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Turnout higher in Marathon County this year than in 2020 

Marathon County saw nearly all of its registered voters turn out for Tuesday’s election night.  According to numbers provided by...
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Hmong New Year, Glenn Miller, a wild party and more this weekend

The Glenn Miller Orchestra  Thursday 11/7 | Arts Council, Wisconsin Rapids  I kind of had to do a double take...
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US DOJ to monitor Wausau polling locations Tuesday 

U.S. law enforcement will be monitoring Wausau polling locations and other locations in the Western District, the U.S. Department of...
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More Halloween fun, a musical legend and more this weekend

Don McLean  Friday 11/1 | Grand Theater, Wausau  When I was a kid, I remember singing Don McLean’s American Pie...
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Inmate accused of killing Schulz-Juedes to undergo examination 

Cindy Juedes-Schulz at her trial for the murder of Ken Jeudes, for which she was later convicted. Fellow inmate Taylor...
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Theater, Meat Loaf, Halloween fun and more this weekend

True West  Thurs-Sat 10/24-26 | Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau  I really like that the Wausau Community Theater has been thinking...
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New technology could be coming to Wausau buses soon 

New technology long found in other transit systems could soon be making its way to Wausau buses.  Wausau Transit Director...
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Cabaret, Thriller, downtown Halloween fun and more this weekend

A Night at the Cabaret  Friday 10/18 | The Great Dane, Wausau  Here at City Pages we covered the challenges...
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Marathon County tax rates are expected drop again 

County taxpayers are expected to see a drop in their tax rates next year.  Marathon County Administrator Lance Leonhard says...
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A harvest fest, a bike race, a one-man band and more this weekend

Brass Queens  Thursday 10/10 | Grand Theater, Wausau  Horns in modern music is just a favorite of mine. That’s probably...
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Committee OKs planning option with Wangard Partners for RiverLife

Wangard Partners will have until the end of 2025 to review a site in Wausau’s RiverLife development area.  The city’s...
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Riverlife Briq’s in Wausau won’t reopen next year

When the Briq’s RiverLife location closed this season, it turns out that was for good.  Wausau leaders announced last week...
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Musicals, Ben Folds and more events in Wausau this weekend

Side by Side by Sondheim  Multiple October dates | UWSP Stevens Point and Wausau  This looks to be a promising...
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Work underway on Westside Battery affordable housing site 

The former Westside Battery location, shown in this file photo, has been torn down as work begins on an affordable...
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Skate jam, book festival and more this weekend

Downtown Skate Jam  Sunday, 8/29 | Downtown Wausau  Even if you’re too old to risk breaking your face on a...
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Chicago Stylez is providing a soul food option on the UWSP-Wausau campus

Rochelle Brown poses by the Chicago Stylez menu and customer counter at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point's Marathon...
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Blossom of Lights, food trucks and more this weekend

Blossom of Lights  Through Oct. 26 | Monk Botanical Gardens, Wausau  OK, so get something out of the way: Yes,...
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Police investigating bus crash in Elderon

Investigators are looking into what caused a school bus crash Thursday in the town of Elderon.  Deputies say two vehicles,...
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Artrageous Weekend, Purging Paradise and more this weekend

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 

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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Updated: Wausau’s famous train depot could become a distillery

City gives rehab loan for new distillery in historic train depot A new distillery planned for a train depot on Wausau’s east side got the final green light Tuesday from the city’s finance and economic development committees. Central Time Distillery’s renovations to the former train depot at 720 Grant St. will be complete by fall. […]

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Come together

In the wake of the Wausau area’s deadliest shooting, the community comes together  Hundreds of people gathered Sunday, March 26 on the wet grounds of Kennedy Park in Weston, trudging for blocks through the rain from the parking lots of Target and D.C. Everest High School, holding umbrellas, standing in puddles, and holding candles in

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Graebel Van Lines SHUTS DOWN

Graebal Van Lines, a nationwide moving company started in Wausau in 1950, will cease operations and liquidate its assets, according to its website. That includes its Wausau office, which as of early March still employed around 40-50 people. In a message to creditors, Graebal Van Lines said it is “ceasing ongoing operations, effective immediately, and will

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Where would they go?

Some residents say they’d be out on the street if their apartments are torn down for a new Kwik Trip Marty Oas, 47, needed a place to live for not a lot of money, and he found what he needed about four and a half years ago at the Annabelle Apartments on Bridge Street in

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Saved and still standing

It might have been the end of the old Wausau Club building, one of the city’s largest, most beautiful historic landmarks, if the art museum plan hadn’t come along Vacant buildings that are not maintained deteriorate. It just happens. And the large, historic Wausau Club in downtown Wausau has been empty for 12 years. That’s

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Hockey team wants Wausau

Parks officials are negotiating with a group of hockey team owners to bring a semi-pro team to Marathon Park A junior league hockey team could hit the ice at Marathon Park by September, Parks Department officials say. REB Enterprise from New Ulm, Minn. contacted the parks department in January to express interest in bringing a

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Food makes for good medicine

Local health professionals say prevention and even addressing ailments can start with how you eat. A man came into Dr. Kevin Ritzenthaler’s office with severe stomach pains. The 20-something-year-old already had been to a doctor several times and diagnosed with pancolitis, an inflammation of the inner lining of the large intestine. He was told to

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Uber comes to Wausau

The smartphone-based transportation service Uber has extended its reach to three new Wisconsin cities, including Wausau, the company announced today. People interested in becoming drivers can now sign up in Wausau, La Crosse and Eau Claire, according to the press release. The news comes on the company’s third anniversary. Like a ride-sharing service, Uber allows

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