Spencer News

25 YEARS AGO: Tammy Heckel of 612 W. Blodgett St. has been awarded the Wisconsin Gift Cheese Association Scholarship of the 1984-85 academic year.

A 27-year-old Auburndale man was arrested for a third offense of operating a motor vehicle after license revocation and given a seat-belt violation at 7:20 p.m. Friday at the intersection of North Cedar Avenue and East Grant Street.

Toe-tapping, jazzy renditions of patriotic songs performed by puppets rang out for an audience of all ages gathered Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church.

'Little Shop of Horrors,' the Campus-Community Players annual summer musical, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. July 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18, and at 2 p.m. July 12 in the Helen Laird Theatre at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County.

* Leanne M. Wood, 21, of 503 W. Elm Drive, No. 11, Loyal, no contest plea; disorderly conduct; $459 fine.

A gleaming rainbow of about 100 highly polished classic cars cruised along the country roads, catching the attention of more than just human eyes Saturday.

A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed. * William Pavlekovich, 43, Spencer, was sentenced to 150 days in jail with work release, had his driver's license revoked 36 months, was fined $2,104 and was ordered to undergo an alcohol assessment and attend a victim impact panel for drunken driving.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS - A 43-year-old Spencer man was sentenced in Wood County Circuit Court to one year in jail for fifth-offense drunken driving.

Things are really 'hot' at the library this month. With all the programs going on throughout the county, a person really can't be bored.

The Milwaukee Police Association is working to remove a provision that was inserted in the Senate budget that affects how to handle pay and benefits for fired Milwaukee police officers.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- The Mid-State Technical College Foundation has awarded $31,250 to 25 graduating high school seniors.

Dr. George and Margaret Griese donated 20 acres of land to the city in 1994 with the stipulation that it be used for a park.

With unemployment rates climbing toward the double digits, and incomes failing to keep up with the cost of living, there's a real sense that more children in our community are suffering the consequences.

Last Friday, Spencer was buzzing in the morning. The Chamber of Commerce Dairy Breakfast commenced at 5 a.m., and people were served until 10 a.m. Numbers were steady in the early morning but started to pick up around 7:30 a.m. As usual, there were the common sights as you dug into those delicious pancakes.

Column: Tack Center ready for season June 18, 2009 There is never a dull moment at the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts in Spencer.

The Marshfield Chapter of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Alumni Association awarded eight scholarships to graduates of the local high schools.

Additional charges of felony bail jumping, three counts of misdemeanor bail jumping and operating a motor vehicle with a revoked driver's license were dismissed.

Cheers go to all families with members serving in the military. An extra helping of thanks goes to those who have more than one.

Marshfield-area schools are leading in high graduation rates, meeting state-wide progress reports and blazing the way in national rankings.

Thomas J. Bangart, 53, Rozellville, died Sunday, June 7, 2009, in the emergency room of Saint Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, with his family by his side.