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    County chairman's duties a load that could be lightened

    As Wood County leaders study whether the county should have an administrator, officials are considering the workload of the current County Board chairman and doing research on what steps other counties have taken.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Port Edwards' annual communitywide rummage sale was a crowd-pleaser. PENNY PELOT/FOR DAILY TRIBUNE MEDIA

    Annual bargain bonanza bags success

    Ever have a rummage sale so big it needed a portable, outdoor toilet? Or nine such commodities?

    • May 20, 2013
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    Culver's to donate portion of sales to Honor Flight

    Culver’s, 2711 Eighth St. S., Wisconsin Rapids, will donate 10 percent of all of today’s (Tuesday May 21) sales to the local hub of the Never Forgotten Honor Flight, a Wausau-based organization that flies veterans to visit the memorials erected in their honor.

    • May 20, 2013
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    City zoo opens on Monday

    The Wisconsin Rapids Municipal Zoo, 1911 Gaynor Ave., Wisconsin Rapids, opens Monday. The zoo grounds offer picnic areas, children's gardens, bike trails, a shelter house and a children's play area.

    • May 20, 2013
  1. A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall Monday at the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla AP

    Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister (update, video, photos)

    Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.

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    Packers event funds jobs for people with special needs

    As hundreds of people took part in the Packers Tailgate Tour in Wisconsin Rapids, a local nonprofit organization collected tens of thousands of dollars its leader says will help put people to work.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Hannah Vakoc stands with some of the 400-plus baked goods sold Friday at her family's garage sale. Proceeds from the bake sale went to help a young boy with the same type of leukemia Hannah had. Contributed photo

    Start Your Week with Kindness: Girl, 8, pays hope forward to infant with leukemia

    The kindness of strangers has impacted an 8-year-old Wisconsin Rapids girl — and now, she will be helping a little boy she has never met.

    • May 19, 2013
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    Tilly's Village performs Sunday at the 33rd annual Royal Event at Assumption High School in Wisconsin Rapids. NATHANIEL SHUDA/DAILY TRIBUNE MEDIA

    Royal Event a blessing for Assumption schools

    For Wisconsin Rapids resident Mark Nordbeck, celebrating his 50th birthday on Sunday included lunch and an afternoon of games as part of an annual tradition with his 13-year-old daughter, McKenna.

    • May 19, 2013
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    Monday's police logs: Woman reports window peeper; man reports being chased

    At 4:33 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the 2700 block of Fifth Street South.

    • May 20, 2013
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    County beaches set to open Saturday

    Wood County beaches will open Saturday, according to a news release from Chad J. Schooley, Wood County Park and Forestry director.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Dollar General makes donation to Literacy Council

    The Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced a $7,500 grant to the Literacy Council of Wood County, Inc., according to a news release from Dollar General.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Wisconsin Rapids man sentenced to 3 years in prison for child pornography possession

    A 56-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man was sentenced to three years in prison after authorities say he downloaded and stored dozens of pornographic images of children as young as 8 years old on his computer.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Wood County court records for Monday

    Jason J. Weiker and Jennifer L. Weiker, both of Wisconsin Rapids, May 6.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Wisconsin Rapids woman flown to Marshfield following rollover

    A 48-year-old Wisconsin Rapids woman has been released from the hospital after she was airlifted for medical treatment following a one-vehicle crash during the weekend.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Tickets still available for Iron Chef

    Tickets still are available for the fourth annual Iron Chef, a benefit for the South Wood County Humane Society, said Bridget Chariton, executive director.

    • May 20, 2013
  2. Friends and neighbors help out a resident in Lyon County just south of Emporia, Kan., Sunday evening, May 19, 2013 after an apparent tornado touched down. (AP Photo/Emporia Gazette, Matthew Fowler)

    Interactive map shows states hit by tornadoes

    On Sunday there were several reports of tornadoes in five states.

    • May 20, 2013
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    Adams County Crime Stoppers seeks information on stolen van

    Adams County Crime Stoppers and the Adams County Sheriff's Department are seeking information about the theft of a vehicle this past weekend from a home in Big Flats.

    • May 19, 2013
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    Online voters favor mandatory cyclist helmets

    Of the 561 votes on Daily Tribune Media's recent online poll question, 'Do you think helmets should be mandatory for motorcycle operators/passengers?' almost 33 percent of the voters said 'Yes: I am a NOT a motorcyclist/passenger but believe cyclists/ride

    • May 20, 2013
  3. Former Green Bay Packers Aaron Taylor and Santana Dotson step off the Packers Tailgate Tour bus to cheers from the crowd Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids. NATHANIEL SHUDA/CENTRAL WISCONSIN SUNDAY

    Packers Tailgate Tour thrills fans in Wisconsin Rapids (with video, photo gallery)

    Cheers rang out at the northeast end of the Witter Field ball diamond as the rumble of a green and gold tour bus entered the park.

    • May 19, 2013
  4. Marlena Hodson walks out of her home as her grandsons, Campbell Miller, 10, and Dillon Miller, 13, at right, help her sort through belongings after a tornado damaged her home Carney Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Hodson and her family left the home to escape the tornado. AP

    Twisters slam Oklahoma, killing 2; more storms possible today

    Several tornadoes ravaged parts of the American heartland, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing two elderly men.

