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Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Wisconsin River. [6] The population was 18,877 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is a principal city of the Marshfield –Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan statistical area , which includes all of Wood County and had a population of 74,207 in 2020.
The newspaper was started in the early 1900s by William F. Huffman, Sr. In the 1990s, the paper was at the center of a controversial murder case, when the Daily Tribune's receptionist, Jayne Susan Jacobson, murdered publisher David Gentry's secretary, Julie Schroer at Schroer's home in 1990.
November 4, 1993 (Roughly, Central Ave. from Depot St. to Third St. Marshfield: Includes many old brick businesses like the Thomas House Hotel built after the fire of 1887, the Romanesque Revival old city hall built in 1901, the Craftsman-styled Wisconsin Central depot built in 1910, and the eclectic-styled Hotel Charles built in 1925, which hosted JFK, Patsy Cline, and possibly John Dillinger.
Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,207. [1] Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids. [2] The county is named after Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. [3]
The memorial was signed into law in 1996 by Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson. [2] It is funded completely by tax deductible donations and no tax money was used for its construction. [3] On October 3, 2003, the Wisconsin Legislature designated the week in which October 8 falls as Fire Prevention week. [4]
The call letters were derived from William F Huffman Sr, owner of The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, which began broadcasting November 1, 1940. with a day & nighttime power of 250 watts, initially on 1310 kHz, moving to 1340 kHz in March 1941, remaining at that position until late 1959, when the move to the current frequency took place, increasing daytime power to 5,000 watts.
Makerspace at McMillan Memorial Library. In addition to its collection, the library offers many other services to patrons. There are two meeting rooms, a 249-seat theater used for movies and performances, a 'Commons', which is designed to function as a third place, a coffee house, a recently renovated children's library with hand-on activities, environmental learning station, and story area ...
Harmsen is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning "son of Harm" (a version of Herman). Notable people with the surname include@ Bill Harmsen (1912–2002), American businessman; Daniëlle Harmsen (born 1986), Dutch tennis player; Eelco Martinus ten Harmsen van der Beek (1897–1953), Dutch illustrator