For the last 15 years, driving back and forth from Merrill, I kept noticing a star on top of a silo for about a month out of the year. One day, I finally decided to pull into a driveway off Highway 51 and ask about it.
Child care professionals and advocates say maintaining the Child Care Counts program is the most urgent of the priorities under the child care requests, even if it is just for a little while.
Everest Metropolitan Police Chief Clay Schulz told 7 Investigates that 44 people have made complaints against a hair salon in Schofield since January. The investigation is ongoing.
Area adults searching for jobs can receive help during a free Job Search Boot Camp on Feb. 22 from 1-4:45 p.m. at the Marathon County Public Library in Wausau located at 300 N. First St.
According to the National Council for Behavioral Health, 70% of adults in the U.S., or 223.4 million people, will experience at least one trauma in their lifetime. Over 90% of behavioral health clients have reported experiencing trauma.
Marathon County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.
Emotional support and comfort may be provided to patients by a therapeutic interaction with pets. For patients living in facilities, pet visitation may help to normalize the environment and reduce stress.
After a year of building a resettlement agency and setting up new lives for 160 people seeking refuge, the Multicultural Community Center - Wausau is celebrating those lives and the community that has supported those efforts.
The United Way of South Wood and Adams Counties developed the Cabin Fever Challenge to help families thrive through the final stretch of winter and mitigate those added challenges with a family-focused activity.
The Marshfield Medical Center Credit Union and Weiler’s Convenience Stores teamed up to thank each local crossing guard, presenting them with coffee mugs and other goodies.
The Boson Company is hosting a family-friendly winter event ‘Snow Fest’ in coordination with the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Visit Marshfield.
The Park City Cares Foundation recently approved grants for local technical colleges and awarded scholarships to high school students in the community.
Many of us grew up using the food pyramid, but for kids and parents not familiar with the MyPlate nutrition guide that is now used, the Marathon County Public Library and Marathon County 4-H are offering a unique way to learn.
Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff is hosting a free meet and greet with Aspirus MedEvac on Dec. 17 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. to celebrate the arrival of the new Airbus H135 helicopter based at HYMC.
United Way of Portage County and the Portage County Community celebrated the conclusion of the 2022 Community Campaign at a victory celebration on Dec. 7 at Sentry Theater.
Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek, last week attended an event in Milwaukee honoring Rockwell Automation and We Energies as part of DWD’s Vets Ready Employer Initiative.
The holiday season is fast approaching, and this year there are still many families left struggling to just get by. Rhinelander High School FBLA/DECA is looking to help out with their “Jeans for Teens” drive.
The Rhinelander Police Department and Wisconsin Department of Corrections have released a man who was previously convicted of a sex offense in the City of Rhinelander.
As of Nov. 2, the Lincoln County Board has chosen to discontinue most of its portion of financial support for Lincoln County Extension programming beginning in 2023.
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