Nekoosa News

False alarms are nothing new in Wisconsin Rapids -- the police department deals with an average of almost two per week, according to police records.

The new superintendent for the Nekoosa School District will earn $120,000, plus benefits, in his first year of a two-year contract, according to newly released documents.

The Wood County Health Department checks licensed food establishments, tattoo parlors and nail salons about once a year to determine whether the businesses meet state requirements to ensure healthy conditions.

Never ask a question you don't want to know the answer to, we're told a couple of times in "Men in... Heather E. Rickaby, 26, Nekoosa; fourth-offense drunken driving and driving with a revoked license; 360 days in jail with work release, 24-month driver's license revocation, $4,696, alcohol assessment, ignition interlock and victim impact panel; ... (more)

Never ask a question you don't want to know the answer to, we're told a couple of times in "Men in... Want to be the first to find out about the police log items your friends will be talking about? Sign up for the Daily Tribune's new Twitter account at @WRTPolice. At 6:28 a.m. Monday, an employee at Welding Services Plus, 2131 Industrial St., ... (more)

Nekoosa, Wisconsin-based Nekoosa Coated Products introduced MagneCote iSeries, a pre-magnetized RIT certified sheet for HP Indigo presses.

For us gamers on a budget, there's nothing quite like scoring an older game that just hits the spot.

The Wood County Health Department checks licensed food establishments, tattoo parlors and nail salons about once a year to determine whether the businesses meet state requirements to ensure healthy conditions.

Living here at the edge of the Northwoods, we can forget what a privilege it is to have such easy... The Mosinee baseball team earned a top seed in the WIAA Division 2 bracket, as did Marathon and Pacelli in Division 3 and Rosholt, Pittsville and Greenwood in Division 4. Nekoosa received a No.

After more than four months, Nekoosa School District officials hope to complete their search for a new superintendent by the end of this week, School Board President Wayne Freeman said.

An 18-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man was sentenced Monday in Wood County Circuit Court to six months in jail for his part in an attempted arson to a Nekoosa home in November.

At 4:36 p.m. Tuesday, a motorcycle ridden by Andrew W. Booth, 25, Arkdale, tipped over at the intersection of Riverview Expressway East and Highway W. Booth was injured but did not require medical transport.