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,…
Correction: Pat Peckham is the chair of the city’s Parks and Recreation committee, but is not a member of the Capital Improvements and Street Maintenance Committee, as originally stated. Wausau…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Members of the city’s parks and recreation committee on Monday voted to move forward with environmental testing for Wausau’s Riverside Park, amid continued concerns from…
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review At Monday’s Park and Recreation meeting, Marathon County Parks Department Director Jamie Polley told the committee that the Wausau Youth Baseball League…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — In a letter shared Tuesday with the city council, a Harvard-trained toxicologist who has participated in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s cleanup activities for more…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Despite repeated promises to hear citizen concerns about environmental safety, Wausau Mayor Robert Mielke is refusing a group’s request to place newly discovered information on…
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review Monday evening the Wausau Park and Recreation committee met and discussed a request for a nativity at The 400 Block, a dog…
