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Warm weather closed snowmobile, fat bike trails

Warmer-than-usual late February temperatures have shut down a number of the area's trails this week. 

Wausau to seek proposals for garbage hauler

Wausau is starting the process for seeking a new garbage hauler contract. 

Leaders: Stop trying to fix it all

ACT Leadership says that fixing everything isn't leadership, and that the number one trap it sees leaders fall into is the seduction of fixing—especially in fast-moving environments where speed signals competence and hesitation can be mistaken for incompetence.

Unto Dust...

Dear Reader,  In the final accounting, when the ledger of our days closes and the last breath escapes like a whisper into the void, what remains of us? We who once walked with purpose, …

Mother's Day!

Dear Reader,  Mother's Day is upon us - a moment to pause and honor the women who gave us life, love, and guidance. Each of us owes our existence to a mother, through whom, by the grace of …

Learning from history

Eva Zaret, left, who survived the Holocaust at age eight, and Nancy Kennedy Barnett, the daughter of Holocaust survivor George Kennedy, embrace after two hours of presenting their and their families

On April 17, students from six area high schools gathered at the Grand Theater to hear testimonies from two women whose lives were shaped by zealous hatred.

The Meaning Of Easter

Dear Reader, Easter is upon us, a time of great celebration for Christians around the world. It is the day we proclaim, Christ is risen!—a moment of triumph over death, of hope restored, …

The Art of Influence: When to Speak and When to Act

Dear Reader, In a world overwhelmed by noise, wisdom is too often drowned out. Today, everything fights for our attention—headlines, outrage, sirens, engines—clamoring for dominance in an …

The secret of the emerald thumb

A lifelong gardener, Leigh Presley bought Clearview Garden Center in 2021, when COVID-19 happened and she "got kind of crazy."

According to owner Leigh Presley, Clearview Garden Center is such a hidden gem, most people don’t even realize it’s there.

In Living Color

Consisting of colorful, geometric patterns that resemble quilts — hence the name — barn quilts historically served Midwestern farmers as decorations, means of self expression and messages to travelers.

Local artists, historians and county officials hope that 2025 becomes the first year in a long legacy of reviving an American tradition in Central Wisconsin.

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Consisting of colorful, geometric patterns that resemble quilts — hence the name — barn quilts historically served Midwestern farmers as decorations, means of self expression and messages to travelers.
Consisting of colorful, geometric patterns that resemble quilts — hence the name — barn quilts historically served Midwestern farmers as decorations, means of self expression and messages to travelers.
Consisting of colorful, geometric patterns that resemble quilts — hence the name — barn quilts historically served Midwestern farmers as decorations, means of self expression and messages to travelers.
Consisting of colorful, geometric patterns that resemble quilts — hence the name — barn quilts historically served Midwestern farmers as decorations, means of self expression and messages to travelers.
Consisting of colorful, geometric patterns that resemble quilts — hence the name — barn quilts historically served Midwestern farmers as decorations, means of self expression and messages to travelers.