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Red Cross Asks for Donations After Helping Fire Victims
Submitted: 10/09/2012
WAUSAU - The American Red Cross hopes you can help some of the families who lost their home in this week's fire in Wausau.
Sunday night, fire destroyed this apartment complex. 10 people lived in the apartments, which are a total loss.
The Red Cross helped to give them emergency food, clothes and housing.
They also helped a Rhinelander family of two whose house was burned earlier this month.
You can help by donating to the Red Cross by following the link below or by calling 1-877-618-6628 ext. 5822.
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Gogebic Taconite submits sampling plans
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MADISON - Gogebic Taconite wants to move quickly to dig an iron mine in Ashland and Iron Counties. This week, they submitted plans for the next step in the state's process. The company is asking the DNR for permission to sample hundreds of thousands of tons of earth, part of a bulk sampling plan. Gogebic Taconite also officially told the DNR it will seek a mining permit. The DNR will tell Gogebic within two weeks whether it can go forward with the sampling.
Medford man searches for photo of every Vietnam death from Wisconsin
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MEDFORD - “Our goal is to find them all," says Bryce Kelley. Kelley, a Medford resident, wants to find a picture of every Wisconsin soldier killed in Vietnam. “I know that I will continue to work, and I have enlisted the help of many others that will continue to work until we find them all," he says. Nearly 1,200 Wisconsinites’ names are etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington.
7th annual historical society picnic
Submitted: 06/19/2013
ANTIGO - Cars, ATVs and snowmobiles can take you to nearly any destination in the Northwood’s. But without the steam-engine locomotive, many of those spots wouldn’t be on the map. Joe Hermolin, Langlade County Historic Society president, said at one point in Antigo's history, half of the town worked for the railroad. “They would ship out wood products and eventually farm goods," Hermolin said. "It used to all come through Antigo.”
Woman with Alzheimer's found safe
Submitted: 06/19/2013
WOOD COUNTY - A barking dog led searchers to a Wood County woman with Alzheimer's disease. Just before five last night, a call came in saying the woman was missing from the 46-hundred block of Lynn Hill Road in Port Edwards township. The woman was enrolled in the "Project Lifesaver" program, and was wearing a transmitter. However, the battery had apparently gone dead, so searchers could not find her that way.
Kids make sculptures from soil
Submitted: 06/19/2013
THREE LAKES - When you were a child, you probably liked to play in the dirt. Wednesday, some kids did just that. Only this time, it was for educational purposes. Jessica Hepker works at Trees for Tomorrow. Wednesday at the Three Lakes Library, she taught kids about different types of soil.
Woman killed when ATV goes over cliff
Submitted: 06/19/2013
SAXON - A woman died when an ATV sailed over a cliff in Iron county. Deputies got the call around seven last night about the ATV crash near Harbor Drive in Saxon. The ATV did not make it around a corner on Harbor drive and traveled over the cliff, coming to rest on the beach. A 42 year old woman who was a passenger on the ATV was dead at the scene. Her 44 year old husband had been driving, and suffered severe injuries.
Newman High Schools received new solar panels
Submitted: 06/19/2013
WAUSAU - A Wausau high school will go green to save money and teach students about energy conservation. New solar panels will sit on top of the roof. It will save Newman High School approximately $400 a year. The W-P-S foundation donated the system as part of the SolarWise for school program. It's an educational experience for the kids as well.