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Wausau hosts Freestyle Kayak National Championships
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Freestyle Kayak National Championships are making their first appearance in Wausau this weekend, drawing over 50 competitors from across the United States. This event serves as a qualifier for the U.S. National Team, which will compete at the World Championships next summer. Emily Jackson, a...
Habitat for Humanity home No. 72 now complete
WAUSAU – Habitat for Humanity of Wausau celebrated this week the completion of its 72nd home at 1407 N. Second St., Wausau. Construction on the home began in September 2023 in a collaborative partnership between D.C. Everest Senior High School construction trades class, led by Chad Pernsteiner, and HFH Wausau. Habitat Wausau provides the plans, building materials, dwelling contractor license and oversite of the build process. The school’s instructor creates the curriculum, provides the instruction, and oversees the student build.
State Park Speedway: Racing notes for Saturday
Saturday’s regular racing finale will recognize Phil Bickley’s 55 years of racing at the speedway. Legends cars will race for a $30,000 purse and super models, pure stocks, mini mods, mini stocks and Bandoleros will all race.
Column: Wausau’s public education and teachers should be celebrated
Wausau’s Independent: By Tom Kilian for Wausau Pilot & Review. Wausau’s people are its greatest asset. It is remarkable that, almost since our small city’s inception, ordinary people from Central Wisconsin have done extraordinary things. Not just locally, but around the country. Citizens born and raised here have gone on to make profound contributions to a variety of disciplines and sectors. In fact, over the years, impressive organizations throughout the country have sought out and employed Wausonians to lead some of their key efforts. While, these days, we are commonly and incorrectly told that what will make Wausau’s future successful and prosperous comes primarily from the outside rather than from within, people who were nurtured right here in town are making big positive impacts in this area and elsewhere. But how did such a large pool of talent stem from a fairly small population? A key factor was our city’s history of strong public education, along with some associated heroes of Wausau’s past: the teachers at these public institutions. Physicist Stephen Hawking said that “behind every exceptional person, there is an exceptional teacher.” This has been the case with our city.
Domino Bar in Wausau could become homeless shelter
An east-side tavern that closed months after an ownership change could become a warming shelter for homeless residents in Wausau if a request for taxpayer funding is approved, according to city documents. Catholic Charities Diocese of La Crosse, Inc. is requesting a Wausau Community Development grant of $200,000 to purchase...
Wausau East/West tandem wins home Wausau Girls Golf Invitational
WAUSAU – Wausau East/West’s Talia Schlindwein and Anika Creiser won the two-player team competition at the Wausau Girls Golf Invitational on Thursday at Trapp River Golf Course. The meet featured two-person teams playing nine hole of best ball and a nine-hole scramble. Schlindwein and Creisher of Wausau East/West...
2026 and 2029 World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament Championships to be held in the Wausau area
Weston, WI – Visit Wausau on Friday announced that the 2026 and 2029 World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament Championships will be held at the newly opened Greenheck Turner Community Center (GTCC). This prestigious event, expected to draw thousands of participants and spectators from around the world, marks a significant milestone...
JUST IN: Worker dies in industrial accident at Del Monte Foods
A 43-year-old man died Friday while working at Del Monte Foods in Plover, officials confirmed. Rescue crews were called at about 4:45 p.m. Aug. 23 to the factory at 1400 Plover Road. According to a Point Plover Metro Wire report, a 911 caller told dispatchers that a man was seriously injured after his head struck a train rail.
Trail by Trail: Mercer, Duluth, Bayfield
MERCER, Wis. - Registration is open for this fall’s “Pumpkin Run” in Mercer. The ATV Rally will be held October 10 - 13. There will be a poker run, trail riding, and tractor pull. Saturday will also feature the Great Pumpkin Parade and Pumpkin Party. The event is hosted by the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Mercer Dusty Loons ATV Club, and Iron County volunteers.
State Park Speedway: Heinrich gets by Mondeik for Lodi Memorial win, second SLM championship
The final weekly race night at State Park Speedway provided a finish worthy of the long Thursday night tradition at the venerable Rib Mountain oval. Brock Heinrich and Justin Mondeik put on another show at the front of the pack in the closing laps, but Heinrich’s slick move with 10 laps left proved to be winner. The Wausau native got by Mondeik and went on to win the 66-lap Auto Select Super Late Models pres. by C-Tech feature in the 16th annual Wayne (Lodi) Lodholz Memorial, and on season championship night for the final points night of racing at the speedway.
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