Editor’s note: Wausau Pilot and Review gladly publishes letters from readers and from all candidates for local offices. The views of our readers are independent of this newspaper and do…
By Shereen Siewert Wausau’s plan to host two roundtable discussions with candidates for office and key members of city staff could violate state campaign ethics rules designed to even the…
Editor’s note: Wausau Pilot and Review gladly publishes letters from readers and from all candidates for local offices. The views of our readers are independent of this newspaper and do…
By Shereen Siewert UPDATED, 3:17 p.m. Tuesday With just hours remaining until the deadline for candidates to file finance and nomination papers for Wausau City Council, two new challengers —…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comments from City Council President Lisa Rasmussen and Economic Development Chair Tom Neal. By Shereen Siewert Wausau’s Economic Development Committee on…
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 Public Works Director Eric Lindman is advising city officials not to test any areas of Riverside Park, despite repeated requests from citizens and recommendations from state…
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 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 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 Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review Tuesday’s meeting of Wausau’s Economic Development committee included discussions on riverlife developments, environmental testing on a former industrial site on the city’s…
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…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Despite repeated assurances from city officials that any excavating of Thomas Street soils would include a water truck to minimize potential toxic dust transferred to…
