Wood County News

The National Weather Service has issued a new tornado watch that includes Adams and Juneau Counties until 3 a.m. Monday morning.

The Wood County Health Department checks licensed food establishments, tattoo parlors, nail salons and a few other types of businesses about once a year to determine whether the businesses meet state requirements to ensure healthy conditions.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI - Several scams are being reported around central Wisconsin, and the scammers are trying to get your personal information.

Students returned to Nekoosa High School after a bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate the building, a district spokeswoman said.

Enkro's blood alcohol level at the time was 0.17, more than twice the legal intoxication limit for drunk drivers.

The Wood County Health Department checks licensed food establishments, tattoo parlors, nail salons and a few other types of businesses about once a year to determine whether the businesses meet state requirements to ensure healthy conditions.

With the weather finally starting to resemble spring, many homeowners are excited to start digging in the dirt and plant vegetables and flowers.

The Get Active Wood County team will host one of the state's five regional Active Community Environments workshops Wednesday at the Hotel Mead & Conference Center in Wisconsin Rapids.

For more information, call 715-422-5136. * The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance will stage the musical comedy "The Producers" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and May 8 to 10, and at 2 p.m. Sunday in Jenkins Theatre of the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point.

A 21-year-old Granton man was arrested at 1:46 a.m. Thursday in the 300 block of South Central Avenue for marijuana possession and carrying a concealed weapon.

The South Wood County Cardinals summer baseball organization will hold tryouts for the 2013 season at 6 p.m. on May 11.

The Arts at the UW season continues with "Americana" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, featuring the symphonic band in the Helen Connor Laird Theatre at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County, 2000 W. Fifth St.

Wisconsin Rapids School District schools were put on lockdown this morning after a suspicious package was found at the Centralia Center in the Rapids Mall.

Abbotsford High School senior Kelsey Bunkelman has been named the Abbotsford Lions Club Student-of-the-Quarter for the third quarter of the current school year.

A 20-year-old Marshfield man was arrested at 1:02 p.m. Monday in the 1800 block of South Central Avenue following a traffic stop for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and bail jumping.

* At 10:01 a.m. Monday, a Wisconsin Rapids woman reported a traffic crash in the 1500 block of Smith Street.

Learn about the options to earn a four-year degree at the Bachelor's Degree and Degree Completion Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County Commons, 2000 W. 5th St., Marshfield.

On Saturday, May 4, from noon to 2 p.m., the Clark County Humane Society will offer discounted vaccinations and microchipping.

There is a new partnership with UW schools at UW Marshfield. New degrees are now being offered that can be started at UW Marshfield/Wood County and finished at 4 year UW schools around the state.

The annual Community Safety Day sponsored by Ministry Saint Joseph's Children's Hospital, Bright Horizons Child Care Center and Safe Kids of Wood County, will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Bright Horizons, off Oak Avenue just southeast of Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital.