MARSHFIELD — When Mary McShane told her parents she might be interested in joining the military, she probably didn't expect her father to act quite so quickly. It was Saturday when she mentioned …
Transients, homeless and others who park and/or sleep in their vehicles along city streets for extended periods of time may be getting a permanent place to do so.
Continued from last week… While living in Lansing, Michigan, Ryta had talked with his own barber, a man he remembers as “old Norm.” The conversation helped plant the idea that barbering …
In the middle of an interview about Marine Corps boot camp, infantry training and assignments thousands of miles from Wisconsin, the door opened at Jeff’s Barber Shop in Marshfield and longtime …
The women of the Marshfield community worked tirelessly throughout the beginning of 1901 to prepare for one special October evening. As one of the most popular social events of the year, much …
Wisconsin author, musician and storyteller Michael Perry will bring his blend of music, humor and personal stories to the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts in Spencer on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Before entering the Army, Groskinsky remembered seeing a former high school acquaintance sitting at a bar, wearing his old letter jacket. Bob told him he was leaving for the military. Nearly two …
When Robert “Big Bob” Groskinsky Sr. left Central Wisconsin for the United States Army in February 1975, he did not have a long-range plan for where military service might take him. He had …
Continued from last week Seven young Wisconsin soldiers eventually formed a group whose friendship would survive far beyond Fort Carson. They became known to one another as the Seven Hodag …
W hen Mike Stockheimer left northern Wisconsin for the United States Army in June 1974, he was 18 years old, fresh out of high school and still figuring out what he wanted to do with his life. …
Marshfield Hub City Times News Editor Derrian Braun announces her new role.
A return to the Resch Center won't be easy, with five key seniors now missing from a season ago.
MARSHFIELD – Most vehicle owners in Marshfield would pay a local registration fee, under a new proposal. The Common Council on Aug. 25 heard the first reading of an ordinance that would impose …
I’ve lived in Central Wisconsin for nearly all of my life, but every once in a while a story finds you somewhere else. During a brief trip to our place in Florida, I stopped for breakfast at …
AUBURNDALE/MARSHFIEld – John Willman was born in Milwaukee, the son of Donald Willman. “He worked at Allis-Chalmers in West Allis, but he didn’t work on tractors. He was a brazier, which …
As the young man stepped up to the ticket window in May 1899, a momentary twinge of anxiety passed over him as the ticket agent inquired, “Where you headed?” The events of the day flooded …
MARSHFIELD/AUBURNDALE – Aaron Cherney was born in Marshfield in 1980 and grew up with three siblings before signing on with the Army National Guard. “My youngest sister’s name is Tabitha; …
The Helen Connor Laird Fine Arts Center on the campus of UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield will undergo a major renovation and remodeling.
After searching for a suitable location for six years, ENC Inc. (“Everyone Needs a Community”) is moving forward with plans to build an affordable housing development designed to serve seniors, autistic adults and others while fostering community engagement.
The Hughes family was farming the land before “Staadt’s community” was established and long before Stratford became a town.