Wisconsin prep football team plays on after teammate’s death
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin high school football team opted to go forward with its playoff game hours after the death of a teammate — and honored him with more than a victory. St. Mary’s Springs Academy of Fond du Lac scored 62 points. That was the jersey number worn by Trent… Keep Reading
Man dies after officer-involved shooting at Green Bay jail
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say man is dead after an officer-involved shooting at the Brown County Jail in Green Bay. Police say the shooting occurred just after 9 p.m. Friday night in the sally port, an enclosed area where officers drop off suspects to be booked into jail. Officers stopped the man at… Keep Reading
Brewers’ bullpen runs out of gas in Game 7 loss to Dodgers
By Jay Cohen Those hard-throwing relievers finally ran out of gas in the NL Championship Series. Josh Hader was brilliant as usual, but Jeremy Jeffress was tagged for a crucial three-run homer by Yasiel Puig and the Brewers never recovered, losing 5-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 on Saturday night. “Devastated. We… Keep Reading
Crime of the week: Help identify this hit-and-run suspect
SCHOFIELD — Marathon County Crime Stoppers is asking for your help to identify the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash in the city of Schofield. At about 12:14 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16, an older model gray or blue Dodge Durango struck a parked vehicle while leaving a business on Grand… Keep Reading
Wausau Symphonic Band readies for fall season opener
WAUSAU — The Wausau Symphonic Band will present its fall season-opening concert at 4 p.m. Nov. 4 at the First Presbyterian Church of Wausau. Under the direction of Patrick Lawrence, the performance features Percy Grainger’s masterwork for concert band, Lincolnshire Posy. Additional selections include works from John Barnes Chance, Charles Ives and Eric Whitacre. Tickets… Keep Reading
Antetokounmpo, Middleton help Bucks beat Pacers 118-101
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo’s inside game is setting up the Bucks’ new-look, long-range attack. Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 15 rebounds and Khris Middleton added 25 points to help Milwaukee beat the Indiana Pacers 118-101 on Friday night in the regular-season opener in the new Fiserv Forum. The Bucks hoisted up a franchise-record 47… Keep Reading
Dodgers’ Machado whiffs on chance to silence Game 6 boos
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Manny Machado gestured with hands, appearing to egg on the booing crowd as he retreated down the dugout steps following a first-inning strikeout. The jeers kept coming for the Los Angeles Dodgers star. So did the outs. Machado went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in a 7-2 loss to the Milwaukee… Keep Reading
Letters: It is not enough just to vote YES for medical marijuana
Dear editor, On November 6 Marathon County voters will get the opportunity to weigh in on the issue of legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin. 15 counties and two cities in Wisconsin containing millions of citizens will be voting on a variety of marijuana legalization ballot measures. Gratefully these ballots have forced many government representatives and… Keep Reading
Peoples State Bank holds military care package drive
WAUSAU — Peoples State Bank will collect donations for the Military Support Group of Rhinelander to send care packages to veterans and active service members from Wisconsin who are overseas. The donation drive starts Oct. 22 and concludes Nov. 13. The public is encouraged to participate by dropping off items in donation bins at all central… Keep Reading
Wausau area obituaries, Oct. 19
Obituaries are a service of Brainard Funeral Home, with locations in Wausau and Weston. Sandra Zoborowski Sandra A. Zoborowski, passed away Oct. 14, 2018, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Sandra was born June 21, 1942, to the late Alvie and Helen (Schiefelbein) Sefton in Wausau. She married Dan Zoborowski on May 17, 1966, in Wausau; he… Keep Reading
