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Project Graduation will be May 24 at the Marshfield High School Fieldhouse. Organizers are asking for donations for the annual event, where seniors are "locked-in" overnight. Hub City Times file photo

Annual Marshfield High senior lock-in seeks donations

MARSHFIELD -- As the Marshfield High School senior class of 2025 prepares to walk the stage, Project Graduation organizers are preparing for their annual adult-supervised, alcohol-free party.
The Marshfield Clinic and Sanford Health are cutting almost 100 positions, saying the cuts are part of the “integration process” after the two health systems merged.

Layoffs hit Marshfield Clinic

The Marshfield Clinic and Sanford Health are cutting almost 100 positions, saying the cuts are part of the “integration process” after the two health systems merged:
The doors for Wood County Head Start will stay open, even after the federal government announced billions of dollars in cuts to the program.

Director: No plans to close Wood County Head Start

The doors for Wood County Head Start will stay open, even after the federal government announced billions of dollars in cuts to the program.
Wings of Hope photo.Volunteers with Wings of Hope help during a search-and-rescue operation.

Rescue group finds those lost from the skies

WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- Falling temperatures. A storm rolling in. And time slipping away. In mid-March, first responders were searching for a 59-year-old Wisconsin Rapids woman who had gone missing. …
Sirena Mankins

Hub City Times welcomes new editor

MARSHFIELD – The Hub City Times has named veteran journalist Sirena Mankins as its new editor. The Wisconsin native grew up in rural Manitowoc County, in the small town of Newton (she …

Election results in for Wood County school boards

MARSHFIELD – Voters in three Wood County school districts had their say in who will direct those districts in the coming year, with one incumbent losing his seat. Dana Duncan was defeated …

Mixed results for school referendums

MARSHFIELD – Wood County voters were split on area school referendums in Tuesday’s election. In Auburndale, it was a split decision, with voters overwhelmingly supporting one …
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The Marshfield Tigers Boys Basketball team hoists the Silver Ball trophy after their hard-fought 57-55 loss against Wisconsin Lutheran in the WIAA Div. 1 state championship game at the Kohl Center on March 22. Kris Leonhardt photo

Tigers take home silver ball from state tourney

MADISON – The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The Marshfield Tigers experienced both within a 24-hour time span, at the WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament March 21-22 at the Kohl …
Stratford’s Drexler places eighth at NCAA Championships as a red-shirt sophomore..Stratford native and North Dakota State wrestler Gavin Drexler finished the NCAA Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 149-bound bracket. Drexler fell to No. 11 seed Sammy Alvarez of Rider University, 9-6, in the medal round. Drexler became the 13th All American in NDSU wrestling's Division I history on his first trip to the NCAA Championships as a red-shirt sophomore.

Stratford’s Drexler places eighth at NCAA Championships as a red-shirt sophomore

Stratford native and North Dakota State wrestler Gavin Drexler finished the NCAA Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 149-bound bracket.:
Loyal native and University of Iowa graduate student Stephen Buchanan II won the 197-pound NCAA Championship on March 22, defeating Penn State’s Josh Barr, 5-2.

Loyal’s Buchanan takes 197-pound NCAA Championship

PHILADELPHIA – Loyal native and University of Iowa graduate student Stephen Buchanan II won the 197-pound NCAA Championship on March 22, defeating Penn State’s Josh Barr, …
Marshfield's Girl's Gymastics took 4th place as a team at the WIAA State Gymnastics Championships held on March 7 in Wisconsin Rapids.

Marshfield’s Girl’s Gymastics at WIAA State Gymnastics Championships

Gracie Holland, Marshfield, earns all-conference honors in track and field at UW-Whitewater

MARSHFIELD -- Gracie Holland, a Human Performance major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from Marshfield, is one of nine members of the Warhawk men’s and women’s track and field …

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Post-game press conference: Marshfield Boy's Basketball

Marshfield Tigers Boys Basketball Head Coach Chris Fischer, center; Landon Lee, left, and Brooks Hinson, right reflect on their 55-57 loss to Wisconsin Lutheran in a post-game press conference.

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Marshfield Boy's Basketball bring home silver

View some of the photos as the Marshfield Boy's Basketball team bring home Silver Ball after falling 55-57 to Wisconsin Lutheran.

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Scenes from the WIAA State Semifinal Tigers win

Scenes from the WIAA State Semifinal Tigers win:

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Obituaries
Judith Mae (Laessig) Pankratz
Judith Mae (Laessig) Pankratz, 78, of Marshfield passed away the evening of April 9th at Wells Nature View. A memorial service for Judith will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, April 23rd at …
Patricia “Pat” Lee Christensen
Patricia “Pat” Lee Christensen, 78, Auburndale, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025 at home. A private burial will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Auburndale at a later date. …
Jeanette Alice Kollross
Jeanette Alice Kollross, 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2025 at the home of Renee and Doug Peplinski, in Milladore; where she had resided since June 2021. The family welcomes …
Peggy Sue Makovec
Peggy Sue Makovec, age 65 of Stratford, WI, peacefully passed away at home on Sunday, March 30, 2025, after her 5-year battle with cancer. Peggy was born on November 19, 1959, in Athens, WI to …
Barbara Ann Mueller
Barbara Ann Mueller, a passionate force of nature whose likeness and energy is emblazoned in her beloved children and granddaughters, died March 28 at Marshfield Clinic Hospital in Wisconsin …

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Mary Jane Van Duyse Sorgel started her dance career at the Dorothy Leyse La Plant School of Dancing at the age of six. Three years later, she began to twirling baton and started wowing the crowds at regional festivals with her acrobatics and baton twirling skills.
Green Bay’s Golden Girl: An early start
Part I in a series GREEN BAY/STURGEON BAY – “She was a very gregarious person. Everyone knew Mary Jane, and Mary Jane knew everyone else, especially in the Green Bay area,” …
Sterling Sharpe is the latest Packer headed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is one of fourteen inductees who were drafted by Green Bay.
Packer drafts by the numbers
GREEN BAY – “With the twenty-third pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select….” The individual whose name gets called in that spot from the stage in Green …
The Lumberjack Band on the field at City Stadium in an undated photo.
Lumberjack Band: Sidelined
Continued from last week “Before the 1963 season, the Packers’ famous Lumberjack Band changed its name to the Green Bay Packer Band and members abandoned their old outfits for green …
As the City of Green Bay prepares to host the NFL Draft on April 24-26, Green Bay Metro Transit has announced special Draft days scheduling.
Downtown to Titletown
GREEN BAY – As the City of Green Bay prepares to host the NFL Draft on April 24-26, Green Bay Metro Transit has announced special Draft days scheduling. Downtown to Titletown Route To …
The Packers Tobin Rote “passes” Lumberjack Band Head Majorette Mary Jane Van Duyse to Bill Howton at Stevens Point training camp in 1955.
Lumberjack Band: The majorettes
Continued from last week Carol Jean Collard wasn’t quite three when she started with the Lumberjack Band and is noted as the band’s first majorette. “Within the next …
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