Stories of inspiration and triumph coat the testimonial pages of Proud Theater’s website, but that should come as no surprise. For the last 16 years, the nonprofit community theater has served hundreds of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth across the state. … Continue reading Community theater gives voice to LGBT youth
Wisconsin Valley Fair headliner Thousand Foot Krutch is a rock band for the ages. With over 20 years of music-making experience, eight studio albums to their name, and thousands of shows under their belt, there’s very little the Toronto-bred band … Continue reading Thousand Foot Krutch to rock Wisconsin Valley Fair
One University of Wisconsin professor’s decades-long appreciation for J.K. Rowling is helping keep the magic of Harry Potter alive in Wausau. Holly Hassel is a professor of English and women’s studies at the UW Marathon County. She is also the co-author of “The Critical Companion … Continue reading Wausau prof is a Harry Potter scholar
An early morning fire caused substantial damage to a home in the town of Bergen and left one firefighter suffering from Thursday’s sweltering heat. Two people were inside the home when the fire started and both got out safely, according to Emily … Continue reading Bergen home damaged in fire
One fiery red insect is eating Marathon County residents out of their lilies and gardens. Known for its scarlet red coloring and black limbs, the half-inch, oblong-shaped lily leaf beetle has been attacking central Wisconsin gardeners’ lily blossoms during the … Continue reading Lily leaf beetle bugs Wausau gardeners
Someone passing by would never guess that Westar Manufacturing’s 10,000-square-foot facility, situated deep in the fields of central Wisconsin, is home to one of the robot battling community’s most influential families. Wrapped in gray corrugated metal and speckled with a handful of dirt-dusted double windows, the building stands … Continue reading Team Whyachi makes ‘BattleBots,’ and Thor’s hammer too
Never judge a book by its cover. That doubly goes for author and designer Jill Kuczmarski’s hodag Happy — an all-teeth-and-no-bite take on a local legend. In fact, Kuczmarski has spent the last decade using Happy to re-spin a dark and scary urban legend into a picture … Continue reading Author offers sweet spin on Hodag story
Thanks to the movies, most of us believe a simple black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo puts you somewhere at the top of the fighter food chain. For Wausau resident Valerie Norgord, a third degree black belt is only the tip of … Continue reading Badger Games volunteer a taekwondo master
The first of eight new state-of-the-art Mosinee Athletic Complex baseball fields was unveiled to the public Wednesday morning. Ann Schultz, superintendent for the Mosinee School District, hosted the event, which offered attendees their very first look at the fully constructed turf field, a small … Continue reading Troops help build Mosinee’s new baseball field
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