Youth Art Month Exhibit to open at The Alexander House

WOOD COUNTY – The Alexander House will celebrate Youth Art Month with an exhibition showcasing the creative talents of students from the Nekoosa Public School District, grades K-12. The exhibit …

Alexander House exhibits feature mixed media, glass art

An opening reception with both artists will be held Friday, May 16.

Wood County sheriff warns of crypto scams

The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is urging people to be cautious when it comes to using cryptocurrency kiosks.

Wood County sets first-ever Invasive Species Summit

Wood County’s conservation department is planning its first-ever summit on invasive species, and the free event is open to everyone.

Registration under way for women’s veterans retreat at Highground in Neilsville

Female veterans are invited to an outdoor retreat designed to help them heal and manage post-traumatic stress, or PTS.

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Wisconsin Rapids City Times Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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Easton Kilty, a 2020 Stratford High School graduate, has signed as a free agent with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. Contributed photo

Two from central Wisconsin headed to NFL

Spencer’s Logan Zschernitz and Stratford’s Easton Kilty have both signed on as free agents, Zschernitz with the New York Giants and Kilty with the New Orleans Saints.

Wisconsin Rapids softball defeats SPASH, 6-1

Rapids softball defeats SPASH on April 29, 6-1. Ally Blanchard got Wisconsin Rapids on the board first as she drove in two runs with a standing double

Assumption High School's Brooklyn Schoenick runs the 1600 meter at the Wood County Invite on April 30. The junior took home gold. Robyn Austin photo

Assumption’s Thomas dominates sprints at Wood County Invite

– Assumption High School track competed in the Wood County Invite held at Lincoln High School on April 29, with Bella Thomas dominating in her sprints.

The Wisconsin Rapids Youth Wrestling club showcased its talent at the WWF Folkstyle Championships, held March 28-31 in Madison, with impressive 17 qualifiers. Shown are, back row from left, Bentley Goodenough, Chad Hamel, Jackson Stanton and Wyatt Fuller; and front row from left, Riley Morin, Waylon Fuller, Dalton Jackson, Declan Tritz, Braxton Bagnowski, Kobe Baltus and Levi Jaminski.

Wisconsin Rapids Youth Wrestling shines at WWF Folkstyle Championships

Hudson Fuller (48 pounds) takes home state championship at the WWF Folkstyle Championships

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Unto Dust...

Dear Reader, In the final accounting, when the ledger of our days closes and the last breath escapes like a whisper into the void, what remains of us? We who once walked with purpose, …

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Nicotine, especially from vapes, significantly affects teens today. In 2023, one in three high school students in Wisconsin reported using tobacco or nicotine products (YRBS, 2023). This epidemic …

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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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“The Wealth InFormation Lady”: Words Matter

I’ve had some highly productive meetings recently with new clients. We are in the process of working through important decisions, wealth planning and moving their accounts to our firm. When …

“The Wealth InFormation Lady”: Tariff-ied?

When I send the agenda for our meeting to my clients in advance of our upcoming review of their investment portfolio and financial plan, I ask them in the e-mail if anything else is on their mind. I …

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Packerland

At the 1957 dedication of the New City Stadium, many well-known figures were in attendance, including then-Vice President Richard Nixon, center, and the reigning Miss America, Marilyn Van Der Bur, left, and NFL Commissioner, Burt Bell, right.

Lambeau Field, second oldest and second biggest

GREEN BAY – Though the Green Bay Packers have a long-standing reputation for being the oldest team in the NFL, their stadium is close to holding a similar status. New City Stadium …

A 1970s posed photo of the Golden Girls, Green Bay Packers cheerleaders.

De Pere studio looks to relinquish Packers history

GREEN BAY – Over the last century, Green Bay Packers photography has grown synonymous with names like Stiller, Biever and Harmann, but one of those names is looking to relinquish that history …

Mary Jane Van Duyse Sorgel started her dance career at the Dorothy Leyse La Plant School of Dancing at the age of six. Three years later, she began to twirling baton and started wowing the crowds at regional festivals with her acrobatics and baton twirling skills.

Green Bay’s Golden Girl: An early start

Part I in a series GREEN BAY/STURGEON BAY – “She was a very gregarious person. Everyone knew Mary Jane, and Mary Jane knew everyone else, especially in the Green Bay area,” …

Sterling Sharpe is the latest Packer headed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is one of fourteen inductees who were drafted by Green Bay.

Packer drafts by the numbers

GREEN BAY – “With the twenty-third pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select….” The individual whose name gets called in that spot from the stage in Green …

The Lumberjack Band on the field at City Stadium in an undated photo.

Lumberjack Band: Sidelined

Continued from last week “Before the 1963 season, the Packers’ famous Lumberjack Band changed its name to the Green Bay Packer Band and members abandoned their old outfits for green …