Rothschild News

Finding a little extra cash may be as simple as cleaning out your closets. Rachel Cumber, the owner of a Hidden Treasures Consignment in Rothschild says most people have hundreds of dollars worth of stuff they're not using.

The strip mall that houses Cost Cutters, Pro Nails, King Buffet and Calico Card & Gift on 18th Avenue is receiving a facade facelift to match it better with the improvements to Crossroads County Market and ShopKo, said Bill Scholfield, who is overseeing the project.

The Business 51 on ramp to northbound I-39 in Rothschild will be closed on Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.

ROTHSCHILD -- A compassionate but fiery AmeriCorps worker and longtime community activist on Thursday became the first leader in the Wausau area to receive the Athena award posthumously.

At the corner of Rothschild and Allenby streets in Tel Aviv, a white sign at the new project by Berggruen Holdings calls out to passersby: "Building this White Tower over the White City is a dream come true," credited to American architect Richard Meier.

Police are looking for two men they say robbed a Rothschild motel. Authorities were called just before 3:00 a.m. Sunday to the Budge Inn Motel on 1106 E. Grand Ave.

The first Wausau Area Jaycees Haunted House in three years raised $10,000 and had 2,600 visitors last month, but members are not ready to commit to next year's house just yet.

The investigation continues today into a robbery Sunday at a Rothschild motel. So far no arrests have been made, according to the Rothschild Police Department.

The winner of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce's 2009 Athena award will be recognized Nov.

ROTHSCHILD -- Three years ago, Peyton Medick watched a news program on television that showed a little boy who could read and write, but didn't know that kids should eat three meals a day.

A Schofield man was arrested Sunday on his sixth-drunken driving offense after he grabbed the steering wheel of the car he was a passenger in and caused it to drive over a curb, according to police.

Congratulations to Brenda Volm of Mosinee. Brenda is our sixth Party Pack contest winner and she and a few friends will enjoy either 16 tickets to the All-Male Gentlemens Revue or 4 lanes of bowling for 2 hours with shoe rental and 4 pitchers at Coral Lanes in Rothschild.

Wausau-area residents striving to understand investing in the tough economy can attend an event Tuesday in Rothschild.

A local couple will bring their walls of used paperback books and range of antique items to downtown Wausau, hoping to draw on what they consider a burgeoning cultural thirst among area consumers.

Ernie Soczka gets a thrill out of watching his investments every day. He stays tuned to financial news on television, scans the bouncing market charts and admits to being the guy who pipes up at money seminars.

No matter the obstacle, Nhia Soua Xiong always was persistent in seeing something through until the end.

ROTHSCHILD - Wausau Celiac Support for Adults and Children and Northwoods Celiac Support groups will hold the Wisconsin Celiac and Food Allergy Expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

Thursday, Oct. 15 University of Wisconsin Marathon County's Fall Band and Choral Concert will feature a wide variety of music - including jazz, madrigal and classical.The university's Concert Band, Concert Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the UWMC Theatre, 518 S. Seventh Ave., Wausau.

Bailey Kissinger was walking down a dark hallway when she felt something grab her leg.

MADISON -- Two local quilters earned honors at the September Quilt Expo in Madison.