Rib Mountain News

Nomination papers aren't due until July 13 for the Nov. 2 election, but that hasn't stopped challengers from filing early -- including a 19-year-old Rib Mountain man trying to unseat a local lawmaker 40 years his senior.

Students at South Mountain Elementary in Rib Mountain are burning calories and helping others at the same time.

Who: Joint meeting of the city of Wausau's Human Resources Committee and Finance Committee When: 6 p.m. Monday Where: Board Room of City Hall, 407 Grant St.

A 32-year-old Schofield woman has been identified by her mother as the second county resident to die of complications of H1N1 flu.

A second person from Marathon County has died from an H1N1-related illness, health officials have confirmed.

Marc Denzin and Greg Sperry are pretty sure they have a fool-proof formula for melt-in-your-mouth moist and tender the turkey meat every time.

A Minnesota man is in the Marathon County jail this morning after he fled the scene of an attempted murder.

RIB MOUNTAIN - People get chatty when they're at a hair appointment. Sitting in a chair talking to the hairdresser in the mirror, or leaning over a table while their nails are getting done, people will share.

Volunteers are needed to ring bells at all of The Salvation Army's red kettle locations in Wausau, Rothschild, Rib Mountain and Schofield.

RIB MOUNTAIN -- Texas Roadhouse was bustling during the lunch hour Wednesday as diners ate pork sandwiches and fries to support The Salvation Army.

The Wausau School Board's monthly meeting tonight will be held in a school gymnasium instead of the district office to accommodate hundreds of teachers.

The city of Mosinee is petitioning the Rib Mountain Metropolitan Sewerage District so the city can determine the costs of joining four other municipalities that send their sewage to Rib Mountain.

The Wausau Water Works Commission is considering raising sewer and water rates by 20 to 30 percent, which would increase an average family of four's utility bill $70 to $100 a year.

On most Sundays, the sidewalks of downtown Wausau are empty. The same is true after 6 p.m. most weekdays.

The Texas Roadhouse in Rib Mountain will serve a free lunch from Tuesday to Friday next week in exchange for donations to The Salvation Army Food Bank.

Who: Village of Kronenwetter Plan Commission When: 6 p.m. today Where: Kronenwetter Municipal Center, 1582 Kronenwetter Drive What's at stake: The Plan Commission will conduct a public hearing about the village's comprehensive plan.

Candidate vowed to bring change; has he delivered? By Brian Reisinger * Wausau Daily Herald * November 4, 2009 A year after voters elected Barack Obama as the nation's first black president after he promised hope and change, Wausau-area residents are divided on whether much has changed for the better.

Marathon County Crimestoppers is asking for the public's help finding the person responsible for a burglary and theft last month at a town of Rib Mountain convenience store.

Entering the Treasures of Tomorrow Quilt Show, attendees were greeted by the event's first-place award winners.

Two people broke into a Rib Mountain gas station and now authorities are looking for your help.