unregulated grading and prep work.
Oneida County Biking and Walking Trails Council advocates to get people outdoors
The vision of the Oneida County Biking and Walking Trails Council is “a walk-able and bike-able Oneida County.” The 501(c)3 organization was created in 2004 through a merger of Oneida Trails and Oneida County Biking and Walking Trails. The mission, in part, is to education the public about health and …
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Sugar Camp man alleged to possess child pornography
A Sugar Camp man was arrested on Jan. 21 for allegedly possessing child pornography. The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Christian Bishop, 27, after receiving a tipline report by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on May 22, 2025.
Benefit line dance Feb. 1 to help area Special Olympians
Some fancy stepping for a fine cause awaits on Sunday, Feb. 1. In an innovative fundraiser for the School District of Rhinelander Special Olympics bowling team, a benefit line dance will fill a tuneful afternoon at Cabaret Cove, 1540 Pueblo Drive in Rhinelander, from 1 to 5 p.m.
River News: Our View
It is apparent these days in contemporary America that there is one consistent standard, and one consistent standard only, and that is the existence of an explicit double standard: Democrats and big government bureaucracies can never be held accountable for their wrongdoing, as average citizens are, and government players can …
Two injured in collision on State Highway 47 near Rhinelander
Two people were injured on Jan. 19 in a two-vehicle collision on State Highway 47 near the intersection of County Highway K in Crescent.
Caleb Meyer gets 36 years in prison
A 31 year-old Gleason man was sentenced to a total of 36 years in prison in Oneida County court on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Caleb Meyer had pled guilty on Oct. 10 to two counts of possession of child pornography, class D felonies, and one count of incest with a child, …
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