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Price receives P.E.O. Scholarship
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Lincoln High School graduate, Sarah Price, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. The ...Six arrested after armed burglary and vehicle pursuit
For the City Times ADAMS COUNTY – Six individuals were arrested after an armed burglary and vehicle pursuit in the town of Quincy. On June 12, ...Rafters split series against Mallards
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (6-6) settled for a split with the Madison Mallards (6-6) after falling 6-2 on June ...Barteck named Wausau fire chief
For the Times WAUSAU – Robert Barteck has been appointed as the fire chief for the Wausau Fire Department. Barteck was appointed interim fire chief on ...Two local athletes compete in High School National Powerlifting Championships
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Two local athletes recently competed in the High School National Powerlifting Championships in Aurora, CO, May 27-30. Abby Schuerman lifted ...Bill passes to assist in Verso mill purchase
For the City Times MADISON – On June 8, the State Assembly’s Committee on State Affairs voted to pass Assembly Bill No. 367 (AB 367), which ...Here to stay
Husband and wife owners form perfect team By City Times staff NEKOOSA –Jenny Wicke and Jorge Torres are new business owners, but they are no stranger ...Rafters win pitchers’ duel
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (4-3) scored two runs in the ninth and secured the walk-off win against the Wisconsin ...Nekoosa man injured in motorcycle-deer crash
For the City Times WOOD COUNTY – A Nekoosa man sustained serious injuries, after the motorcycle he was driving hit a deer in the town of ...Assumption seniors awarded Ponce memorial scholarship
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Anthony Arias, Maria Hartley and Kylie Kronstedt, all seniors at Assumption High School, were recently awarded the Dr. Minerva ...Remembering the Corps
By Olivia De Valk STEVENS POINT – For Wisconsin Rapids natives, Francis Spaulding and Jim Wesley, the late 50s to early 60s are filled with memories ...WRPD institutes security camera registration program
By Kris Leonhardt WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Police Department (WRPD) has instituted a program to help aid in future investigations. “It is a security ...Rafters Outlasted
Rafters host longest season opener in Northwoods League history For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters opened the 2021 season on May ...First Congregational Church signs on for solar project
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The First Congregational Church, UCC, of Wisconsin Rapids recently announced that it has signed a contract with Northwind Solar, ...The Hannah Center receives $10K donation for Rapids expansion
For the City Times WOOD COUNTY – WOW – WE CARE CHARITY recently donated $10,000 to support The Hannah Center’s expansion to Wisconsin Rapids. The Hannah ...From the Publisher: Memorial Day – A Debt of Gratitude
Dear reader, On Memorial Day we remember the men and women who fought and died fighting on behalf of our country. It is a day that ...Wisconsin Rapids Downtown Farmers Market returns in June
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Downtown Farmers Market will open again twice a week this summer with plenty of vegetables, fruits, ...River Riders Bike Share is back this summer
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – River Riders Bike Share will re-launch their program for the 2021 season. With a new partner, River Riders Bike ...Fire officials investigate cause of Verso fire
By City Times staff WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Wisconsin Rapids fire officials are still investigating the cause of a fire at the Verso Paper Mill in Wisconsin ...Learn-Play-Grow
WRPS expands and centralizes early learning programming By Kris Leonhardt WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools (WRPS) district will expand and centralize their programming ...Rudolph Honor Veterans Honor Walk returns
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – American Legion Post No. 485 has installed their 2021 Rudolph Veterans Honor Walk on Main Street and Grotto Avenue. ...Man escapes serious injury after attempted robbery
For the City Times WOOD COUNTY – A man escaped serious injury after an attempted armed robbery involving a BB gun in south Wood County. The ...City seeks community input on renaming the WRRC
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The City of Wisconsin Rapids seeks community input on renaming the Wisconsin Rapids Recreation Complex (WRRC), which is the ...Domtar to lower Wisconsin River for maintenance
For the City Times NEKOOSA – Domtar plans to draw down the Wisconsin River above the Nekoosa dam beginning June 8, at about 6 a.m., in ...Rafters introduce Silver Sluggers program
For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are introducing a new way to stay active with at Witter Field during the 2021 ...DNR seeks public comment on Wisconsin Rapids Safe Drinking Water Loan Program
For the City Times MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced that the city of Wisconsin Rapids is an applicant for funding ...Under one roof
FOCUS secures new location For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Feeding Our Communities with United Services (FOCUS) has secured a new location to house its ...Dime and Dollar Thrift Store relocating to Wisconsin Rapids
For the City Times STEVENS POINT – The Dime and Dollar Thrift Store in Stevens Point will soon relocate to Wisconsin Rapids. “We are on the ...Wood County man dies in forklift accident
***Updated*** For the City Times WOOD COUNTY – A south Wood County man was killed in a work-related accident. The incident occurred May 14, just before ...Fielding a team: The place to be
By Kris Leonhardt The final installment on our series on the Rafters Over the past decade, Portage and Wood county residents have been flocking to Wisconsin ...
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