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Antigo Daily Journal
Smith named to Antigo School Board
ANTIGO — The Antigo School Board welcomed a new member during Monday night’s special meeting. After two rounds of voting, Donna Smith was chosen as the new seated board member after about 45 minutes of interview questions of three candidates. Smith is taking over for Danny Pyeatt, the previous school board president, who resigned from his position at a special school board meeting held on Oct. 15. The three individuals who were interviewed included: Bob Wilson, a veteran; Smith, long-time educator and administrator; and Rebecca Rank, Langlade County chief deputy county clerk. The board took two rounds of voting in order to seat the new board member. Ultimately, a majority had to be reached for the new member to be chosen. During round one the board members voted as follows: Treasurer Danny Nicholson, Rank; Angi Schreiber, Rank; Vice President Jean Adams, Wilson; President Mike Parizek, Smith; Clerk Melissa Cornelius, Smith and Randy Myers, Smith. Kristen Mattmiller and Jill Mattek Nelson were not at the meeting. Votes for round two included: Nicholson, Rank; Schreiber, Rank; Adams, Smith; Parizek, Smith; Cornelius, Smith and Myers, Smith. In the last year, seven of the nine school board positions have been vacated and needed to
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WausauPilot
Kilian: Wauleco’s treatment system may get shut off. The community must act.
Wausau’s Independent: By Tom Kilian for Wausau Pilot & Review. The new owner of the Wauleco SNE Corp property, which is the former Crestline and SNE window manufacturing site, recently submitted a pilot plan to the DNR to shut down the groundwater treatment system. From my perspective, ceasing active remediation for the site is premature and inappropriate. And unlike years ago, when residents were less aware of the issue and, therefore, less empowered to do something about it, times have changed. Now our people can apprise themselves of the situation and take appropriate action, so that this severe contamination will finally be cleaned up thoroughly.
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D.C. Everest, Wausau West combine for seven first-team picks on All-WVC Football Team
D.C. Everest senior defensive end Niko Kleinschmidt was named the Defensive Player of the Year and was one four Evergreens to earn first-team honors on the 2026 All-Wisconsin Valley/Big River East Conference Football Team, which was voted on by the seven conference coaches following the regular season. Kleinschmidt earned the...
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Your letters: Voters and unbridled power vs. economy
In the Nov. 3 election, the Democrat party got millions of votes from citizens with economic concerns, some suffering from serious economic hardships. But often economics alone did not determine voter decisions. Many made choices based in part on moral and ethical considerations. Voters gave a strong no to unbridled...
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Wausau New Listings Outpace the Nation as Homes Sit Longer
Median list price $350K ↓ -4.8% vs. last October Days on market 46 days ↑ +16.7% YoY Listings with price cuts 18% ↑ 1.2 pts YoY. More homes hit the market in Wausau than across the country. Buyers in the Wausau metro area had 247 active homes...
Wausau Daily Herald
Ashley Springer, Morgan Sorge crowned Miss Wausau Area 2027 winners
WAUSAU − The Miss Wausau Area Scholarship Organization has two new representatives. Ashley Springer was crowned Miss Wausau Area 2027, and Morgan Sorge was named Miss Wausau Area’s Teen 2027. Twelve young women took the stage Nov. 7 at the UW Center for Civic Engagement to highlight their community service initiatives, talents and communication skills. Both Miss Wausau and Miss Wausau Area’s Teen contestants competed in five phases: interview, talent, evening gown, health and fitness and an on-stage question. Springer and Sorge will represent the Wausau area through community involvement, service initiatives and appearances before moving on to the state competition in June. Meet Ashley Springer Springer is a senior studying violin performance and arts management at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Her community service initiative is titled "ColorSound ― Empowerment Through The Arts." For her talent, she performed an arrangement of Vittorio Monti’s "Csárdás " on classical violin. “I am over the moon excited to introduce myself as your Miss Wausau Area 2027,” Springer wrote in a Nov. 9 post on the organization’s Facebook page . “I am incredibly humbled and honored to have received not only the MWA title, but the Overall Talent, Evening Gown, and Fitness Awards