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On hold: Verizon still awaiting FCC approval to continue plans to cut Frontier landlines
Company says it will not disconnect a customer’s copper lines unless there is an approved replacement service available
Frontier Communications customers will not have their copper lines disconnected unless there is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-approved voice service replacement available, according to a letter from Verizon senior vice president Robert Fisher on Oct. 28.
Swearingen elected to 8th term in State Assembly
Republican Rep. Rob Swearingen will serve an eighth two-year term in the Wisconsin State Assembly for District 34 after defeating Democratic challenger Merlin Van Buren by nearly 6,000 votes on Election Day on Nov. 3.
Arbitration to continue over library budget
RDL, towns agree to reengage in discussion on Nov. 10
The Rhinelander District Library (RDL) Board of Trustees, at a Nov. 3 special meeting, agreed to continue its arbitration meeting over next year’s library budget with the five municipalities which help fund it.
Rhinelander man arrested for using computer to facilitate child sex crime, attempted 2nd degree sexual assault
Rhinelander resident Trevor Prott, 31, was arrested by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Oct. 21 on charges of the use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime and attempted second degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age.
Pelican town board approves snowmobile trail reroutes
The Pelican town board, at its Nov. 2 meeting, approved a request from the Hodag Sno-Trails to allow the snowmobile club to utilize Rivers End Road and Berquist Road instead of Hay Meadow Road.
Newbold accepts ARIP grant for reconstruction of Gypsy Lake Road
The Newbold town board accepted an Agricultural Roads Improvement Program (ARIP) grant for the reconstruction of Gypsy Lake Road at its Oct. 29 meeting. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the total estimated cost of the project is $3,472,582. Through the grant, the state will contribute $3,090,597.98, and the town will contribute $381,984.02 to the project by 2030.
Arbitration between Rhinelander District Library, municipalities ignites confusion
Town representatives approve motion to keep library’s budget shares at 2026 levels
Representatives from the five municipalities which contribute to the Rhinelander District Library’s (RDL) budget voted to keep the 2027 budget shares at the 2026 levels during arbitration on Oct. 27. The decision rejected the RDL’s proposed 2027 budget of $1,072,590, a 2.02% increase from last year.
Cassian man charged with possession of meth, disorderly conduct, bail jumping
Town of Cassian resident Luke Stankey, 44, was arrested by Oneida County Sheriff’s Office deputies Oct. 21 on charges of possession of methamphetamine, misdemeanor bail jumping and disorderly conduct.
Pine Lake gears up for library arbitration
Meeting between Rhinelander District Library, five municipalities scheduled for Oct. 27 at 5:15 p.m.
The Pine Lake town board prepared for arbitration between the Rhinelander District Library (RDL) and the five municipalities that fund it during its Oct. 21 meeting. Pine Lake library representative Pam Winchell said she thinks the other representatives share some of the same sentiments that she does about the library’s proposed budget increase.
SDR approves 3 facility projects
District will use up to $1.15M from contingency funds, interest earned on capital project referendum
The School District of Rhinelander (SDR) school board approved the use of up to $1,150,000 from unused contingency funds and interest earned on the capital project referendum to renovate the Pelican Elementary School playground, construct a district maintenance and storage building and to remodel the Rhinelander High School (RHS) Fitness Center.