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On Friday, March 12, 1920, the Rhinelander Woman’s Club gathered at the Teachers Training College in the old Oneida County Courthouse for a special “mock election.” This wasn’t just a simple exercise—it was the final exam for a citizenship class that aimed to prepare local women for their first opportunity to vote in a U.S. Presidential election. -
The Lac du Flambeau Business Development Corporation is starting a new radio station called WLDF The Torch.
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Loneliness is considered a public health issue.There is growing evidence it is associated with the onset of depression and other common mental health problems.Artists and community members are working to create the “Together Sculpture” as part of a larger effort to combat loneliness in the Rhinelander area. -
The 39th Phillips Czechoslovakian Community Festival kicks off today (Friday, June 14) and continues tomorrow (Saturday, June 15) in Phillips, Wisconsin. -
The Rhinelander District Library is raising funds to add 7,650 square feet to its building in downtown Rhinelander as well as make critical upgrades to the current building. -
They were awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to help improve the mental health of elders in the Southeast Asian community. -
The Northwoods Pride Festival takes place at Hodag Park on Saturday, June 15th. -
“Massive Human Bones and Indian Relics Unearthed near Pelican Lake” read a Rhinelander New North newspaper headline on July 28th , 1908. The sensationalist commentary that followed was all the “proof” the unidentified writer needed to confirm that giant people once lived and were buried in the vicinity of Pelican Lake, Wisconsin. -
Domestic violence murder rates are at an all time high, but advocates are concerned they may not be able to keep providing the services communities depend on due to major funding issues. -
In the fall of 1895, a team from the University of Wisconsin school of agriculture, including Dean William A. Henry, Madison photographer Harvey J. Perkins, and others, traveled to every county north of a line drawn from Green Bay to Hudson. They compiled information and photographs from cutover lands, and already existing farms, in an attempt to showcase the potential of the area.All this work was put into a 200 page booklet titled “Northern Wisconsin: A Handbook for the Home Seeker”. -
Forest County Potawatomi Community’s Lee White published a series of children’s books before his passing in 2020. -
Forest County Potawatomi Community’s Lee White published a series of children’s books before his passing in 2020.
