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Innovative Public Advisors selected by city council to recruit next city administrator
Proposes Gitter to serve in interim
With scarcely a week left of city administrator Patrick Reagan’s time in the role before he leaves for a similar position in Sault Ste. Marie, the Rhinelander common council held a special meeting last Thursday, July 30, at Rhinelander city hall.
Group from Mirror View Lane asks Pelican town board to take over, maintain their road
A contingent from Mirror View Lane and its vicinity filled an impressive section of the town hall’s floor at the July 27 meeting of the Pelican town board.
Sixth OWI charge for Rhinelander man
A Rhinelander man with five prior OWI convictions will be arraigned this month after having been charged with one count of the Class G felony of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence - 5th or 6th Offense.
Search underway for new city administrator
More parking planned for Hodag Park
Time may be short here for Rhinelander city administrator Patrick Reagan, who has resigned effective Aug. 7 to accept a similar role elsewhere — but his last week promises to be packed full.
Interviews of firefighter/EMT candidates yield hopeful results
The Rhinelander Police and Fire Commission interviewed firefighter/EMT candidates at City Hall last Monday morning, July 27 — and the time spent came up aces.
Convicted sex offender arrested after unreported name change on social media account
An Eagle River man, a convicted sex offender reported to have approximately 50 social media accounts, was arrested July 20 for having changed the name on one of his accounts but not informing the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry of the change.
Driver in Pine Lake rollover charged with 4th OWI
A Rhinelander woman is in custody in the Oneida County Jail after having been charged with a fourth OWI offense, a Class H felony. Joann M. Catalano, 67, was found at about 5:10 p.m. last Saturday, July 25, in a vehicle that had rolled and was smoking near West Birchwood Drive and North Birchwood Drive in the town of Pine Lake.
Habitat for Humanity helps SDR teacher come home
A year of passion and progress reached its joyful finish this month, when the house that gradually came into being on a lot across from Rhinelander High School became a home. Pelican Elementary 4K teacher Jaiden Thiel was the recipient of that home, the latest Rhinelander success by Habitat for Humanity Northwoods Wisconsin.
Stella town board hears of possible right-of-way encroachment, start of ARIP culvert installations
The search is on for the official location of a road in the town of Stella. At the July 14 regular monthly meeting of the Stella town board, resident Kate Easton and Oneida County Planning and Zoning director Karl Jennrich were on hand for an agenda item regarding the alleged encroachment of Easton’s garage on the town’s right-of-way on Cambria Point Road.
Rhinelander man charged with substantial battery felony
A Rhinelander man is currently in custody in the Oneida County Jail with a $3,000 signature bond set. Michael Allen Ruesch, 48, is alleged to have beaten a woman bloody on July 16 in the town of Pine Lake. According to the officer’s supplemental report that accompanied the criminal complaint, he is said to have been dating the woman for two months.