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Hansen Schumann Trial Postponed
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) — The Wood County Jail inmate accused of trying to hire another man to help him kill a correctional officer will go to trial early next year. Jesse Hansen Schumann was originally scheduled for trial this week, but court records indicate that was rescheduled for February 25th through the 27th. It’s unclear why the court proceedings were pushed back.
Hunters can apply for a special two-day November hunting season in Wood County
BABCOCK, Wis. - There will be a special firearm deer hunt at Sandhill Wildlife Area in Wood County in early November, and the DNR is accepting applications to hunt. Sandhill Wildlife Area is located near Babcock, Wisconsin, around 30 minutes southwest of Wisconsin Rapids. It includes 9,150 acres of property.
Assembly District 86
U.S. Senate | U.S. House | State Senate | Assembly | Constitutional amendments. The central Wisconsin district covers half of Wood County, parts of Marathon County, and includes cities like Marshfield and Pittsville, as well as villages like Edgar, Spencer and Stratford. It’s a safe Republican district. THE NUTSHELL.
VIDEO: Parks Department employee rescued from raging waters at Wood County campground
RICHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - A water rescue Thursday night in Wood County by the members of the Swift Water Rescue team is nothing short of heroic. The video, shared to the Richfield Rural Fire Department Facebook page, shows a team rescuing a Parks Department employee from a truck submerged in raging waters.
WATCH: Stranded parks worker rescued from rushing river in central Wisconsin
TOWN OF RICHFIELD (WLUK) -- Firefighters released dramatic video of a water rescue in central Wisconsin Thursday night. The Richfield Rural Fire Department says a Wood County parks employee was had gone to North Wood County Park to close the campground gates to prevent vehicles from crossing the Yellow River as it swelled with rainwater. However, his vehicle was swept off the road by the rising waters and he called for help.
Rescuers save man Thursday from raging Yellow River in North Wood County Park
RICHFIELD − A 64-year-old Wood County Parks employee was rescued Thursday night after his vehicle was submerged in the Yellow River. At 10:03 p.m. Thursday, a caller reported a vehicle with one person trapped inside was submerged in the water at North Wood County Park, according to a Richfield Rural Fire Department...
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