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An act of kindness turns into an amazing friendship

An act of kindness turns into an amazing friendship

At this time last year, Jill Dillon and Sara Solinsky did not know each other. Today, they have a bond that not many people can claim they have. This is… Read more »

Police Reports: Officials respond to botched drug deal

Police Reports: Officials respond to botched drug deal

Grand Rapids At 4:10 p.m. on March 16, the Grand Rapids Police Department was called to the 7300 block of North Park Road where a man reported theft of a… Read more »

Group honors friend with pool tournament

Group honors friend with pool tournament

Dave Rapp loved to shoot pool. The owner of Rapp’s Moving and Storage retired from the business by coming to work in the morning then retiring to the Lowell Center… Read more »

Plenty of choices for area voters

Plenty of choices for area voters

With paperwork filed on Jan. 3, voters in South Wood County have options for the next mayor, aldermen and other positions. With a candidate for each open position for Wood… Read more »

Rome stiffens fireworks ordinance

Rome stiffens fireworks ordinance

For those who want to shoot fireworks in the Town of Rome, there may be new rules to follow in the near future. During the Dec. 29 board meeting, Fire… Read more »

Community shows time and again its caring nature

Community shows time and again its caring nature

by Jeff Williams and  Amy Van Meter VOICE staff The past few years, they were just cheesecakes. This year, however, some regulars at Foley’s Nita Brew bar in Nekoosa sold… Read more »

Area departments help feed local families

Area departments help feed local families

A project that began with the Town of Rome Fire Department and one little girl in need back in 2003 has grown into a multiple-municipality project helping out families throughout… Read more »

Concerned with possible lawsuits, Rome board sets up contingency fund

Concerned with possible lawsuits, Rome board sets up contingency fund

Besides the usual cuts that have come with trying to balance the 2012 budget, the town of Rome is also proposing to eliminate about $528,000 from department budgets in order… Read more »

Obituary of Harriet F. Fischl

Obituary of Harriet F. Fischl

Harriet F. Fischl age 93 of 1469 Rain Dance Trail, town of Rome, formerly of Milwaukee, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Riverview Medical Center in Wisconsin Rapids. Funeral services… Read more »

Obituary of Kenneth W. Momsen Sr.

Obituary of Kenneth W. Momsen Sr.

Kenneth W. “Skip” Momsen Sr., age 81, of 1313 Eagle Trail, Town of Rome (Nekoosa), Adams County, WI died Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Ministry St. Joseph Hospital, Marshfield, WI…. Read more »