''The Rhinelander Daily News'' is a newspaper based in

Rhinelander, Wisconsin Rhinelander is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, Wisconsin, Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,285 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The area that eventually became the city of Rhine ...

. 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.

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, Wisconsin Eagle River is a city in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Vilas County. Because of the many lakes in the area, the city is a popular vacation and retirement destinatio ...

newspaper called ''The Vindicator'' was formed; it later became ''The Rhinelander News'' in 1910. During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, 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. The paper was formerly owned by

Scripps League Newspapers Scripps League Newspapers, Inc. was a newspaper publishing company in the United States founded by Josephine Scripps in 1921 and managed beginning in 1931 by her son Ed Scripps (1909-1997). Based in Herndon, Virginia, the chain was separate from t ...

, which was acquired by

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in 1996;

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acquired Pulitzer in 2005. In 2006, Lee sold the ''Daily News'' to local ownership.BlueLine Media Holdings will buy 2 newspapers in northern Wisconsin

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External links

The Rhinelander Daily News Official website
Newspapers published in Wisconsin Oneida County, Wisconsin Publications established in 1882 Rhinelander, Wisconsin