By Shereen Siewert A state-mandated environmental work plan for an area that includes Riverside Park in Wausau was kept from the public and the city’s parks and recreation committee in…
By Shereen Siewert City officials in Wausau will be required to clean up environmental contamination detected in the vicinity of the former railroad corridor along River Street in Wausau, according…
By Shereen Siewert City of Wausau officials issued a news release Thursday declaring a west side park safe for the public, but the proclamation is being made before results from…
By Shereen Siewert Wausau could be required to undergo an aerial disposition study related to past burning at the city’s water treatment site, Public Works Director Eric Lindman told city…
By Shereen Siewert A debate over the environmental fitness of the River Street neighborhood continues in Wausau after city officials released soil tests results from a state-mandated study while continuing…
By Shereen Siewert After a contentious meeting Tuesday of the city’s parks and recreation committee, officials again postponed taking any action on testing soils in Riverside Park, a discussion that…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A planned discussion on proposed testing for Wausau’s Riverside Park is delayed until September, according to parks and recreation committee chair Pat Peckham. Disagreements over…
By Shereen Siewert MERRILL — A 52-year-old Merrill man is facing multiple felony charges in Lincoln County Circuit Court after allegedly trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a 10-year-old…
By Shereen Siewert Discussion is continuing on possible environmental testing in Riverside Park, following a 35-minute presentation to the parks and recreation committee by a grassroots environmental group outlining years…
Editor’s note: This version corrects the time of Tuesday’s meeting to 4 p.m. The original story stated the meeting time as 4:30 p.m. Wausau Pilot and Review regrets the error.…
By Shereen Siewert Members of the city’s parks and recreation committee on Monday will discuss a proposal to test soil and groundwater in Riverside Park, a response to concerns raised…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Nearly six months after voting to explore environmental issues related to possible toxic soil in Wausau’s Riverside Park, the city’s parks and recreation committee on…
Editor’s note: This version of the story corrects the name of the committee to parks and recreation. An earlier version incorrectly listed the name of the committee as public health…
Dear editor, For the past several years, people in the Wausau area have been voicing their concerns regarding the contamination issues from the Crestline/SNE/Wauleco site going back to 1946. The…
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW WAUSAU, Wis. — A recommendation from the state Department of Health Services for environmental testing in Riverside Park is a direct result of information received from…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — The city’s parks and recreation committee on Monday will once again take up the issue of toxic soil in Wausau’s Riverside Park after reviewing the…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — The State Department of Health Services is recommending further testing for potential dioxin contamination in soils in Riverside Park and along the Thomas Street corridor,…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Ten years before state toxicologists declared Riverside Park safe for public use, a separate Department of Health Services official recommended further testing for areas adjacent…
