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On Tuesday afternoon, Matt Ellingson walked out of the Kwik Trip on Rhinelander’s east side with a few bottles of water and a snack from the store’s…
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Realtor Lisa Alsteen shows off the features of a century-old four-bedroom house near the courthouse in Rhinelander.Painted blue on the outside, it has…
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Population projections show our area is rapidly aging.In 20 years, about a third of the population in the Northwoods will be age 65 or older.That promises…
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On Wednesday afternoon, Zach Suchomel strategized with his four teammates in advance of a match of Smite, an online battle arena game.He suggested…
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On Tuesday morning, Brendan Tuckey was putting the finishing touches on a germination incubator he built at his farm in Sugar Camp.The chamber, about the…
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Nathan Nuszkiewicz’s paintbrush is a chainsaw.His canvas is a tree or a massive wood slab.On Monday, he was outside his Rhinelander home and shop, working…
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Heather Berklund never envisioned herself as the Chief State Forester.She had worked for the DNR forestry division for two decades in the Northwoods, but…
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At Mole Lake Casino near Crandon, a machine greets visitors even before a person does.After visitors lower their faces to a camera, the machine scans…
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It was 1957, and Rhinelander’s Leona Forth laid eyes on Marv Schumacher for the first time.“That’s how we met, on a blind date,” she said. “That was…
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The words “Mellen State Bank” are etched into the sandstone façade over which Jeff Peters ran his right hand on Tuesday.“It feels like history,” he said.…