16+ min ago   (822+ words) WESTON — Village of Weston trustees and committee members say they are being asked to shape next year’s budget using documents they can’t decipher, some of which don’t reach them until the day of the meeting. The frustration surfaced repeatedly Tuesday…...

15+ min ago   (663+ words) Fresh off being voted Best Home Builder in Marathon County in the 2026 Community’s Choice Awards, Jones & Jones has spent six years and roughly 60 builds making the case for a small, focused local operation. Working out of a Scott Street office…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (357+ words) WAUSAU – Two weathered sections of Wausau’s first permanent concrete bridge could become a local historic landmark, though city staff acknowledges the preservation ordinance was not written for structures like it. The Plan Commission on Tuesday will consider recommending landmark designation…...

12+ hour, 1+ min ago   (303+ words) WESTON — The Village of Weston will pay overtime to its engineering technician after trustees and the Finance and Human Resources Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to reclassify the position from exempt to non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Public Works…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (262+ words) WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Sparhawk informed the state the company will totally close its business and began layoffs this week. A new letter to the state, dated Sept. 4, stated Sparhawk Trucking Inc. and Sparhawk Truck and Trailer Inc. were not able to…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (404+ words) BIRON – Bubbl’r spent some time at a cranberry farm just outside of Wisconsin Rapids to promote its newest flavor. Bubbl’r launched a new limited batch flavor, cranberry lemon lime splash’r, Aug. 31 and posted an ad filmed at Rooted in Red…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (350+ words) Stanley Pophal, 65, was sentenced Sept. 2 by U.S. District Judge William Conley on wire fraud and money laundering convictions, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin. Pophal also was ordered to pay $14.25 million in restitution. Pophal pleaded guilty…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (71+ words) Wausau Pilot & Review Wausau Pilot & Review Start your morning by weighing in on the day’s question. Our Poll of the Day is an informal, unscientific snapshot of reader opinion. We’ll publish the results in a weekly roundup — so be sure…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (898+ words) by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner September 4, 2026 Wage gains for lower-paid Wisconsin workers have continued in 2026, but a halt in job creation suggests that might not last, says the author of a new report released ahead of Labor Day. “The State…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (347+ words) Wisconsin produces 60% of the nation’s cranberry crop and more than half of the global cranberry supply. But what makes Wisconsin the ideal place for cranberries? Cranberries are native to Wisconsin, growing in the sand and peat marshes found in the…...