ArtStart went to Rhinelander city council earlier this month asking for help paying more than $175,000 for a new boiler.

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees by Democracy Forward and co-counsel Gair Gallo

ArtStart in downtown Rhinelander needs a new boiler.But because of the status of the building and the lease agreement the non-profit has with the City of Rhinelander, it’s not quite as simple as just replacing it.

At the end of March, all roughly 70 federal employees of the Institute of Museum and Library Services were placed on administrative leave.It followed an executive order from President Trump to dismantle the small federal agency.

The Northwoods is no stranger to winter weather, and ice storms have historically been among the most destructive. But even by Wisconsin standards, the most recent ice storm that slammed northern Wisconsin March 29th and 30th, 2025 was one for the books.

In the heart of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Lelah Starks tilled out a legacy that would shape the potato industry for generations. A woman ahead of her time, Starks became one of the most respected seed potato growers in the country, blending science with practical farming expertise.

ArtStart has been working with the City of Rhinelander and a group of teens and young adults in the Over It organization to bring a skatepark to Rhinelander.

Among storied Northwoods doctors are names like Torpy, Pelham-Newcomb, Sheik, and Cline. But one Rhinelander doctor worked diligently to usher in a new age of medicine during his five decades of practice, Dr. Warner S. Bump.

A time capsule buried behind the 1983 cornerstone at the former St. Mary’s Hospital on Kabel Avenue was opened during a presentation Monday.

It’s a tradition for many people to send out Christmas cards to friends and family wishing them well and sending them love.One Northwoods woman is sending out more than 500 cards this year, all of them going to strangers.