Rib Mountain News

One is dead and one is in critical condition after a rollover outside of Hatley Thursday night.

Today is not the biggest shopping day of the year. Did you know that? Most years, trade groups say, the biggest day for retail sales is the Saturday before Christmas.

Bargain hunters all over Wausau were hustling for the best deals of the season today.

The Marathon County Sheriff's Department has released the name of the man killed in a crash Thursday on Highway 29 near Hatley.

The goods are in, they are being unpacked and pushed out onto the floor. It sounds easy enough, but stores have a lot of product to prep before the busiest shopping day of the year.

Nomination papers aren't due until July 13 for the Nov. 2 election, but that hasn't stopped challengers from filing early -- including a 19-year-old Rib Mountain man trying to unseat a local lawmaker 40 years his senior.

Students at South Mountain Elementary in Rib Mountain are burning calories and helping others at the same time.

Who: Joint meeting of the city of Wausau's Human Resources Committee and Finance Committee When: 6 p.m. Monday Where: Board Room of City Hall, 407 Grant St.

A 32-year-old Schofield woman has been identified by her mother as the second county resident to die of complications of H1N1 flu.

A second person from Marathon County has died from an H1N1-related illness, health officials have confirmed.

Marc Denzin and Greg Sperry are pretty sure they have a fool-proof formula for melt-in-your-mouth moist and tender the turkey meat every time.

A Minnesota man is in the Marathon County jail this morning after he fled the scene of an attempted murder.

RIB MOUNTAIN - People get chatty when they're at a hair appointment. Sitting in a chair talking to the hairdresser in the mirror, or leaning over a table while their nails are getting done, people will share.

Volunteers are needed to ring bells at all of The Salvation Army's red kettle locations in Wausau, Rothschild, Rib Mountain and Schofield.

RIB MOUNTAIN -- Texas Roadhouse was bustling during the lunch hour Wednesday as diners ate pork sandwiches and fries to support The Salvation Army.

The Wausau School Board's monthly meeting tonight will be held in a school gymnasium instead of the district office to accommodate hundreds of teachers.

The city of Mosinee is petitioning the Rib Mountain Metropolitan Sewerage District so the city can determine the costs of joining four other municipalities that send their sewage to Rib Mountain.

The Wausau Water Works Commission is considering raising sewer and water rates by 20 to 30 percent, which would increase an average family of four's utility bill $70 to $100 a year.

On most Sundays, the sidewalks of downtown Wausau are empty. The same is true after 6 p.m. most weekdays.

The Texas Roadhouse in Rib Mountain will serve a free lunch from Tuesday to Friday next week in exchange for donations to The Salvation Army Food Bank.