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School district, public health look to keep kids safe and in class By Eileen Persike Editor The new school year is approaching and school districts and public health officials are once again grappling with how to manage COVID-19 and keep students in school. "The national, state, local health
Star Journal Construction project begins at Rhinelander’s Crescent school Share: Several Crescent Elementary Students don hard hats and pitched a few shovels of dirt to celebrate the addition of classrooms to their school. At far right is Crescent Principal Gayle Daniel. SDR takes advantage of federal funds to expand By Eileen Persike Editor A “dream come true” is how School District of Rhinelander (SDR) principal Gayle Daniel described the construction project underway at Crescent Elementary. “It’s goi...
First Alert Forecast Clear, warm and breezy Sunday! By Abigail Degler | April 10, 2021 at 5:29 PM CDT - Updated April 11 at 7:39 AM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Good Morning, Tennessee Valley! Get ready for a beautiful day outside with temperatures hitting the 70s. Winds will be breezy throughout the day, shifting from the south to the west but overall, temperatures will stay warm. We are steering clear of any rain for the next few days with sunshine staying in the forecast. By the middle of next week, temperatures will cool, slipping into the 60s. Also, rain chances will move back into the...
Population projections show our area is rapidly aging. That promises to put even more strain on employers seeking people to fill jobs, and many of those employers are already struggling to find enough workers. But despite those trends, a new program in the School District of Rhinelander might help fill the gap for employers and their future workers. “It’s clear that there is a tremendous need for staff and skilled employees in almost all business areas, not only Rhinelander, but really everywhere,” said Rhinelander Superintendent Eric Burke. A new initiative including Grow North, the Sc...
After the warmest day of the year today we will have a mostly cloudy evening with warm and muggy lows staying in the upper 50s to low 60s. We are keeping a close eye on a slow moving cold front approaching from the west late tonight into Monday morning.