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Wood County inspections: Reports include cats in bar kitchen and improper use of sanitizer
The following are the latest results of Wood County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune and Marshfield News-Herald report monthly. Marshfield. Jimmy Johns, 601 N. Central Ave.: June 17: One violation: Sanitizer bucket not at proper concentration. Pour...
Pittsville Man Charged With Sexual Assault Appears in Wood County Court
A Pittsville man charged with sexual assault of a child appeared in Wood County Court on Monday. According to court records, on February 24 of this year, the Wood County Sheriff’s Department was informed that a juvenile was having contact with a registered sex offender in the City of Pittsville. The mother of the child said that her child and Justin Hetzel were texting and planning to meet.
‘Chaos, confusion and disruption’: 3 Republicans, 2 incumbents, face off in 86th Assembly District
Reps. Donna Rozar and John Spiros were each drawn into the 86th Assembly District under new legislative maps signed into law in February. Now they will face each other and a dairy farmer in a three-way Republican primary. The winner on Aug. 13 is likely to secure the seat given...
Central Wisconsin law enforcement agencies lend helping hand at RNC
MILWAUKEE (WSAW) - The amount of law enforcement enlisted to help in Milwaukee this week during the RNC comes from all across the country and within Wisconsin. Including a number of agencies from central Wisconsin. Security is an even greater importance in light of the attempted assassination of former President...
Homes in Wood County sold for higher prices recently
Newly released data from Realtor.com for April shows that potential buyers and sellers in Wood County saw houses sell for higher than the previous month's median sales price of $178,333. The median home sold for $195,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means April, the most recent month...
Wood County Sheriff’s Department Asking for Tips Regarding Missing Trailer
A trailer was stolen from the Pittsville area between July 4th and July 8th. The owner described it as having a very beat up and worn out license plate on it which may be unreadable, it has a winch on the front, rotted side rails, a wire hanging down near the wheels on the drivers side, and also one of the front stabilizing legs/foots was broken off when it was stolen.
‘Chaos, confusion and disruption’: 3 Republicans, 2 incumbents, face off
Reps. Donna Rozar and John Spiros were each drawn into the 86th Assembly District under new legislative maps signed into law in February. Now they will face each other and a dairy farmer in a three-way Republican primary. The winner on Aug. 13 is likely to secure the seat given...
Smith: Landowner captures image of brown and white deer with fawns looking back at each other
You probably know Wisconsin's official wildlife animal is typically brownish in color. But the sighting of a white, white-tailed deer isn't unusual for Lucas Krier of Pittsville. The area near his home in Wood County is one of Wisconsin's hotspots for white deer. And since he and his family moved...
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