City moves toward park smoking ban

WAUSAU — Members of Wausau’s parks and recreation committee on Monday approved a proposal to ban smoking at all city parks and extend nonsmoking on The 400 Block to the…
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City leaders are pondering a new location for a north side neighborhood ice rink, after Wausau School District officials nixed plans for a rink at Riverview Elementary School this year.…
WAUSAU — Members of the city’s parks and recreation committee on Monday will again take up the issue of smoking in city parks. At a meeting in August, committee members…
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