RHINELANDER - The Hodags have another 8 days before they kickoff their season. Rhinelander is coming off a one-win campaign last year.
But thanks to some work in the weight room during the off-season... Coach Jim Moore is cautiously optimisic about Rhinelander's season.
When Rhinelander opens the year next Friday (August 24) hosting Superior, fans will notice the Hodags will be sporting a new look. They'll have black helmets. The players seem excited.
"We'll have the Hodag logo on one side, and the number on the other," said junior quarterback Jonathan Konz. "I think with the ne uniforms we got the last season or two, it will be a good look for us."
Hodag head coach Jim Moore adds, "our team speed has improved. We've got some scrappy (running) backs. I think we'll be able to run the football."
ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS - A week with little to no rain pushed fire risks dangerously high across northern Wisconsin. A fire in Bayfield spanning 9-thousand acres destroyed 17 homes. Fire crews want everyone to be smart about burning this time of year.
A small burn got out of control on Loop Heights Road in Pine Lake today. Fire Chief, Brian Gehrig, says the weather conditions make it easy for fires to get out of control.
MERRILL - You won't find candy bars or chips in the new vending machine at Ministry Good Samaritan in Merrill. This machine dispenses prescription medication.
It won't replace the regular pharmacist. But it will help patients who visit the hospital late at night.
"It allows patients to receive full prescriptions after hours for the local pharmacies. So if you have babe in arms that's sick that needs a prescription, we can fill that full prescription and get you on your way within less than five minutes," says Pharmacy Manager Jim Mason.
The machine has anything you would need for infections or pain; the kind of things a person goes to the ER for.
It's the fifth machine in Ministry facilities. Pharmacy Manager Jim Mason says they have a track record of safety. Each prescription is triple checked before it's dispensed.
"There has never been an error from dispensing the InstyMeds. So it's extremely safe, and it's well over a million prescriptions through InstyMeds," says Mason.
So far the Good Samaritan machine has filled around a hundred prescriptions. Doctors and patients say it's worked out well.
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