Thorp News

Editor's note: Every Tuesday, the Marshfield News-Herald will feature "Home Grown," a series about locally made foods compiled by photographers Laura Schmitt and Dan Young both in print and online at www.marshfieldnewsherald.com . The Web site features recipes, audio sideshows and photo galleries.

Hash, the son of Dawn Hash and Henry Hash, is a 1999 graduate of Marshfield Senior High School.

One person died this morning as the result of a one-vehicle crash on Highway 73 in Taylor County.

The US Census Bureau is hiring again in western Wisconsin for the start of the national census next year.

A Thorp man who allegedly shot his cousin after being assaulted, will make an initial appearance next month in Clark County Circuit Court for possessing a firearm as a felon.

A few more weeks left to get some fresh fall produce at the Rapids Farmers Market.

Deputies arrest a half-naked woman for breaking into a home while intoxicated. It happened early Sunday morning north of Thorp in Clark County.

Richard R. Grajek, age 76, of Manitowoc, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer.

THORP -- Beginning Oct. 6, the Clark and Taylor County University of Wisconsin Extension offices will hold a four-session workshop for farm women.

This November, Thorp High School will send representatives to Washington, D.C., to receive one of the highest honors the U.S. Department of Education gives to schools.

LeRoy Butler is coming to Thorp. The Green Bay Packers legend will make a special appearance at this year's Thorp Pumpkin Fest, set for Oct.

Fishing and hunting enthusiasts, mark your calendars now to meet Brandon Wikman, host of "Bass Pro Shops' Next Generation" on Oct.

More than 100 people crowded into a legislative hearing Wednesday to voice their support for a bill aimed at curbing abusive conditions in puppy mills by licensing commercial dog breeders.

Puppy Mills and mass breeders might soon have to comply with strict regulations.

Thomas F. Proa Bernal, 27, of 318 N. Fifth St., Abbotsford, guilty plea; drunken driving; $677 fine, license revoked six months and he is to undergo an alcohol assessment.

Cheers to the Central Wisconsin State Fair, which kicked off Wednesday, and to everyone who participates in the six-day event.

16. Workshop participants will explore turnover, its costs and consequences, as well as why employees leave.

* Three men entered pleas of no contest to being a party to a crime of shining deer, elk or bear illegally.

He is a member of Scout Troop 385, sponsored by St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society.

Continuing the Schwanekamp Family history from last Sunday ... William and Johanna Hebing Schwanekamp had three children born in Bocholt, Germany.