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Edgar considering declaring a state of emergency
EDGAR, Wis. (WSAW) - The village of Edgar is grappling with the aftermath of the recent storm, assessing the extent of the damage and exploring potential avenues for aid. “We’re here to answer and field questions,” Village Administrator Jennifer Lopez said. “We may not have all the answers, but sometimes we have some resources that we can help people with.”
Wausau weather for Wednesday and Thursday
A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight. A...
Wausau weather: Strong thunderstorms on the way Tuesday
Strong thunderstorms with heavy rain will push through the Wausau and Marathon County area Tuesday afternoon, along with several surrounding counties. The National Weather Service is tracking a cluster of showers and storms across central Wisconsin from Wausau to near Westfield. Movement is northeast. Expect 30 mph wind gusts of...
Crews making headway on statewide power outages
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - More than 32,000 people are without service as of late morning Wednesday following a round of severe storms. This morning that number was close to 50,000 statewid. Poweroutage.us, which tracks energy providers throughout the country, is reporting outages are centered around central Wisconsin and the Madison...
A silver pike rarity
With fishing season in full swing and the usual set of characters taking searching for the usual array of fish, it’s nice to know there’s still some surprises out there. Here’s the story of one of them. Ontario’s lake country isn’t a variety of color in early summer. Green spruce trees and blue water dominate the spectrum, although that year’s fishing trip to Ten Mile Lake Camp included something gleaming white, too, and it wasn’t just isolated traces of snow. ...
Wausau weather for Sunday and Memorial Day
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 64. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Tonight.
Wausau could nix humane officer under new animal control model
Wausau could eliminate its humane officer and shift those responsibilities to multiple part-time police employees, under a proposed animal control model under consideration. The Human Resources Department and Committee will examine the hiring portion of the proposal, after a recommendation earlier this week from the Public Health and Safety Committee. One alder on Public Health said he would like Ashlee Bishop, the city’s existing humane officer, retained under the new model. Bishop received a termination letter Monday, the same day as the committee meeting, with an effective date in October.
Wausau weather for Saturday and Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable. Sunday. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 64. East southeast...
Wis. OIC warns storm-damaged communities to watch for 'storm chasers'
UNITY, Wis. (WSAW) - As communities clean up from Tuesday’s storm damage, the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance is warning communities to watch out for “storm chasers.”. Those are contractors who follow storm paths and rip people off in the process. Often times, they are contractors...
WPS: Fewer than 500 customers without power Thursday afternoon
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - WPS has restored power to approximately 43,000 customers since the damaging storms moved through, the utility company said Wednesday. The utility hoped to have power restored to the rest, or crews assigned to them, by Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 12:30, WPS reported it was still working on 50 separate outage points affecting 465 homes and businesses. The most affected customers are in Brown (86), Langlade (42), Oconto (41), and Marinette (28) counties.
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