Nekoosa News

WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- The Wood County Veterans Memorial Committee will host a ceremony at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Veterans Day, to honor two men who have been added to the memorial and dedicate 40 legacy stones placed on the Wood County Courthouse grounds.

NEKOOSA -- The Nekoosa Lions Club is pleased to announce the donation of $1,500 to the Nekoosa Area Boys and Girls Club.

NEKOOSA -- People are enjoying Tai Chi and all its benefits in Nekoosa and Wisconsin Rapids.

EDITOR: On Oct. 25, I joined the pledge "I've Had Enough" in honor and memory of my loving son, Tim Levy, whose life was tragically ended July 14, 1985, near Nekoosa by the irresponsible actions of a drunk driver.

Unlike Stevens Point school administrators, south Wood County-area schools won't seek additional tax revenue through a referendum Tuesday.

Once upon a time, a long time ago, two young men from the Saddle Mound country came to Wisconsin Rapids.

It wasn't hard to see this coming. Taxes are going up for every school district in the Wisconsin Rapids area.

The Nekoosa High School class of 1959 celebrated its 50-year reunion Oct. 3 at Bull's Eye Country Club with a social hour, dinner and program.

Gov. Jim Doyle's idea to tie teacher salaries to test scores could be acceptable, given the proper parameters, some local school officials said.

Kyle Severson, a son of Gary and Denise Severson of Nekoosa, attended the 68th Wisconsin Badger Boys State at Ripon College from June 13 to 20.

Three local charter schools were awarded implementation renewal awards by the state for the 2009-10 fiscal year.

A decline in state aid is one of the reasons tax rates are on the rise in local school districts, administrators said.

The process in which school board members approve bills during district meetings often is swift, but leaders should never take the task lightly, an official for the state school board association said.

The 26th annual Miss Wisconsin Rapids Area Scholarship Pageant, "Phantom of the Pageant," will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct.

Fourteen years ago, Anita Whetstone started a center dedicated to serving people with Alzheimer's disease as a way to care for her mother.

United Way of Inner Wisconsin is a strong supporter of programs that help people who are going through a crisis situation or just need a helping hand to "step up" to a better quality of life.

If you drive along highway 41 in Suamico, you may see the Pumpkin Place. But chances are, you have never seen a pumpkin as big as the one currently on display there.

Nekoosa High School continues its week of homecoming events with the annual homecoming parade starting at 5:30 p.m. The parade route will follow Market Street in downtown.

Contributed photos Neither snow nor sleet nor rain would stop a successful Nekoosa Giant Pumpkin Fest last weekend.

A $5,000 signature bond was set Monday in Wood County Circuit Court for a 45-year-old former Nekoosa woman who officials say stole $45,000 from her sister's business.