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Local elected officials Wausau City Council Mayor Katie Rosenberg  City Hall, 715-261-6800 Pat Peckham (Dist. 1) 1618 Emerson St., 715-845-1396 Michael Martens (2) 1228 Arthur St., 715-845-4218 Tom Kilian (3) 133 E. Thomas St., 715-571-8108 Tom Neal (4) 916 Hamilton St., 715-573-6042 Jim Wadinski (5) 1130 Brown St., 715-848-3821 Becky McElhaney (6, council president) 3839 Woodland […]

139 min. | R Based on a fascinating, little-known episode of American history, this ambitious, well-researched movie trips over its own feet while translating a dramatic tale, leaving little but Matthew McConaughey’s performance and lovely cinematography to stir viewers’ interests. McConaughey plays Newton Knight, a medic for the Confederacy during the Civil War, who deserts

123 min. | PG-13 By some measurements, video games have overtaken movies in popularity—or at least in entertainment dollars spent. It’s little wonder these games have become source material for films. Warcraft, has been in the works for 10 years, which is seldom a good sign. But writer-director Duncan Jones, best known for the low-key

Marathon County’s Deputy Corporation Counsel Lance Leonhard has a new job as the county’s new deputy administrator. Leonhard was selected from a pool of six internal candidates, says County Administrator Brad Karger. The county board is expected to confirm the appointment this month. Before serving as deputy corporation counsel, Leonhard was a prosecutor in the

Lakeside Recovery, a drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility located at North Central Health Care, will expand its services as part of the organization’s five-year capital plan, interim CEO Michael Loy says. The plan calls for NCHC to move Lakeside Recovery into a new space, growing the program from six to 22 beds. That expansion