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A joyful noise: Local handbell choir hits the right notes
Beautiful music has always been appreciated at the First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) in Rhinelander, and for the past 50 years, the ringing of the handbell choir has been a favorite. Tom Winquist was there in the beginning when the brand-new set of bells arrived in the mid-1970s.
Bangstad settles defamation suit for $580,000
The owner of the Minocqua Brewing Company, Kirk Bangstad, has settled his defamation suit with Lakeland Times and River News publisher Gregg Walker, agreeing to pay Walker $580,000 of a $759,428 judgment against Bangstad.
DNR asks hunters near Stella to donate deer tissue for PFAS testing
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) needs help from deer hunters to better understand if local perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are accumulating in white-tailed deer near the town of Stella in Oneida County.
Oneida BOA postpones Yacht Club appeal
The Oneida County board of adjustment (BOA) decided last week to postpone a public hearing and vote on an appeal filed by Minocqua Hospitality Holdings LLC, which includes the Yacht Club, related to the business’s county permits and its boathouse.
Rhinelander historian Bloedorn to speak in St. Germain Oct. 16
The Sayner-St. Germain Fish and Wildlife Club will host an evening with Northwoods historian Kerry Bloedorn on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the St. Germain Community Center. The presentation, entitled “From Glaciers to Logging Boom and the Civilian Conservation Corps; the Rise and Fall, and Rise Again, of the Northwoods Forests” …
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Homecoming royalty
Mia Tulowitzky and Greyson Gremban are paraded down Brown Street Friday, Oct. 4 after being named queen and king of the 2024 Rhinelander High School Homecoming court. Ladies on the homecoming court included Ellyse Younker, Callie Hoerchler, Evelyn Sawyer, Luna Grage, Julia Gerdes, Brynn Teter and gentlemen included Michael Schiek, …
City council hears funding options for municipal building
Seven months after authorizing the engineering firm Vierbicher to investigate and evaluate potential options for funding the construction of a new municipal building to house the city’s police and fire departments, the Rhinelander Common Council heard a report from the company’s planning and community development manager Andy Kurtz.
City to hold tourist house forum
On Tuesday evening, immediately following its 5 p.m. meeting, the City of Rhinelander plan commission will fulfill the Common Council’s request that the group hold a public forum/work study to gather community feedback for consideration of potential changes to the city’s tourist house ordinance.
Whooping cough cases on the rise locally and across the state
Oneida County and counties across the state are seeing an increase in whooping cough (pertussis) cases in both adults and children. Late last week, the Oneida County Health Department reported it has documented four cases since July 16, 2024. In a typical year the agency usually sees just one case, …
Nicolet College Foundation presents Friends and Partners Award
The Nicolet College Foundation recently presented its 2024 Friends and Partners Award to the Three Lakes School District, honoring the district’s dedication to enhancing educational opportunities for students through collaboration with Nicolet College.
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Overdose death trial postponed to February
The trial of the La Crosse County woman charged with first-degree reckless homicide (drug delivery) in connection with the death of a 45-year-old Rhinelander man back in January 2023 has been postponed until February 2025. Andrea Jean Walker, 43, was originally scheduled to stand trial this week but the case …
Nicolet to provide students a direct transfer opportunity to UW-Madison Online
Nicolet College has announced a new partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, creating a streamlined pathway for students to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration degree through UW–Madison Online
Former Rhinelander library director to be inducted into Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Heritage Center, an initiative of the Wisconsin Library Association Foundation, announced last week that Kristine “Kris” Adams Wendt, former Executive Director of the Rhinelander District Library, has been selected for the 2024 Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame.
In a horse race, it’s (somebody) by a nose
Polling guru Nate Silver says this is the closest presidential election in his 16 years of analysis, and a spate of recent polls bear him out, with Vice President Kamala Harris clinging to a tiny but stable lead in most of them but also well within the margin of error …
Rhinelander District Library eliminates fines for most materials
The Rhinelander District Library (RDL) has announced it has eliminated fines for nearly all materials, and most existing fines will be removed from RDL patron accounts.
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