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Verso suspends active search for buyer
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Together Task Force met by conference call on Oct. 21 and learned that the Verso Corporation ...Domtar to lower Wisconsin River for maintenance
For the City Times NEKOOSA – Domtar will draw down the Wisconsin River above the Nekoosa dam beginning at approximately 6 a.m. on Oct. 26, to ...Community Thanksgiving Dinner moves to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
By City Times staff WISCONSIN RAPIDS – After two decades of hosting the Community Thanksgiving Dinner, the meal will move from St. Luke’s Lutheran Church to ...Arpin man dies in car crash
By City Times staff WOOD COUNTY – An Arpin man is dead following an Oct. 18 car crash. The accident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. on ...Local blood centers struggle to stay ahead of need
By Kris Leonhardt CENTRAL WISCONSIN – As medical facilities deal with an influx of rescheduled treatments and those affected by COVID-19, blood banks are struggling to ...Tauschek elected Phi Theta Kappa Wisconsin region president
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin region of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society has selected Mid-State student, Emily Tauschek, Plover, as its ...Riverkings start off 4-0
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings started the season 4-0, as they took two from the Rochester Vipers Oct. 9-10 at ...Prescription drug collection to be held Oct. 24
For the City Times WOOD COUNTY – On Oct. 24, National Drug Enforcement Administration and Wisconsin Department of Justice will coordinate a prescription drug take back ...Safe Drinking Water Loan Program soliciting public comments for Nekoosa project
For the City Times MADISON – The city of Nekoosa is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in their ...Layers of challenge: Local food pantries work to provide a continuum of services
By Kris Leonhardt CENTRAL WISCONSIN – The current environment has introduced us to a contactless world. While local food pantries work to meet growing community needs, ...Riverkings to open at home Oct. 9-10
By City Times staff WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings Junior A Hockey Team kicked off their seventh season with their first home games of ...Periscope down: Longtime Rapids area fire tower to be removed
By City Times staff WISCONSIN RAPIDS – A fire tower that has stood on the south side of Wisconsin Rapids along State Highway 13 for nearly ...One person is dead after motorcycle and pickup collide
By City Times staff WOOD COUNTY – One man is dead after a motorcycle collided with a pickup truck. The crash occurred Oct. 4, just before ...The hidden face of homelessness in central Wisconsin
By Kris Leonhardt CENTRAL WISCONSIN – Many experiencing homelessness do not show up in official figures. Often they find temporary accommodations or sometimes they simply just ...Wisconsin newspapers to once again highlight homelessness in Wisconsin
By Beth Bennett Wisconsin Newspaper Association Executive Director Newspaper outlets from across Wisconsin are coming together to once again report on the plight of the homeless in ...Joint statement from MCHS, Ascension, and Aspirus: Health systems see increased hospitalizations
From the Marshfield Clinic Health System, Acension, and Aspirus Our regional health systems are continuing to see an increase in COVID-19 related hospitalizations and patients testing ...City searches for alternatives to special assessments
By City Times staff WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The city of Wisconsin Rapids is searching for alternatives to special assessments. Special assessments are payments added to a ...Two vie for District 71 assembly seat
Compiled by the League of Women Voters of the Stevens Point Area STEVENS POINT – The Nov. 3 general election will see contested area races in ...FOCUS free food distributions to continue in October
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Feeding Our Communities with United Services (FOCUS) has again partnered with Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin and Valley Bakers ...Lake Geneva man dies in accidental fall
By City Times staff ADAMS COUNTY – A Lake Geneva man is dead following an accidental fall. “On Sept. 24, at approximately 9:30 a.m., emergency services ...Wisconsin Rapids woman injured in Wood County accident
By City Times staff WOOD COUNTY – A Wisconsin Rapids woman was injured in a Wood County single car accident. “On Sept. 26, at approximately 5:55 ...Central Wood County fire departments to host open houses on Oct. 18
For the City Times WOOD COUNTY – Central Wood County Fire Departments are hosting open houses on Oct. 18, where each agency will feature a fire ...Video: First Sergeant Sean Ringer surprises daughter at Wisconsin Rapids school
See the full story of the Sept. 25 reunion at Grant Elementary in the Oct. 7 print edition of the Wisconsin Rapids City Times:Kinsey is 2020 Sports Commission MVP award honoree
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Area Sports Commission recognized Kim Kinsey with the 2020 MVP award, at the annual MVP Celebration ...Palm receives first Spirit Award
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Kathy Palm, Aspirus Riverview Hospital trauma and emergency medical services (EMS) coordinator, is the recipient of the first Spirit ...Evers declares public health emergency, issues new face coverings order
For MMC MADISON — Governor Tony Evers has declared a new public health emergency in Wisconsin due to a recent surge in cases. Evers also issued ...The Organ Trail: Central Wisconsin man goes on kidney donation journey
By Kris Leonhardt WISCONSIN RAPIDS – A Plover man began a kidney donation journey on Sept. 19 that will progress through the heart of the country. ...Local High School Sports Results: Sept. 13-19
Golf Wisconsin Valley Conference Girls Golf Sept. 17 at Crane Meadows Golf Course Team Wausau East/ West, 184 2.Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln, 206 3. D.C. Everest, 222 ...Reedsburg man charged following Adams County incident
By City Times staff ADAMS COUNTY – A Reedsburg man is in custody following a medical call that led to an Adams County burglary and possession ...Final Alarm procession to be held Sept. 26
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – A “Final Alarm” procession will be held Sept. 26 to honor firefighters lost in the line of duty. “The ...
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