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  1. A bus pulls into its stop at Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital in Weston in January. Ministry Health Care plans a reduction in workforce, the organization announced Tuesday. Dan Young/Daily Herald Media

    Ministry Health Care announces workforce cuts

    Ministry Health Care plans to lay off hundreds of employees as its patient-load and insurance reimbursement rates have declined and the federal sequestration bill has taken effect.

    • May 22, 2013
  2. Molly, Karen Rau's Cock-A-Tzu breed dog, relaxes Thursday in Weber Park. Laura Hiller/News-Herald Media

    Molly ranks as most popular dog name in Marshfield; Maggie rules for cats

    Yell 'Molly!' on any Marshfield city block and a few more canines than you expect might come running.

    • May 22, 2013
  3. Wednesday police, fire reports

    A 21-year-old Marshfield woman reported Tuesday the rear license plate was stolen from her car on May 14 or 15. She was not sure where or when the theft might have taken place.

    • 9:43 AM
  4. Marshfield Utilities to replace electric, water meters

    Marshfield Utilities plans to begin replacing all electric and water meters currently installed in local residences and commercial properties sometime in June.

    • May 21, 2013
  5. Clark County courts

    Samuel D. Adams, 20, 810 21st St., Two Rivers; theft, less than $2,500; one year probation, restitution and fines totaling $1,456.

    • May 21, 2013
  6. A member of a security team helps guard an area of rubble from a destroyed residential neighborhood on Tuesday, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla. AP

    Other view: Getting it wrong, at least temporarily

    In the fight to be first, the media can be thankful if they sometimes get it wrong.

    • May 21, 2013
  7. Kurt Listeman Contributed photo

    Listemans' legacy benefits Neillsville's future

    I came to know about the Listemans when my father told me about the Listeman Foundation, how it benefited the community of Neillsville and continues to do so today.

    • May 20, 2013
  8. Column: Hepatitis — a potentially silent yet deadly infection

    Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C can become chronic, lifelong infections that can lead to liver cancer. Millions of Americans are living with chronic viral hepatitis and many do not even know that they are infected.

    • May 20, 2013
  9. June Thompson

    From the Second Story: Winning the Powerball — it's a dream

    At the time I wrote this, the Powerball numbers had been posted. Before I knew I wasn't a winner, I was daydreaming about being rich.

    • May 20, 2013
  10. Inside the First Amendment: Graduation prayer, fighting over a lost cause

    School officials in Lake City, Ark., have come up with a novel solution to the fight over prayer at graduation:

    • May 21, 2013
  11. Volunteers for the Clark County Humane Shelter attend a thank you event. Contributed photo

    Pet shelter thanks volunteers

    A group of 50 volunteers were recognized at a recent volunteer appreciation event at the Clark County Humane Society.

    • May 20, 2013
  12. Clark County Humane Society Pet of the Week: Romeo and Juliet Contributed photo

    Clark County Humane Society Pet of the Week: Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo is a 2-year-old, neutered male, front de-clawed, and Juliet is also 2, spayed and front de-clawed. They are big, beautiful cats who need to stay together. Romeo is more outgoing, and Juliet is shy.

    • May 20, 2013
  13. Letter: Thank Democrats who voted for Obama

    Editor: Wow, Jerome Lippert, how many nights did you lie awake dreaming up your latest letter to the editor?

    • May 21, 2013
  14. Letter: Be part of Special Olympics

    Editor: The Police Torch Run begins June 6. That night, the torch is lit. Friday morning they announced, 'Let the games begin.'

    • May 21, 2013
  15. Letter: Lions cancel fishing contest this year

    Editor: The Marshfield Lions Club has decided not to hold the annual children's fishing contest in conjunction with Dairyfest this year due in part to the reported fish kill-off at the upper pond in Wildwood Zoo from this winter and also the change in dat

    • May 21, 2013
  16. Brandon Hebert

    Military news

    Brandon Hebert of Marshfield enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on Nov.

