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Highway 29, US 51 project in Wausau extended until Nov. 25
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - A road project on Highway 29 and US 51 from Foxglove Road to Bridge Street is now expected to be completed Nov. 25, with all lanes anticipated to open by noon that day. The project was originally scheduled to run from April 9 through Nov. 13.
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Wausau Alder to Resign at Year’s End
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A Wausau Alder will resign her seat. Vicki Tierney will resign as District 9 representative, effective December 31, citing family priorities. “Serving on the Council means a real commitment of time and energy, and Alderperson Tierney has given that to District 9 since 2024,” said Mayor Diny. “I thank her for her service and respect her decision to put her family first. We wish her and her family the very best.”
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70-apartment senior living facility under construction in downtown Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -The Grant Place, a private 70-apartment senior living facility, is being built at the corner of Grant and First streets in downtown Wausau. The facility is meant to keep people 55 and older in an active and social setting as they downsize to an apartment complex. Fifty...
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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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Wausau housing authority eyes $2M for Riverview Towers as voucher money dips
Wausau’s housing authority proposes spending more than $2 million on Riverview Towers next year while projecting a 10% drop in federal money to run the city’s voucher program. The figures appear in proposed 2027 budgets that the Community Development Authority’s two-member Finance Committee will review Wednesday, Nov. 18....
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These Wausau area restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day 2026
WAUSAU – Do you have plans for your Thanksgiving meal this year? As you start thinking about your turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, cranberries and dessert menu for the November holiday, one option is building a carefully curated menu with staggered oven times. Another is making plans at a local restaurant. If cooking isn’t your thing, or if you have been busy and are overwhelmed by the thought of planning a meal, these local restaurants have you covered for the holiday. The following Wausau-area restaurants will be open on Thanksgiving, serving your favorite dishes, or are offering Thanksgiving meals to preorder and pick up in advance: CHAR Grillhouse will offer Grab + Go Thanksgiving meals for pickup between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 23-25 at 203 Jefferson St. in Wausau. The menu includes $80 kits that feed eight people, and additions will be available. Options include a baby kale and arugula salad, a baked cranberry and brie dip, skin-on garlic mashed potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, roasted sweet potatoes and 12 classic dinner rolls. Additions include cheese and charcuterie board for $30, sourdough focaccia for $10, three-cheese mac for $20, a 5-pound turkey tenderloin roast for $60, a 5-pound braised country
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Vendors left frustrated, in the dark after local boutique shop closes
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Vendors of a former boutique say they’re trying to recover products and payments after Kailey’s Makers Market closed in Wausau. The business previously operated as Kailey’s Kandles and Company in Marshfield. Court records show owner Kriss Schmitt was evicted from her Marshfield store in September. Vendors say they’ve had difficulty reaching Schmitt to figure out where their products are or how much they earned.
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Former council president says staff let lead pipe ordinance stall, then blamed alders for lost forgiveness
WAUSAU — A former Wausau City Council president says city staff, not alders, let a lead pipe ordinance stall for two years, then blamed the council for lost state loan forgiveness. “Waiting until the matter is on fire and then blaming the council is a cop out,” Lisa Rasmussen...