The Alexander House celebrates photography exhibit opening March 28

WOOD COUNTY – The Alexander House will celebrate an opening reception on Friday, March 28, 2025, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. to open a new photography exhibit by members of the Focal Point Camera …

State seeks input on Highway 13 roadwork in Wood County

Residents and businesses will have a chance to offer input on roadwork proposed for Highway 13 in Wisconsin Rapids.

Help us investigate end-of-life care solutions in Wisconsin

Death: It’s an unavoidable part of life we often avoid talking about. So folks who are seriously ill may not know how to navigate their final years or months. Many have turned to …

Layoffs hit Marshfield Clinic

The Marshfield Clinic and Sanford Health are cutting almost 100 positions, saying the cuts are part of the “integration process” after the two health systems merged:

Director: No plans to close Wood County Head Start

The doors for Wood County Head Start will stay open, even after the federal government announced billions of dollars in cuts to the program.

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Wisconsin Rapids City Times Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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Sports and Outdoors

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

Assumption track teams kick off season

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Assumption Royal girls track team opened its season on March 21 at the SPASH invite in Stevens Point. All divisions came together with no separation between small …

Three take first place honors at Wisconsin State Gymnastics Championship

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Russell Gymnastics, Levels 6-10, participants competed at the Wisconsin State Gymnastics Championship, March 22-23, held at Verona Area High School in Verona. Three …

Assumption girls claim state title

The Assumption Royals took home the gold ball after winning a close battle against Barneveld in the WIAA D5 State Girls Basketball Championship held March 15 at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon.

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We Are One

Dear reader, I am not just one; I am a unit of many — my ancestors who paved the way, the stages of my life shaped by community and friends, and the family of God's creation to which …

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

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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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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“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

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 …

As the City of Green Bay prepares to host the NFL Draft on April 24-26, Green Bay Metro Transit has announced special Draft days scheduling.

Downtown to Titletown

GREEN BAY – As the City of Green Bay prepares to host the NFL Draft on April 24-26, Green Bay Metro Transit has announced special Draft days scheduling. Downtown to Titletown Route To …

The Packers Tobin Rote “passes” Lumberjack Band Head Majorette Mary Jane Van Duyse to Bill Howton at Stevens Point training camp in 1955.

Lumberjack Band: The majorettes

Continued from last week Carol Jean Collard wasn’t quite three when she started with the Lumberjack Band and is noted as the band’s first majorette. “Within the next …