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Multiple structure fires in three days is rare, but officials say it's only coincidence.

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25 YEARS AGO: Tammy Heckel of 612 W. Blodgett St. has been awarded the Wisconsin Gift Cheese Association Scholarship of the 1984-85 academic year.

Wood County officials say tough decisions will be necessary as they create the 2010 budget.

PITTSVILLE -- Beatrice M. Sojka, 85, of Pittsville, died Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, where she had been a patient for three days.

As people celebrate the red, white and blue today, many businesses in the south Wood County area continue to focus on a different color.

The Fourth of July will be rocking once again this weekend in local communities.

It's Lunch by the River from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Veterans Park, with entertainment from Kosmic Sounds.

The Pittsville American Legion and Pittsville Lions Club will co-sponsor their 48th consecutive annual Fourth of July celebration which will be held on Friday and Saturday in Pittsville.

PITTSVILLE - A gray Arabian mare was found near Highway B Monday night, and authorities are hoping its owner claims the horse, said Wood County Humane Officer Nancy Powell.

July Fourth means fireworks, food, fun and this year a three-day weekend. The holiday falls on a Saturday, so most businesses and government offices are taking off Friday to celebrate.

Local residents welcomed a new library into the area. On Tuesday Council members cut the ribbon and officially opened the doors to the Pittsville Branch, of the Wicomico Public Library.

* At 9:14 a.m. Saturday, a man reported the theft of a television from inside an RV in the 8400 block of Highway 13 South in Saratoga.

The Pittsville FFA Alumni June Dairy Breakfast is set to take place Sunday at the Roger and Cathy Tritz farm, 7770 Hilltop Road.

PITTSVILLE - The Saturday performance time of the Prairie Fire Children's Theater production of "Tom Sawyer" has been changed to 12:30 p.m. The Friday night performance remains at 7:30 p.m. Currently, 45 local youths are working with two performers from a traveling theater group to put together this adaptation of the popular book "Tom Sawyer." The ...

Two Democratic candidates for Wood County District Attorney will take part in a question and answer session hosted by the Democratic Party Thursday.

With the 30th annual June Dairy Brunch and Open Farm on Saturday, Portage County continues a long-standing tradition of dairy breakfasts in central Wisconsin and across the state.

Everyone is invited to participate in the 23nd annual Heart & Sole Road Race. Participants can walk or run in either the 2-mile or 5-mile event July 3. The main feature starts at 7 p.m. at Riverside Park.

Question: My maple trees have black spots on the leaves. Should I be worried? -- Emily, Pittsville Answer: It is very common for maple trees to have brown spots and distorted growth starting in the spring.

A rooster, right, crows at a peacock in the yard of a horse ranch just west of Pittsville, Wis., Friday.