    • May 20, 2013
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    The day in photos: May 19, 2013

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    • May 19, 2013
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    Brianwa Flores, left, and Katie Cosentino from the Illinois State Lottery greet fans before Game 2 of an NHL playoff game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago on Saturday. Nam Y. Huh/AP

    $590M Powerball ticket sold in Florida

    It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million.

    • May 19, 2013
  5. An estimated 6,000 people gathered at the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., where Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the gay marriage bill Tuesday. Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize gay marriage. Jim Mone/AP

    Gay marriage not likely in Wisconsin

    As thousands of gay rights supporters in Minnesota celebrated this week, it was business as usual in Wisconsin.

    • May 19, 2013
  6. Tyler Stargardt of Marshfield, right, after flying Sweet Revenge, a World War II P-51 fighter plane, with Evan Fagen, a pilot at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minn. Photo courtesy Jeff Skiles

    Dreaming of flying, Marshfield teen becomes commercial pilot

    Tyler Stargardt, 19, of Marshfield, always has had his head in the clouds, looking for contrails from jets and watching for planes.

    • May 18, 2013
  7. Police interested in expanded DNA database

    Police say an expanded DNA database could be helpful in solving crimes.

    • May 18, 2013
  8. Brandon Cherney scoops ice cream at Hub City Ice Cream, 1610 S. Central Ave., Marshfield. Marisa Cuellar/Central Wisconsin Sunday

    Hub City Ice Cream brings new flavor to Marshfield

    Sandy Freeman dreamed for years of owning a quaint ice cream shop in Marshfield.

    • May 18, 2013
  9. Lueders: Budget chock full of non-fiscal items (column)

    Some campaign promises build in a bit of wiggle room. The one made by candidate for governor Scott Walker to 'Strip policy and pork projects from the state budget' did not.

    • May 18, 2013
  10. Government meetings

    Wisconsin Rapids School District Mead Elementary Charter School Governing Council: 4:15 p.m. Monday, School Library.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Online exclusive: Two years of Wood County health inspection reports

    Arpin Lions Club: 6265 N. Center, Arpin; June 27, 2012: No violations. June 15, 2011: No violations.

    • May 18, 2013
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    Unsolved Crimes: Authorities look for help in solving burglary

    Wisconsin Rapids authorities are asking for the public's help in solving a recent burglary.

    • May 18, 2013
  11. The day in photos: May 18, 2013

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    • May 18, 2013
  12. Gov. Scott Walker Scott Bauer/AP

    Cost of Walker's Medicaid plan increases by $73M

    The cost of Gov. Scott Walker's plan to reject federally funded Medicaid expansion and instead tighten income eligibility for the program has gone up.

    • May 18, 2013
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    Niki Felice Jahns, a former Wisconsin Rapids resident and an Assumption High School alumna, sits up in a chair for the first time May 9 since undergoing a double lung transplant May 4 at a hospital in Rochester, Minn. Jahns had been in the hospital for nearly six months, waiting for the transplant. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

    Breathing easier: Wisconsin Rapids native gets new lungs

    Nearly six months after Nicole Felice Jahns checked into a Minnesota hospital, she finally got the greatest gift for Mother's Day — a new set of lungs.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Adams approves plans for renewable energy plants

    City officials hope a new partnership with a global company they say will create hundreds of jobs within the next few years makes Adams a renewable energy leader in the region.

    • May 17, 2013
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    NASCAR driver Dick Trickle answers questions after racing in the NASCAR Auto Zone Elite Midwest 200 at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna in 2004. AP file photo

    Local racers remember Trickle

    Dick Trickle, the legendary stock car racer and Wisconsin Rapids native who got his start in central Wisconsin, was remembered fondly by friends and rivals alike after his death Thursday.

    • May 17, 2013
  13. Names disappear from Wisconsin's police reports

    Police work that has traditionally been conducted in public view is increasingly being shielded, as insurance companies and municipal attorneys throughout Wisconsin push departments to withhold names from reports due to liability concerns.

    • May 17, 2013
  14. Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach of Madison sits with Casey, a four-year-old yellow labrador that he worked with while deployed in Afghanistan, as the two are reunited during a surprise ceremony, Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Gundlach thought he was traveling to the Iowa Capitol to tell state officials why he should take ownership of the dog, which has been working for the state fire marshal's office. Gundlach didn't realize officials already had made arrangements to get another dog for explosives detection. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

    Wisconsin Marine, dog reunited in surprise ceremony (story, photos, video)

    When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home.

    • May 18, 2013
  15. An estimated 6,000 people gathered at the State Capitol where Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the gay marriage bill on Tuesday in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize gay marriage. AP Photo/Jim Mone

    Gay marriage not on front burner in Wisconsin

    As thousands of gay rights supporters in Minnesota celebrated this week, it was business as usual in Wisconsin.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Updated: Two appear on charges following tavern fight that sent woman to hospital

    Two central Wisconsin women appeared in court Friday after authorities say a woman was hospitalized as a result of a fight at a northern Adams County tavern.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Friday's police log: Man hangs up on telemarketer, gets death threat

    At 7:01 a.m. Thursday, a caller reported someone vandalized a residence in the 3000 block of Eighth Street South.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Area could get hazmat team closer to home

    Wisconsin Rapids residents could benefit from a statewide reorganization of hazardous material teams.

    • May 17, 2013

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