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Rhinelander High School to host senior signing day on May 1
The atmosphere inside the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium is expected to be electric on the morning of Thursday, May 1, as the School District of Rhinelander proudly hosts its Senior Signing Day — a celebration of the post-graduation plans of the Rhinelander High School Class of 2025.
Johnson pleads not guilty in St. Germain homicide case
The 56-year-old man who’s accused of killing his sister at their St. Germain home on March 21 appeared in Vilas County court for an arraignment on Monday and pleaded not guilty. James Johnson was suspected of killing his 61-year-old sister Kelly Johnson after Johnson’s other sister, who lived with them, …
High-speed chase ends in rollover
Multiple area law enforcement agencies were involved in a high-speed pursuit on April 24. According to a press release from the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office, sheriff’s deputies responded to a request for a welfare check in the town of Lincoln and upon arrival, “they encountered an armed male sitting in …
National Day of Prayer observance scheduled for Thursday, May 1
Community members are invited to join an observance of the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 1, beginning at noon in front of the Oneida County Courthouse in Rhinelander. The program will run for approximately 35 minutes and will proceed rain or shine.
Assembly passes a package of doomed workforce reforms
The state Assembly approved a package of Republican-backed bills to reform workforce development and unemployment benefit programs this week, but a promised gubernatorial veto will doom them.
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Business ticketed for bolting ads to Newbold stop signs
Newbold town chairman Dan Hess told the rest of the town board during a meeting on April 24 a business has been contacted for affixing advertisements on town signs and the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of what was happening.
‘Where’s my newspaper?’
Some readers of The Lakeland Times have been contacting the newspaper office for more than two years now to explain they sometimes have to wait a month, or more, to get certain editions of their paid print subscription. Sometimes they never receive them at all.
Science and smiles
Three-year-old Alexandrea Dunnuck looks at different objects under a microscope during the Earth Day Sustainability Fair on Tuesday, April 22, at Nicolet College in Rhinelander.
Headwaters Builders Association presents $500 grant to Three Lakes student
Joe Cordova and Ashley Favorite, board members of the Headwaters Builders Association (HBA), presented a $500 grant to Douglas Koshuta, a graduating senior at Three Lakes High School. The grant recognizes Douglas’ commitment to entering the skilled trades workforce after graduation.
Oneida County resurrects youth governance program
It hasn’t been active for a few years, but with the informal approval of the Oneida County Board of Supervisors this past month, the county’s UW-Extension 4-H group will be revving up a program to allow area students to sit in on county meetings in a direct hands-on learning approach …
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2025 RAFP annual spring challenge announcement
The Rhinelander Area Food Pantry (RAFP) is challenging local residents to contribute to the annual spring challenge. Two local families, who wish to remain anonymous, have agreed once again to make a partial match for all donations or pledges received from March 1 through April 30.
Oneida County zoning will review parking restrictions
Beset over the years with complaints of unequal treatment, the Oneida County zoning department will undertake a review of county parking restrictions, especially waivers from compliance, at the request of zoning committee chairman and county board chairman Scott Holewinski.
Oneida County law enforcement taking back unwanted prescriptions
On Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Three Lakes Police Department, the Rhinelander Police Department, the Minocqua Police Department and the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Wisconsin Department of Justice will give the public another opportunity to prevent prescription …
Spring swing
Piper Stinebrink, left, and Zach Webster play in the Green Shades Jazz Band at the Rhinelander High School Spring Swing performance on Friday, April 4.
City council gets Messer Street update
The Rhinelander city council received an update on the Messer Street project during a meeting April 14. Mark Barden of Town and Country Engineering, Inc. said “it seemed like this took forever, but the Messer Street project finally started.”
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