STROUD, OK – A man from Merrill died in a traffic crash in Oklahoma this week, according to a WJFW report. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed Brandon Polacek, 20, was killed in a crash between a construction truck and a semi around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday near Stroud, which is between Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Polacek…
WAUSAU — Pick ‘n’ Save launches home grocery delivery service today in Wausau, part of an effort to redefine customers’ shopping experience statewide. Wausau is one of eight new markets targeted in the delivery expansion, according to a statement from Kroger’s Milwaukee-based Roundy’s division. Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids, De Pere, Fond du Lac, Appleton, Oshkosh and…
WAUSAU — Bite Squad, the Minneapolis-based restaurant delivery service, has acquired local restaurant delivery service 715 Delivery to expand into Wausau and Eau Claire. The new service will offer delivery from more than 25 local restaurants. Bite Squad currently operates in more than 50 metropolitan areas across the United States, with Wausau and Eau Claire…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Three local partners plan to open a new downtown music venue in the Wausau Masonic Lodge, 130 First St., which has been home to the Wausau Area Masons since 1981. The city’s public health and safety committee this week approved a reserve liquor license for Whitewater Music Hall, LLC, whose…
By Shereen Siewert WESTON — A severance package for former Weston Administrator Dan Guild will cost taxpayers $93,944, according to an attorney representing the village. “This includes payment of wages and benefits for six months in accordance with his Employment Agreement and reinstatement of the 30-day suspension previously issued to Mr. Guild,” said Dean Dietrich,…
By Shereen Siewert WESTON — Village of Weston officials have vacated Administrator Dan Guild’s six-week suspension and will pay him more than $68,000 upon his voluntary resignation, which was approved unanimously on Tuesday afternoon. According to a joint statement released Tuesday afternoon by the village and Guild, the resignation is not the result of any…
WAUSAU — Police on Tuesday morning apprehended a suspect wanted on felony charges, prompting a heavy police presence on Wausau’s east side. Wausau Police Chief Ben Bliven said the suspect was not cooperative and officers required assistance taking him into custody. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was taken to the Marathon County…
WESTON — Days after Weston Administrator Daniel Guild returned to work following an unpaid suspension, the board of trustees is considering a proposed severance agreement that would effectively end Guild’s employment with the village. A special meeting of the board of trustees is set for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17. A public agenda shows the…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A Marathon County Jail inmate is hospitalized Monday after he attempted to take his own life, police have confirmed. Corrections officers conducing a routine cell check at about 2:55 a.m. Monday discovered the 40-year-old man unresponsive and seated on his bunk in a receiving cell, according to Marathon County Chief…
WAUSAU — The city’s biggest weekend of the year is in the history books, with record-breaking crowds reported at both Chalkfest and Wausau’s Balloon and Rib Fest. Check out these great photos from readers and staff members who attended. Have a photo you’d like us to add to the gallery? Email photos to editor@wausaupilotandreview.com.
