Slice of Heaven offers cakes, pies, and neighborhood meals

LaCount opens her doors on holidays to provide free dinners for the community, and accepts donations which she passes on to organizations in need.

NEKOOSA – Rebecca LaCount, owner and founder of Slice of Heaven in Nekoosa, said growing up, her desserts weren’t quite as extravagant as they are today. “I grew up in a really large family …

Experience the joyride of A Joyful Little Band

PITTSVILLE – The Pittsville Area Foundation for the Arts is excited to host A Joyful Little Band in concert on Saturday, Oct. 3. This band was a recent favorite at FRM Music Fest. FRM — Friends …

Lincoln High School celebrates AP scholars, teachers

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide students with some of the most rigorous academic opportunities available at the high school level. Success in these courses takes hard …

Grant Elementary School recognized as a model Professional Learning Community At Work®

Grant Elementary in Wisconsin Rapids was recently recognized by Solution Tree for its sustained success in raising student achievement. WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The …

“Bursting with Glee,” a piece by Joan North.

The Alexander House presents: “Capturing Color - Metaphors in Metal”

PORT EDWARDS – The Alexander House will present its newest exhibition, “Capturing Color - Metaphors in Metal,” starting with an opening ceremony from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 at 1131 …

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The first NCDC season in Riverkings history begins

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The preseason is officially coming to an end, and for the Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings Junior Hockey, the final test came with an opportunity to see just how far the team has come …

Training camp comes to a close with a valuable test in Indiana

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings Junior Hockey are continuing to build toward the start of their first NCDC season, and the final days of training camp provided the team with an …

New season, new chapter for the Riverkings

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The puck is about to drop on a new chapter for the Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings Junior Hockey. The 2026–27 season is a special one as the Riverkings begin their first season in …

Adam Kaup earns spot on 2026 UW-Whitewater men’s soccer team

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Adam Kaup, a human performance major from Wisconsin Rapids and graduate of Lincoln High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s soccer team during …

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Publisher's Letter

Paradise 2.0

Dear Reader, I have come to believe the world was never meant to be the Garden of Eden. It was meant to be a playground. Eden, as the story goes, was a finished place. Everything was …

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor: Budget impacts on Meals on Wheels — why this matters now

Older adults in our communities are facing growing challenges. As a driver for the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Central Wisconsin (ADRC-CW), I see seniors who struggle with food insecurity …

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From the Editor: Letters to the Editor

To our valued readers, We want to take a moment to explain an important update to our editorial policy regarding political letters and opinion pieces. While many media companies are eliminating …

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Financial exploitation of seniors

With our aging population, financial exploitation of seniors is a serious and growing problem. It happens throughout all economic levels and has robbed people of their savings, their financial …

OBBBA: Bonus deduction for seniors

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Bill for 2025, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), made the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 tax rates and standard deductions permanent, affecting a …

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Packerland

Ted Fritsch with Packers Head Coach Curly Lambeau

Fritsch: A three-way deal

Over the following days, while Ted Fritsch spent time at the Browns training camp, newspapers quoted Packers Head Coach Curly Lambeau saying that there was a 50-50 chance that Fritsch would end up …

“Individual accountability” needed for Packers to bounce back

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers saw a brutal 35-14 loss at Lambeau Field on Thursday, Sept. 24, to the Atlanta Falcons. According to Packers Safety Evan Williams, each player needs to …

Fritsch: Walking off the roost

“The All-America League has lured its first player from the Green Bay Packers of the rival National League, the star fullback Ted Fritsch, who will do his place kicking and line plunging with the …

Struggling through pain, Fritsch still landed first in rushing, second in scoring and first in kickoff returns for the 1945 Packers team.

Fritsch: An asset to the team

In April 1945, Ted Fritsch tried out for a spot with the Toledo Mud Hens baseball team, a farm team for the St. Louis Browns in the American Association; but that summer, he was back playing with …

The Oshkosh All-Stars were an American professional basketball team based in Oshkosh, that played from 1929 to 1949. Fritsch is pictured in the front row, second from left in 1946-47.

Fritsch: Good clean play

That winter, Ted played guard for the Oshkosh All-Stars. The Oshkosh All-Stars were an American professional basketball team based in Oshkosh that played from 1929 to 1949. They became a …