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The Minocqua Forest Riders Snowmobile Club will host its inaugural Vintage Snowmobile Day Saturday, Feb. 22, featuring a vintage radar run and snowmobile showcase, and more.

Vintage Snowmobile Day set this weekend

With snowmobile season underway in Oneida County, a new event, Vintage Snowmobile Day, is set for Saturday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Area 31 in Minocqua. Hosted by the Minocqua Forest …

City council approves fireworks display for Fourth of July at West Side Park

In a meeting held Jan. 27, Rhinelander’s city council members agreed to move the Fourth of July fireworks from Hodag Park to West Side Park for 2025 only due to the Messer Street construction …
Ruth Hempel and her husband Henning are the fourth generation to run Forth Floral, one of Rhinelander's oldest family-owned businesses. Their daughter, Annika, aims to be the fifth.

Rhinelander’s Forth Floral still in bloom after 125 years

On a frigid February morning in Rhinelander, the greenhouse at Forth Floral is a welcoming refuge. Ruth Hempel, the owner, dressed in a pink top and matching scarf, is as bright and cheerful as the …
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Rhinelander receives grant to revitalize trees

The city of Rhinelander plans to revitalize its urban forest with a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant will …

Sports

Hodag Highlights: Hockey

Riley Squires takes a shot on goal early in the first period.
On Thursday, Feb. 13, the Hodags played Chequamegon in Park Falls and won the game 4-1 to give the Hodags their third win of the season. Kadin Rodiziczak and Van Tulowitzky each scored a goal, …
    • Hodag Highlights: Basketball

      Shawano The Hodag girls and boys basketball teams played the Shawano Hawks at home on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The night was also a support night for …

    • Hodag Highlights: Swimming

      The Heck Community Pool was the site of the Great Northern Conference swim meet Friday, Feb. 7. The Hodags were set to win the seventh …

    • Hodag Highlights: Gymnastics

      The gymnastics team hosted its only home conference meet against Antigo at the YMCA of the Northwoods Tuesday, Feb. 4. It was Senior Night, …

The Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH) Panthers girls basketball team visited the Rhinelander gym Tuesday, Feb. 4, to take on the Hodags, who again were without the services of their point guard …
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Kingsford Flivvers hockey team came to the Rhinelander Ice Arena to play the Hodags on Senior Night. All five seniors, Zach Edyvean, Karter Massey, Timber Cronauer, Nathan …
The Northland Pines girls hockey team played at the Rhinelander Ice Arena (RIA) to honor the two seniors on the team from Rhinelander. Mia Tulowitzky and Emalee Detienne were introduced between the …
The Lakeland High School field house was the site of the conference wrestling meet on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Hodags entered the meet with nine of the 14 weight classes filled. The team was hoping …
The Hodag wrestling team was in Three Lakes Thursday, Jan. 30, as the host team, consisting of a co-op between Laona/Wabeno and Three Lakes, faced the Hodags and Iron Mountain, Mich. The Hodags …
Obituaries
Obituaries
Robert "Bobby" Clark Harris
Robert "Bobby" Clark Harris, 83, of Rhinelander, passed away peacefully at home, on Friday, January 31, 2025. Bobby was born on July 4th, 1941 in Rhinelander to Albert and Elvie (Lindgren) Harris. …
James George Dombeck
James George Dombeck, age 82 of Rhinelander, WI passed on January 5th, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bevent, WI on April 23rd, 1942, the …
Lorrie Cirilli
Lila Lorraine “Lorrie” Cirilli, age 94, passed away at home on January 29th, 2025. Lorrie was born on August 28th, 1930 in Trego, Wisconsin. She was the eldest daughter of Lila …
Elaine "Ellie" Yungerman
Ellie was born on October 23, 1952 in Antigo, WI to Cecil Jenkins and Edith (Glines) Jenkins. She grew up in Enterprise, WI and graduated from Elcho High School in 1970. After graduation, she moved …
Teresa Ann Kennedy
Teresa Ann Kennedy, 39, of Rhinelander, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Teresa was born on February 4, 1985, in Rhinelander, to Jay Kennedy and Kathee Groner. She was raised …
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