    • May 20, 2013
  17. Ken Hess

    Column: Can't work due to disability? Maybe Social Security can help

    Disability is something most people don't like to think about. But if you're not able to work because you have a disabling condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death, then it's a subject you may not be able to avoid.

    • May 20, 2013
  18. Pittsville Elementary School kindergarten students are pictured looking at cakes that their classmates and schoolmates made and decorated for the school's May 10 Carnival. The students were able to vote for their favorite one. The cakes were used at the cake walk event that evening. The students are in Jacqueline Heinzen's kindergarten class. Contributed photo

    Decorated cakes

    • May 20, 2013
  19. Menus

    Following are the menus for local lunch programs for May 26 to June 1.

    • May 20, 2013
  20. Members of Marshfield Area Retired Educators attending the recent WREA Convention include Carol Ballerstein, back from left, Kathy Hasenohrl, Elaine Bennett, Bruce Stevens, Carol Subera; Ruby Pinter, front, Anne Teska, Mary Denk and Carol Ely. Contributed photo

    Club news

    The annual meeting of WREA (Wisconsin Retirement Educators Association) was held May 7 and 8 at Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Stevens Point. The theme was 'Navigating Our Future.' A variety of speakers gave presentations.

    • May 20, 2013
  21. Yesterday in Marshfield

    10 YEARS AGO: The 2003 class of Abbotsford High School will receive diplomas May 31. Class valedictorian is Jill Hendrichsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hendrichsen, and co-salutatorians are Sherilee Orth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Orth, and Nicholas Park, son of Les Park and Tina Park.

    • May 20, 2013
  22. Brad Krueger takes one of his leaps in the pole vault during WIAA Division 1 regional track meet at Stiehm Stadium in Weston on Monday. Krueger finished third in the event Dan Young/News-Herald Media

    Division 1 regional meet begins road to state track for SPASH athletes

    For the competing athletes, Monday's WIAA Division 1 track regional was not so much about hitting a certain time, height or distance, it was just surviving and advancing to the sectional later this week.

    • May 21, 2013
  23. Women reunited with dog during interview after Okla. tornado

    While giving an interview to CBS News, Barbara Garcia, a survivor of the devastating tornado that barreled through Moore, Okla., found her dog underneath a pile of rubble, mere feet from where she was standing.

    • May 21, 2013
  24. Tuesday police, fire reports

    A Marshfield man was arrested at 2:59 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of East 21st Street on two valid warrants, one through Taylor County and the other through the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department.

    • May 21, 2013
  25. Prep roundup: Molter scores four goals for Marshfield

    Darian Molter matched a season high with four goals Tuesday to help the Marshfield girls soccer team beat Wisconsin Rapids 6-2.

    • May 21, 2013
  26. College baseball: Former UWSP players join coaching staff

    Scott Williams embarked on a professional baseball career after his playing days at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ended in 2011.

    • May 21, 2013
  27. Lea Bessinger salvages a picture of Jesus as she and her son, Josh Bessinger, sort through the rubble of the elder Bessinger's tornado-ravaged home Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening an entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP

    Tornado confirmed as EF5, search for survivors almost complete (update, video, photos)

    Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives.

    • May 21, 2013
  28. An aerial view shows Briarwood Elementary with vehicles thrown about after Monday's tornado, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. At least 24 people, including nine children, were killed in the massive tornado that flattened homes and a school in Moore, on Monday afternoon. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

    Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

    Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

    • May 21, 2013
  29. Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

    The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.

    • May 21, 2013
  30. New England Patriots football team owner Robert Kraft, second from right, speaks with reporters during a break in the NFL spring meeting in Boston, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 AP Photo/Elise Amendola

    The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

    The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.

    • May 21, 2013
  31. Robert Lane

    Distraught Spencer man charged with 4th OWI in 5 years

    A Spencer man is facing felony drunken-driving charges after he told police he drank heavily at a bar because he was distraught over his wife's affair and a relative's illness.

