Wisconsin Rapids NewsLocal news for Wisconsin Rapids, WI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Caregivers struggle with Alzheimer patients- July 5, 2008 Phil Backman and his brother, Gordy, have found their roles as sons have taken a different meaning.http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/07/caregivers-struggle-with-alzheimer-p... Bomb Threat Causes Evacuation at Wisconsin Rapids Wal-Mart- July 5, 2008 Shoppers are back inside the Wisconsin Rapids Wal-Mart store after a reported bomb threat Friday afternoon.http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/07/bomb-threat-causes-evacuation-at-wis... Rapids' first economic director's skills lauded- July 4, 2008 Intelligent, inquisitive and personable, with a tremendous work ethic. Those are some of the ways Michael Ostrowski has been described by those who know him personally and professionally.http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/07/rapids-first-economic-directors-skil... Man pleads not guilty to Tupperware theft- July 4, 2008 A 29-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man pleaded not guilty in Wood County Circuit Court to a charge connected to stealing Tupperware.http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/07/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-tupperware-... New Info: Driver of Semi in Chemical Spill Not Properly Licensed- July 3, 2008 Portage County sheriff's officials say the driver of the semitrailer that spilled hydrochloric acid on Highway 54 didn't have a license to transport hazardous material.http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/07/new-info-driver-of-semi-in-chemical-... Program drives drinkers, cars home- July 3, 2008 Wisconsin Rapids police are taking a more proactive approach than just asking people to not drive drunk.http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/07/program-drives-drinkers-cars-home?fr... Sulfuric acid spill closes Highway 54- July 2, 2008 A tank carrying approximately 175 gallons of sulfuric acid fell off the back of a semi truck on Highway 54 near Grant Avenue this morning.http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/07/sulfuric-acid-spill-closes-highway-5... Wisconsin's wet month passes; local area was drier- July 2, 2008 June's weather in Wisconsin Rapids was a mixed bag, with about half the month being partly cloudy to cloudy instead of sunny, and the rainfall was a bit above average -- and far less than other parts of the ...http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/07/wisconsins-wet-month-passes-local-ar... Charges requested against roofer- July 2, 2008 A Wisconsin Rapids woman is at risk of losing her property because of a roofing contractor's apparent failure to pay his bills.http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/07/charges-requested-against-roofer?fro... Police await lab tests in homicide- July 1, 2008 Charges have yet to be filed in the shooting death of a 35-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man, more than two months after officials named a suspect.http://www.topix.net/city/wisconsin-rapids-wi/2008/06/police-await-lab-tests-in-homicide?f... |