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Badger Basket of Edgar weathered major change before recession hit,...
EDGAR - Badger Basket is a company well acquainted with hardship - so much so that the national recession has hardly registered.
Drivers: Really watch for deer
Drivers better keep their eyes peeled during the next few weeks, when roughly one-quarter of all car-deer crashes this year will be reported.
Stained-glass artist sees new life for church
Derek Chambers is not a religious man, but tearing out the old pews and carpeting from a 97-year-old church on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Thomas Street will be painful for him.
Sex offender to be released Monday in Wausau
A registered sex offender who was sentenced to prison in 1992 will be released on parole Monday in Wausau.
Autopsy: D.C. Everest Junior High student died of connective tissue disorder
An autopsy showed that a D.C. Everest Junior High student who died Sept. 21 during cross country practice suffered from a genetic connective tissue disorder, according to the Marathon County Medical Examiner's office.
School bus involved in Clark County crash
At 7:50 a.m. a vehicle driven by a motorist ran into Parkside School Bus #49 at the corner of HiLine Drive and Oak Lane, south-west of Colby, according to Colby School District Superintendent J. Terry Downen.
A Wausau man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison on multiple drunken driving charges.
Followup: Investigation continues into illegally dumped shingles
County officials are continuing to investigate who dumped a large pile of roofing shingles in the parking lot of a Marathon County forest.
Humane Society of Marathon County invites dogs and owners to costume party
Join the Humane Society of Marathon County for a Howl-o-ween celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov.
Marathon voters say yes to new library
Voters in Marathon on Tuesday approved building a $550,000 public library by an overwhelming margin of 86 percent to 14 percent.
Scott A.J. Miller, of Marshfield, charged with sixth drunken driving offense
A Marshfield man was charged Monday with his sixth drunken driving offense hours after his Jeep Cherokee overturned in rural Marathon County.
Updated: Judge allows Ploman to drive after installing ignition interlock device
A Marathon County judge ruled this afternoon that a Kronenwetter man accused of killing his wife and daughter in a drunken driving crash last month is allowed to drive after he installs an ignition interlock device on his vehicle.
Students test financial knowledge at competition
Moderator Hugh Jones had not even finished reading a question about certificates of deposit when Wausau East High School senior Jamie Krueger hit her buzzer.
There's a full moon tonight . This has inspired WSAW in Wisconsin to phone up a local Professor and quiz him about the "lunar effect": A common superstition says accidents, natural disasters, and bizarre crimes increase during a full moon.
Program to provide info for crime victims
Victims of crime in Marathon County soon might get phone or e-mail alerts letting them know their perpetrators are being released from the county jail.
Marathon County is paying an overseas company millions of dollars to improve the effectiveness of its emergency-radio system, but some firefighters worry the new equipment is unreliable and could endanger lives.
H1N1 Update from the Marathon County Health Department
The supply of vaccine is not coming as quickly as was anticipated. To date, 292,000 doses have been distributed throughout the state.
One injured in semi vs. SUV crash
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Though it's still unclear when swine flu vaccinations will become available to most Marathon County residents, parents here already are deciding whether their kids will get them.
Swine flu nothing like 1918 epidemic
It was 91 years ago this month that the Spanish flu hit Wisconsin, infecting 3,000 of Wausau's 17,000 residents and killing as many 300 in Marathon County over the course of the winter.
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