    • May 20, 2013
  32. Lance Pliml

    County chairman role could lighten

    As Wood County leaders study whether the county should have an administrator, officials are considering the workload of the current County Board chairman and doing research on what steps other counties have taken.

    • May 20, 2013
  33. Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez reacts after hitting a two-run double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) AP

    Gomez, Lucroy help Brewers beat Dodgers, Greinke

    Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead two-run double, Jonathan Lucroy had three hits and an RBI and five Milwaukee relievers combined for five scoreless innings as the Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Tuesday night.

    • May 21, 2013
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    Pictured with the new dialysis machine at Memorial Health Center in Medford are Memorial Health Center Foundation Board Member Carol Ewan, from left, and members of the Memorial Health Center Kidney Care staff, Malarie Mobry, Dialysis Patient Care Tech; Jennilee Mann, RN; Scott Eidahl, Dialysis Patient Care Tech; Lisa Jochimsen, Dialysis Patient Care Tech; Haley Erl, RN-Manager; and Jamie Schultz, RN. Contributed photo

    Foundation donates funding for dialysis machine

    Donors to the Memorial Health Center Foundation provided all of the funding to purchase a new Gambro Phoenix Hemodialysis System for Memorial Health Center's Kidney Care Center.

    • May 20, 2013
  34. Michelle Goetsch

    Complete Steets column: Highway E — hazardous to cyclists' health

    Imagine a community bustling with walkers and bikers, happily trekking from home to work or school and then later to a farmers market, grocery story, the public library, soccer practice and finally to the downtown ice cream shop.

    • May 20, 2013
  35. Program rewards children, adults for riding bicycles this summer

    Riding a bike is fun and provides great exercise, but it's even better when a treat is waiting at the end of every trip.

    • May 20, 2013
  36. Rhonda Whetstone

    Back to the North Wood column: Love triangle prompts shooting, but who's guilty?

    This is one of those cases where you know there is more to it than meets the eye.

    • May 20, 2013
  37. Calendar

    7 a.m. Sunrise Rotary; Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center.

    • May 20, 2013
  38. Continuintg education

    Babysitter's Training Course: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 1. Bring a sack lunch. Fee: $99.

    • May 20, 2013
  39. Yesterday in Marshfield

    10 YEARS AGO: Commencement exercises at Granton High School for the class of 2003 will be May 30 in the fieldhouse. Valedictorian is Steffanie Garbisch, daughter of Roger and Lois Garbisch. Steve Gorst, son of Tom and Nancy Gorst, is salutatorian.

    • May 20, 2013
  40. Spencer Middle School students competing in a recent math competition were Waylon Sternweis, front row, from left, Aaron Pankratz, Dominick Wichlacz, Katelyn Zimmerma; Courtney Buss, back row, Megan Meyer, Noah Zastrow and Lexi Baehr. Contributed photo

    Spencer school news

    Spencer Middle School sent two teams to the Auburndale Junior High Math competition on April 19. Both teams placed in the top three out of the 15 teams competing. The team earning first-place honors included Noah Zastrow, Katelyn Zimmerman, Dominick Wichlacz and Lexi Baehr. Placing third were Courtney Buss, Megan Meyer, Aaron Pankratz and Waylon Sternweis. Megan Meyer scored the highest of all individuals competing.

    • May 20, 2013
  41. Spencer High School musicians place at state music festival

    Following are the results for the Spencer Junior and Senior High School musicians who participated in the WSMA State Solo-Ensemble Festival held May 4 at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

    • May 20, 2013
  42. Ashley Heil

    Foremost Farms awards scholarships

    The 2013 winners of the Foremost Farms USA Cow-ledge Cash Scholarship plan careers in graphic design, engineering, zoology, accounting, physical education and more. Local winners include:

    • May 20, 2013
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    Krishna Patel

    French students complete at state level

    Several French students at Marshfield High School participated April 27 in the Concours Oral State French speaking competition held in Wisconsin Rapids.

    • May 20, 2013
  43. Campus news

    Amy Ott of Marshfield, a chemistry major at Carroll University, has been inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

    • May 20, 2013

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