Rhinelander Fire Department

R&T's Dinky Diner declared a total loss, but owners hope to open again one day

Emergency crews responded to R&T’s Dinky Diner on Thayer Street around 6:00 p.m. Tuesday

A common phrase has been frequently repeated by local fire and EMS departments of late: “We’re doing the best we can with what we have.”The biggest struggles are a lack of funding and not enough people interested in the EMS career field.Governor Tony Evers toured the Rhinelander Fire Department this week to see firsthand what they’re dealing with.

The Rhinelander-Oneida County airport simulates a full-scale disaster every three years.

No one was injured in the apartment fire on E. Timber Dr. early Sunday morning, but the two-story building was destroyed, and thirteen residents have been displaced.

A fire early Sunday morning at an apartment complex in Rhinelander displaced 26 residents and sent one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

A work session meeting in Rhinelander lasted nearly three hours as the city council and employees worked through grievances

The Rhinelander City Council passed a non-union working resolution Monday night, but not before removing the Fire Deputy Chief position from the list.The removal was at the request of the Rhinelander Fire Department.

After nearly a year without a permanent fire chief, the Rhinelander Fire Department will soon have a new leader. Brian Tonnancour accepted an offer for the position this morning.

A Rhinelander firefighter rescued a deer that had fallen through Boom Lake on Tuesday morning.Lt. Scott Rathbun made the rescue, which was recorded on…