Recent Stories
Possibility of UTVs on Lincoln Street explored further by City Council
The question of whether to allow utility task vehicles (UTVs) on Lincoln Street, tabled at the April 27 meeting to gather more information, topped the agenda at the nearly two-hour meeting of the Rhinelander Common Council on Monday, May 11.
Third graders from SDR, Nativity and Zion take part in annual event
On a day made for recreation, with a bright blue sky and a hint of summer warmth in the air, some 200 Rhinelander area third-graders took to the grounds of the YMCA of the Northwoods for the 8th annual Recreation Rodeo on May 8.
Rezny elevated to Rhinelander police sergeant
After a morning of interviewing candidates in closed session Tuesday, May 12, the Rhinelander Police & Fire Commission has selected Ryan Rezny for promotion to the position of police sergeant.
No surprises in SDR school board’s reorganization
A swift six minutes in length, the School District of Rhinelander school board’s reorganizational meeting May 11, held at Rhinelander High School’s Professional Development Center, was a solid endorsement for keeping on keepin’ on.
Progress continues in Newbold plan commission’s review of town ordinance
The Newbold plan commission is in the midst of the painstaking process of reviewing, discussing and proposing revisions to town ordinance Chapter 13 subdivision and platting. The process continued at the commission’s meeting May 7.
New businesses welcomed by Crescent plan commission
The May 6 meeting of the Crescent plan commission saw applications from two new businesses approved. Aaron Panke and family’s application proposes growing and selling pumpkins and flowers, while Britteny Zettler’s permit application is to operate a massage studio and retail service business. Both will be recommended to the Crescent town board.
Tomahawk man charged with striking girlfriend with pickup truck
A cash bond of $100,000 has been set for a Tomahawk man alleged to have struck his girlfriend with a pickup truck. Robert Richard Cookson, 59, was arrested April 21 in the town of Little Rice.
Crash between pickups, one at highway speed and one stopped for school bus, closes Highway 17
In a crash that closed both lanes of U.S. Highway 17 for 40 minutes, a Ford F150 heading northbound at close to 55 mph rear-ended another vehicle stopped for a school bus dropping off children near Royalwood Lane at 3:52 p.m. on April 21.
Pelican board makes enhanced wake boat ordinance official, opens road project bids
A round of applause from a near-roomful of residents rewarded the Pelican town board at its meeting on May 4. There, the board completed what it had begun at its Feb. 9 meeting, when it had agreed to take the first step toward enacting an ordinance to prevent enhanced wake boating on the town’s 59-acre Buck Lake, 71-acre Fish Lake, 58-acre Hixon Lake, 443-acre Lake George and 401-acre Lake Thompson by submitting a draft ordinance and condition report to local government recreation administrator-conservation warden Robert Kneeland.
Town utility policy ordinance formally enacted at Newbold town meeting
It was smooth sailing for town ordinance Chapter 19 Town Utility Permit Policy at the public hearing and regular meeting of the Newbold town board on April 30. With attendees making no comments at the public hearing, held at the Newbold Community Center, Chapter 19 was formally enacted by the board at the regular meeting that immediately followed.