Wood County News

Officials at the Wood County Health Department say there are no lines at their Friday H1N1 clinic in Wisconsin Rapids.

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.

Everyone makes mistakes, but when those mistakes lead to jail, people often struggle to put their lives back in order.

Wood County won't be setting up in-school clinics for students to receive H1N1 shots.

Police have filed charges against a 32-year-old Marshfield man in connection to a string of sexually explicit phone calls made in late October, Chief Joe Stroik said.

'Mauritius,' a Campus Community Players production, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov.

Hundreds of area high school students perused booth after booth of employers and counselors -- who offered advice, opinions and applications for their future.

Sheriff's deputies looking for a 50-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man facing federal embezzlement charges found his body Monday inside his vehicle.

A 26-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 17-month-old girl he was baby-sitting. Jeremy Lund was also ordered to serve 20 years of extended supervision when he is released from prison.

Amateur radio operators from across the state provided extra protection Saturday night for some central Wisconsin trick-or-treaters. About 28 volunteers from as far away as St.

The Arts Council of South Wood County is excited to bring another quality performance to the Performing Arts Center of Wisconsin Rapids.

Animal advocates are close to getting major changes they've sought to protect animals in large breeding operations.

Two people are injured following a two vehicle accident in Grand Rapids, just East of Wisconsin Rapids.

Ethan Sampson, 3, zipped to the elevator in Marshfield's City Hall, excited to push the buttons and unaware that the in-demand vaccination he just received was the real surprise of the day.

The Wood County and Vicinity Central Labor Council voted unanimously to endorse the 2009 fundraising campaigns of Marshfield Area United Way and United Way of Inner Wisconsin.

A recently opened hot spot for Wisconsin Rapids-area pet owners now has a name. Tails and Trails will be the official designation of the previously unnamed dog recreation area on the southeast corner of the 17th Avenue North and Bonow Avenue intersection on the city's west side, said Kelly Rooney, general manager of Veolia Environmental Services, ...

Probable cause was found in the case against a 34-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man accused of leading authorities on a high-speed chase through Wisconsin Rapids and Grand Rapids.

At age 18, people can vote, they can serve in the military, and they are considered adults, but some central Wisconsin law enforcement agencies won't hire them as officers.

The nursing program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Marshfield site is now requiring students to become certified nursing assistants before stepping through their doors.

When Wood County Sheriff Thomas Reichert started holding listening sessions, he expected to hear residents' comments on big issues.