Rhinelander News

The gun-deer hunt is a few weeks away, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is already taking nominations for the 13th annual Ethical Hunter Award.

Derek Chambers is not a religious man, but tearing out the old pews and carpeting from a 97-year-old church on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Thomas Street will be painful for him.

Katherine and Susan Kloch Wendlandt will exhibit two pieces of artwork together at the Nicolet College art exhibit themed 'Collaboration.' Susan, Katherine and Tessie Kloch collaborated to create 'Under the Sea,' a blank embossed Intaglio Print.

Deputies say they've arrested the man wanted in connection to a bank robbery in Exeland.

Authorities have captured the last suspect in a bank robbery in Exeland. Robert McCallie was taken into custody in Rhinelander.

Load Management Skip Pizzi mentions a " proposal " for electric utilities to load-shed by temporarily disconnecting heavy power users.

* Brittney Miilu, daughter of Thomas and Kathy Miilu, Wausau, will receive one of the prestigious Provost's Awards beginning this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The Provost's Award is a $1,500 scholarship that's renewable for three additional years for qualifying students.

Charles D. Havill, Appleton, age 86, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at Appleton Retirement Community.

AccuWeather predicts more dreary for northern Wisconsin into next week.

The Wisconsin DNR deer hunting meeting in Rhinelander was widely attended; DNR wants to change 2010 deer season to 16 days; many hunters oppose.

Nicolet College in Rhinelander Board of Trustees have ordered staff reductions because of a more than $500,000 budget shortfall.

A Rhinelander manufacturer cuts 33 jobs. According to the Department of Workforce Development, Solon Manufacturing will end those positions immediately.

KING -- Dewey J. Sturzl, 84, originally of Rhinelander, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, due to complications of pancreatic cancer.

LAND O' LAKES - A brother and sister who narrowly survived a private plane crash 50 years ago that killed their parents and a cousin returned to the scene of the accident last weekend to thank the people who saved their lives and helped them carry on.

We've seen the impact an outbreak of H1N1 has on school districts in our area. What if the swine flu spreads among workers in small businesses? Preventing that was the topic of an H1N1 Business Seminar in Rhinelander.

The Red Cross is taking reservations for a Community CPR and First Aid class set for Nov.

October is a great month. I appreciate the change in weather, the beautiful autumn colors, the angle of the setting sun and how the light casts long shadows in the late afternoons.

A new provision allowing school districts to bypass voters and raise property taxes for energy-efficiency improvements is gaining notice among school leaders with aging buildings and limited funds.

"It is very significant to become energy independent," said Eric Gustafson, Director of the Environmental Research Center in Rhinelander.

Flags should be raised to full-staff today. Gov. Jim Doyle had ordered flags to fly at half-staff Saturday in honor of Wisconsin Army National Guard Sgt.