Rhinelander city council president George Kirby says he does not have the files that are apparently a key part of an ongoing investigation by law enforcement into activities in city hall.

November 21, law enforcement agencies locked city hall and seized files and computers concerning questions about public records.

In an unrelated development, The Northwoods River News is reporting Rhinelander Police are investigating alleged discrepancies in billing and payments at the city's wastewater utility.

A Northwoods cancer survivor hopes to make medical marijuana legal in Wisconsin.

Rep. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) is also a state lawmaker, and this week, she introduced a legalization plan.

“I had asked my oncologist how he felt about medical marijuana.  He basically said, ‘Mary, it’s one more tool in the toolbox.’  It may work for you, it might not work for me, it may work for John, it might not work for Sally.  But for those that it can help, with the conditions that they have, I feel we should let them utilize it,” Felzkowski said.

A noticeable increase in the number of retailers in Oneida county who are complying with Wisconsin's law concerning selling tobacco to minors has been reported.

The Oneida County Health Department and the Northwoods Tobacco-Free Coalition conduct random checks at retail outlets to see if they sell tobacco products to underage people.

Community Health Specialist Maria Otterholt says they found a wide majority of retailers are compliant with the law...

The state Natural Resources Board this week heard a report from a DNR deer management leader about whether the County Deer Advisory Councils were working to effectively manage Wisconsin's deer herd.

The CDAC's, as they're known, are comprised of various groups, including forestry, ag, tourism and tribal members among others. They provide recommendations to the DNR about population totals.