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Rhinelander Students Compete at DECA State
From Feb. 24-26, 15 Rhinelander High School students competed at the Wisconsin DECA State Career Development Conference in Lake Geneva. DECA is an organization that helps prepare students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.
Tariff turbulence, but more think U.S. on right track
The national media has been yelling doom and gloom about President Donald Trump’s impending tariffs, but what about the voters? Not so much, at least so far, according to a new Marquette Law School poll released last week. A separate Gallup survey also shows Americans feeling more satisfied about the …
Sorted stuffies
One-year-old Rowan Van Remortel sorts stuffed animals during Family Night on Wednesday, April 2, at the Rhinelander High School.
What’s in Oneida County’s wallet?
Usually, when a story appears showing federal government waste or fraud, or potential government waste or fraud, that’s a signal to look at state and local governments to see if the same thing is happening there. In February, for example, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) turned its attention …
Voters approve district referendum
In Rhinelander, voters Tuesday approved a $20 million operational referendum for the school district and made a slight change in the make up of the board of education.
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Timeline to be determined for Hodag Dome repairs
The Hodag Dome in Rhinelander sustained damage and was manually deflated Sunday, March 30, as the result of a power outage caused by a winter storm the area encountered.
Crawford cruises in victory over Schimel
Progressive Dane County circuit judge Susan Crawford swept to a robust and easy win over conservative Waukesha circuit judge and former attorney general Brad Schimel Tuesday in the race for an open state Supreme Court seat, sealing a progressive majority on the court until at least 2028.
Frozen fury: Ice storms ravage Northwoods
The Northwoods was hit last weekend with a combination of freezing rain and snow.
Making people aware of internet crimes against children in Oneida County
Social media and the internet in general can be beneficial. However, there’s a darker side that many people aren’t aware of and that was a large part of the message that Chad Wanta, a detective sergeant with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, intended to convey during a presentation for Internet …
Dome damaged, deflated due to power outage
The Hodag Dome will be closed for an indefinite period of time after it received damage Sunday morning during an ice storm that hit the Northwoods. According to district officials, a backup generator designed to kick on during power outages failed to trigger automatically when power was lost Sunday morning, …
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Spring craft bazaar and bake sale in Rhinelander on April 5
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church will host the Episcopal Church Women’s Spring Craft Bazaar and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Two write-in candidates step forward after sudden loss of Woodruff town chair
In the days after the sudden death of Woodruff town chairman Mike Timmons on March 22, two people stepped forward as write-in candidates for town chair. According to town clerk Julie Huotari, Judy Nelson and Pat Bickner have each filed as registered write-in candidates.
Wisconsin taxpayers with retirement income can now use direct file
Wisconsin taxpayers with retirement income, contributions and rollovers are now eligible to file their returns using Direct File, the IRS’s free, secure online filing program.
Compulsory vaccination is back on the federal docket
The pandemic may be over but the legal debate over vaccine mandates — and if government can ever order Americans to take injections — is raging still, most recently in a case known as Health Freedom Defense Fund v. Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Save Women’s Sports Act clears Assembly
A pair of bills led by state Rep. Barbara Dittrich (R–Oconomowoc) to bar biological males from female sports teams and locker rooms in Wisconsin cleared the state Assembly last week and headed to the state Senate for consideration.
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