Neillsville News

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of three stories on declining student enrollment in Marshfield area school districts.

Ebenezer Scrooge is getting more attention than ever in "A Christmas Carol." The Neillsville Area Players have brought this story to the stage in the play, "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley," written by Israel Horovitz.

NEILLSVILLE -- On Oct. 31, James Orlowski of Greenfield, a soldier who received extensive injuries in Iraq, got a chance of a lifetime -- to hunt a bull elk.

A Clark County man is sentenced for bringing a gun to work. It happened in October at the industrial plant, Figi's, in Neillsville.

NEILLSVILLE -- On a sunny afternoon, Veterans Day 2009, The Highground honored veterans and their families.

NEILLSVILLE -- An Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Service will take place at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Neillsville at 8 p.m. Nov.

Brightly colored floor puzzles, playhouses and climbing equipment tempt the young and the young-at-heart to get down on the floor and play at a new business in the Shoppes at Wood Ridge.

Neillsville United Church of Christ, corner of Second and Park streets in Neillsville, will host its annual Holiday Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

NEILLSVILLE -- Today is Veterans Day, and The Highground Veterans Memorial Park, four miles west of Neillsville on Highway 10, will honor servicemen and women who've served in the armed forces since World War I. The history of The Highground dates to the mid-1980s. It was Tom Miller's vision that such a memorial could bring together veterans and ...

In a difficult economy, Kim Dirkes has seen numerous children being raised in families that are struggling financially.

Paul D. Gunderson, director of medical research for the Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation, became the 12th medical researcher to receive the Gwen D. Sebold Research Fellowship award, Wednesday.

The grant will help the 1897 Jail Museum in Neillsville look more attractive and help people find exhibits at the Rural Arts Museum in Colby.

The speaker was Francis Steiner who gave a combination humorous and inspirational talk to the group.

NEILLSVILLE -- All Saints Day was Nov. 1. This year, the day was on Sunday, and Christians and saints were remembered and honored.

Contributed photo Terry Wulff of Sunrise Real Estate Inc. in Neillsville held a grand re-opening of Sunrise Real Estate Inc.

The call came into the 911 dispatcher: "I don't want to hurt anybody. I'm drunk." And with that, Mary Strey, 49, of Granton, reported herself as a drunken driver about three miles northeast of Neillsville in central Wisconsin.

Members of the court were Andy Wiegel, king; Tara Fisher, queen; Andrew Chrouser, Kristin Koontz, Sharon Kirsch, Candi Leick, Craig Moeller, Cindi Kolb, Shannon Heeg, Craig Kann, Stacey Werner, Jordan Newmeier, Brianna McGuire and Jonathan Schweiger.

Woman calls herself in for drunk driving A Clark County woman recently called 911 to report a drunk driver, but it turns out, she was the one under the influence.

Cold weather is right around the corner. Do you have any coats or winter clothing that you no longer use? They are needed for those who might do without in the Loyal and Neillsville communities.

Affordable health screenings are becoming the norm in some of our communities, and they can benefit the entire family.