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Marathon County inspections: Two restaurants with double-digit violations and 11 ace reports
The following are the latest results of Marathon County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Wausau Daily Herald reports monthly. Abbotsford. Pizza Hut No. 506006, 801 E. Spruce St.: April 23: Three violations: Sanitizer not used according to label instructions; salad dressings...
Walmart closings 2024: See the full list
Walmart is closing down three stores by the end of May, bringing the total number of store closures in 2024 to eight. The closures for this year, which are occurring in four states, come as the company is experiencing poor financial performance in those areas. Employees at the California and...
'We're in survival mode': Plover businesses navigate impacts of Portage County B construction and detours
PLOVER – As orange barrels line State 54 and Portage County B, businesses on either side of the highway want people to remember they are still open, and customers can still access their shops, stores and restaurants. Barrels and detours along that stretch of highway allow for fewer direct...
Creepy, crawly and in the post: Researchers asking Wisconsinites to mail in ticks
After a hike through the woods or a walk through a field, it’s not unusual in Wisconsin to find a tick crawling on yourself or a furry friend. Now, scientists at the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute hope residents will put those creepy-crawlies to good use through a new citizen science project. They’re asking Wisconsinites who find ticks to drop them into the mail instead of the trash.
Doctor helps fulfill Wisconsin mother's dying wish: "It's something I'll remember forever"
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — As many celebrate the moms in their lives, one family is remembering a wish granted with the help of a doctor who acted fast.Annie Thaemert was over the moon when she found out she was pregnant with her first child, but her mother was battling metastatic breast cancer and it was spreading quickly."We thought originally yeah she'll for sure be here for March, oh for Christmas maybe, but they said we're not sure she's going to make it two weeks at this point," Thaemert recalled.With her health declining, her mother, Leya Gaynor, was fighting hard to...
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