Adams County News

ADAMS-FRIENDSHIP -- Be sure to watch for Stuff the School Bus during the Adams-Friendship Fourth of July Parade.

Government officials and public employees from across Wisconsin will be watching as the state Supreme Court decides a case involving the Wisconsin Rapids School District.

On its own, the gypsy moth can spread three to five miles a year; with the help of people, its destructive caterpillars might expand their territory nine to 12 miles annually.

Listed as an endangered species since 1973, Kirtland's warblers nest only in Michigan, Ontario and - since 2007 - Wisconsin.

How beautiful is this land of green leaves and water we call Wisconsin! Its mosaic of great pinewoods and rolling prairies incorporate a constantly changing variation in topography that never ceases to amaze me.

Justine Hasz, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources senior biologist for Adams, Juneau and Wood counties, will speak on "A Guide to Fisheries Management" at the June 13 Adams County Lake Alliance meeting.

The United Way of Inner Wisconsin board of directors approved a plan to distribute $716,344 for 2010 local programming in South Wood and Adams counties during its May 20 meeting.

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Stuff the School Bus will be during Lunch By The River at Veteran's Memorial Park from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug.

A 50-year-old Adams County woman was flown to Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield this morning after she was injured in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 73.

Last week, as Matt reported here , came the great news that male Kirtland's Warblers had returned to the site in Adams County here in Wisconsin where they fledged 10 young last year.

MARSHFIELD -- The May 29 Open Mic reading at Thimbleberry Books will feature several guest readers.

Hundreds of residents in Wood County and surrounding areas are finding the state is taking less time to act on delinquent taxes.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the fire danger level for today is high.

Despite recent data showing that Wisconsin is among the lowest ranked states for receiving federal funds, new projects are starting to infuse central Wisconsin.

One of the goals of United Way of Inner Wisconsin's Volunteer Center is to recruit and match volunteers for nonprofit organizations that need help in south Wood and Adams counties.

There is a recurring question I am asked, "How does the United Way decide which programs to fund?" It takes a lot of hard work and dedication from many volunteers who care about our community.

Bird flu. Monkey pox. West Nile virus. There has been no shortage of exotic-sounding illnesses to cause alarm in recent years.

State public health officials say the number of probable swine flu cases in Wisconsin now stands at 66.

Nekoosa School District officials sent parents a letter today informing them of the district's reactions to the probable case of swine flu in northern Adams County.