Rhinelander Daily News
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The Rhinelander Daily News is a newspaper based in Rhinelander, Wisconsin
. The newspaper is published mornings, six days per week, from Sunday to Friday. It is owned by Northwoods Media LLC. The Daily News is primarily distributed in the Oneida County
area. It published a monthly business-to-business publication called Business Watch, and Best Years, a monthly publication for mature readers.
newspaper called The Vindicator was former; it later became The Rhinelander News in 1910. During World War I
, the publishers of The News decided they wanted daily coverage of the war, so they began publishing daily in 1917. The News purchased The New North in 1947.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. The newspaper is published mornings, six days per week, from Sunday to Friday. It is owned by Northwoods Media LLC. The Daily News is primarily distributed in the Oneida County
Oneida County, Wisconsin
Oneida County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 36,776. Its county seat is Rhinelander.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,236 square miles , of which 1,124 square miles is land and 111 square...
area. It published a monthly business-to-business publication called Business Watch, and Best Years, a monthly publication for mature readers.
History
The newspaper can trace its origin to 1882. That year a newspaper called the New North began publication in Rhinelander. In 1890, an Eagle River, WisconsinEagle River, Wisconsin
Eagle River is a city in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Vilas County. The city is known for being a popular "Northwoods" vacation town...
newspaper called The Vindicator was former; it later became The Rhinelander News in 1910. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the publishers of The News decided they wanted daily coverage of the war, so they began publishing daily in 1917. The News purchased The New North in 1947.