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Artrageous Weekend, Purging Paradise and more this weekend

Brian Kowalski / September 5, 2024
Artrageous weekend  Sat-Sun 9/7-8 | Various locations, Wausau  The size of this festival, with hundreds of artists from around the...
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Multi-jurisdiction chase leads to Grand Avenue crash, arrests 

Brian Kowalski / August 30, 2024
Several people have been arrested from a crash that resulted from a high-speed pursuit from Kronenwetter into Wausau last week. ...
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Bluegrass, jazz, architecture, and so much more this weekend

Brian Kowalski / August 29, 2024
Jackpine Jamboree  Thurs..-Sun. 8-29-9/1 | Wildlife Campground, Birnamwood  If you’re into bluegrass, there is a good chance that you already...
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Greenheck Turner facility to host World Horseshoe championship 

Brian Kowalski / August 26, 2024
The Greenheck Turner facility built in Weston just finished construction - and it’s already slated to host a world championship. ...
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Here are five Wausau events to check out this weekend

Brian Kowalski / August 22, 2024
Shadows of the War: Ukraine in Monochrome  Opening 8/24 | Just Right Bakery, Wausau  A number of Ukrainians have made...
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City looking to buy water meters to make sure it’s not losing money

Brian Kowalski / August 19, 2024
City leaders approved using $800,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to buy new water meters for the city.  The goal...
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Blues, Buckcherry and more Wausau events this weekend

Brian Kowalski / August 15, 2024
Big Bull Falls Blues Fest  AUG. 16-17 | Fern Island, Wausau Did you know that not only is Wausau’s Big...
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Lead service line contractor working toward 2024 replacement goals 

Brian Kowalski / August 12, 2024
Work continues on Eau Claire Boulevard, where the city replaced many lead service lines. CORRECTION: A previous version of the...
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Andy and Cathy Adrian say their new Adventure Awaits building is suited to CrossFit success 

Brian Kowalski / August 9, 2024
 Cathy and Andy Adrian at their new Adventure Awaits CrossFit Gym in Weston.  About five years into their business, Cathy...
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LogJam, August Kickbusch and more Wausau events this weekend

Brian Kowalski / August 8, 2024
Log Jam  Fri-Sun 8/9-11 | River Park, Mosinee  LogJam is one fascinating event. It combines some very old-school historical reenactment...
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Air combat training will increase air activity in Marathon County 

Brian Kowalski / August 5, 2024
More than 1,000 military personnel will be participating in a major air combat exercise — and authorities say that could...
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Whitewater, music on the farm, movies in the park and more

Brian Kowalski / August 1, 2024
Wausau Rec Release  Sat.-Sun. 8\3-8\4 | Whitewater Park, Wausau  One of the cool things about Wausau is you can be...
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County halfway to phosphorus reduction goal on Fenwood Creek 

Brian Kowalski / July 26, 2024
Marathon County is roughly halfway to its goal of reducing phosphorus in the Fenwood Creek watershed, county officials say. That...
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Copper box, new exhibits and more Wausau events this weekend

Brian Kowalski / July 25, 2024
COTS: Copper Box  Wednesday 7/31 | The 400 Block, Wausau They’re not a central Wisconsin band, but they might as...
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Central Wisconsin breweries medal at national brewing championship 

Brian Kowalski / July 24, 2024
Mosinee Brewing Company's Pineapple Milk Shake IPA that took silver in the U.S. Open Beer Championship. Two central Wisconsin breweries...
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Security measures improved library safety, director says 

Brian Kowalski / July 19, 2024
A new security team at the Marathon County Library has led to major improvements in safety for staff and patrons,...
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Booze and Botany, Wausau Night Market and more this weekend

Brian Kowalski / July 18, 2024
Booze and Botany  Thursday 7/18 | Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau  Ok, so yeah we all know Monk Botanical Gardens has...
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Balloons, jazz, comical magic and more in Wausau this weekend

Brian Kowalski / July 11, 2024
Justin Willman Illusionati Tour  Thursday, 7/11 | Grand Theater, Wausau  Besides appearing on multiple late-night shows such as The Tonight...
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Former Weston clerk charged with fraud more than a year later

Brian Kowalski / July 5, 2024
A former village of Weston clerk fired early last year following a fraud investigation is now facing felony charges.  Theresa...
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Fourth of July events and other things to check out this weekend

Brian Kowalski / July 3, 2024
Fourth of July Fireworks  Thursday 7/4 | Wausau Municipal Airport, Wausau  Once upon a time, there was a big Fourth...
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Miss High Octane

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Miss High Octane, Pin-up girls, Wausau

(First published in the June 21, 2018 issue of City Pages) Local women are turning nostalgia into a new genre of entertainment Ashley Simpson strikes a pose during the Miss High Octane contest Sunday. Rachel Jean Davis had never entered a pin-up contest before the Miss High Octane event Sunday on the 400 Block in […]

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