Local Rhinelander Headlines

RHINELANDER - There’s a saying all good things must come to an end. But when a party like Hodag Country Fest ends, the clean up begins. Full Story: WJFW

EAGLE RIVER - “It’s the families that have to deal with the cancer. It affects the whole family, a lot more than people really realize," says Richard Lemke, Camp Angel's coordinator. He knows the impact cancer has on a family: he lost his wife to cancer. Full Story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - Sunday marked the end of food, beer and of course lots of country music at the Hodag Country Fest. The 36th annual festival ended with a performance by Neal McCoy. Full Story: WJFW

LAC DU FLAMBEAU - As many as 1,000 people pack the grounds each year for the Bear River Pow Wow in Lac Du Flambeau. “There’s singing, dancing. A lot of times you’ll hear storytelling,” says Brandon Thoms, Lac du Flambeau Director of Public Relations. Full Story: WJFW

EAGLE RIVER - Networking can make or break any organization. Businesses need new customers. And non-profits need new donors. Full Story: WJFW

WESTON - The Marathon County Health Department wants your help finding a dog that bit a woman Thursday morning. It happened near the intersection of County Road J and the Mountain Bay Trail. Full Story: WJFW

WAUSAU - Crime happens everywhere. But the Marathon County Sheriff's Department wants you to know what kinds of crimes happen and where they happen. Full Story: WJFW

MADISON - The owner of an Arizona security company blames protestors for the decision to arm security guards at a proposed mine site. Bulletproof Securities president Tom Parrella says its guards needed guns because of strange and threatening behavior by mine opponents. Full Story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - You may notice a new machine in the Rhinelander Y-M-C-A. It's not one that will make you sore, but it actually measures part of your health. The Y-M-C-A now has a machine that measures blood pressure. In two weeks, the machine has already become popular. Full Story: WJFW

TOWN OF CLOVERLAND - Steven Burgess moved into a rural Cloverland home, east of Eagle River, last summer. But Steven Burgess is not an ordinary man. In 1995, he tried to rape a nine-year-old girl while he was babysitting. Full Story: WJFW

TOMAHAWK - The circus doesn’t come to tour often in the Northwoods. But there’s one here now and it’s in Tomahawk. Full Story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - Thousands of people camp at Hodag Country Fest each year. For days, and sometimes weeks, people live in tents and mobile trailers, but these shelters are not safe places if severe weather strikes. That's why Country Fest's organizers team up with local emergency management to keep all campers safe. Everyone from fire, law enforcement, E-M-S, and Country Fest staff work together to make this possible. Full Story: WJFW

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY - We now know bones found along the Eau Claire River came from a human. Authorities are working to identify the bones found by kayakers Saturday west of Big Falls County Park in the town of Seymour. Full Story: WJFW

MELLEN - Yesterday we told you Gogebic Taconite hired armed guards to watch over the site of the proposed iron ore mine. Bulletproof Security is the company they hired. Full Story: WJFW