Community
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Whitehead leaves Rapids Chamber for Centergy
FOR CITY TIMES WISCONSIN RAPIDS – After three years, Angel Whitehead is leaving as President of the Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce in ... -
South Wood County YMCA CEO accepts new role
FOR CITY TIMES WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The John E. Alexander South Wood County YMCA board of directors has announced that its chief executive officer, ... -
Sudden death of Grand Rapids firefighter
FOR CITY TIMES WISCONSIN RAPIDS — Riley Daniel Ray Huiras, age 20, of Wisconsin Rapids, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 3, from a brain ... -
“National Night Out” draws good crowds
BY MIKE WARREN WISCONSIN RAPIDS – An event that originated in Pittsburgh in the 1970’s, and went nationwide in 1984, returned to Wisconsin Rapids ... -
George W. Mead, II dead at 94
FOR CITY TIMES WISCONSIN RAPIDS – George W. Mead, II, an icon in the Wisconsin and North American paper industry, died July 29 in ... -
Stuff the Bus: Not too late to donate
FOR CITY TIMES WISCONSIN RAPIDS – If you have not already donated to the annual “Stuff the Bus” school-supply drive, it is not ... -
New bicycle trail loop now open
BY JON SPREHN NEKOOSA — Friends of Swiftwater Trails celebrated a milestone in late July, with the official opening of the Swiftwater Trail Loop. ... -
Heavy rains cause wastewater overflow into Wisconsin River
BY MIKE WARREN EDITOR WISCONSIN RAPIDS – A recent heavy rain event has officials in Wisconsin Rapids looking at their infrastructure for handling such ... -
Packers’ road trip makes five central Wisconsin stops
BY MIKE WARREN EDITOR WISCONSIN RAPIDS – When the second-annual Packers Road Trip rolled into Wisconsin Rapids the afternoon of July 16, the group ... -
Summer blood drives, donors fill critical need
BY MIKE WARREN WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The summertime supply of blood, and those who give it, are both critically low, and the Blood Center of ...