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Widow arrested for husband’s murder 13 years ago
Police won’t say yet what led to the arrest last week in the Marathon County murder case Read more
Youthful adjustments
The Head Start preschool in Wausau offers an in-house chiropractor for kids. Some are skeptics, but the staff say it has made a difference, especially in behavior. Read more
Shelter for homeless teens soon to open
A new temporary house for homeless children could open as early as March in Wausau Read more
We are women. We wrestle.
UW-Stevens Point’s new wrestling team is not only a first for a UW campus, it’s also an enrollment tool. Read more
County’s non-profit compromise
Three non-profits will retain funding and county board sends a message to the state: pay your share Read more
A river runs through it
But it’s time to rethink the whole east-west school divide in Wausau Read more
Out in the cold
Wausau’s new no-loitering ordinance in parking ramps prompts a bigger conversation about homelessness Read more
Curtain call
When professor Sarah Rudolph retires this spring, so also goes Wausau’s UW theatre program, which brought to town the kind of art no else dared to show. Read more
The new look of collegiate sport
Northcentral Technical College is investing $220K in video game sports to help recruit students Read more
Dave Kallaway
Mountain plan
Granite Peak’s ski are expansion will have to wait while the state revisits all sports/recreation in Rib Mountain State park — and local leaders say that’s a good thing. Read more
Child care shortage
Marathon County has lost half of its child care providers in the past eight years. That’s a big problem. Read more
Evers stops in Wausau to proposes gun control bills
Announcement at City Hall last Tuesday comes as disturbing details emerge about the suspect in the fatal shooting at Pine Grove Cemetery Read more
Point of cooperation
Local advocates debut what they hope to be an annual conference to promote the cooperative business model Read more
The county’s crush
High turnover in the understaffed DA’s office. Phasing out nonprofit support. Marathon County’s budget already is taxed to the max by levy limits, and things won’t get easier. Read more
Eating clean
180 Cuts Market has tapped a need for healthy, convenient and affordable meals Read more
Sober house
The low-rent Annabelle Apartments was threatened with demolition two years ago. Today, it’s a sober living facility. Read more
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Louis Mena of Ravioli's Italian Restaurant
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Joe Thomas, left, and Ben Swanson of Sconni's Alehouse & Eatery
