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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Aspirus Riverview Hospital will host a Cancer Support Group Meeting on Tuesday, October 8, and a Cancer Caregiver’s Support Group Sharing Meeting on Monday, October 14. Both meetings will be from 5:15 to 6:15 pm in the Aspirus Riverview Hospital Lower Level Conference Center, 410 Dewey Street, Wisconsin Rapids. The meetings are free, and no registration is needed. Light ...read more

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – In the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters’ 10th Anniversary Season, the team continued its longstanding tradition of giving back to the local community, donating over $24,000 to local organizations and nonprofits. Since the end of the 2018 season, the Rafters have made over 85 community appearances, which included Rafters players and the team’s mascot, Rosco. Among the ...read more

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – Are you interested in helping our local youth succeed in school?  Do you have time to volunteer one hour per week?  United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties’ Women United is seeking to recruit volunteer reading mentors for the 2019-2020 school year.   The Learning for Life Reading Mentor Program matches volunteers with students in Kindergarten through Third Grade who ...read more

Protect yourself and others by getting a flu shot. Even healthy people can get the flu, and it can be serious. Everyone six months and older should get an annual flu vaccine. Over the next several weeks, many area Aspirus clinics will be holding flu shot clinics. Call today to schedule your appointment. Flu shot clinics will be held at:Aspirus Doctors Clinic, 2031 Peach Street, Wisconsin ...read more

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – Following the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 10th Anniversary Season, the team announces exciting changes to its front office staff as Hannah Jurgens is promoted to Assistant General Manager and Thomas Dyer transitions to Ticket Accounts Executive and Ballpark Operations Manager.  These personnel moves will allow the Rafters to build on a successful 2019 season in which ...read more

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – Protect yourself from identity theft by bringing in your sensitive documents, old tax returns, bank statements, cancelled checks, etc. to be securely shredded on site by Shred Safe!  Each individual can shred up to two 18” x 10” boxes for free (we kindly ask for a donation of $5.00 for each box thereafter).  Documents brought in to be shredded do NOT need to have the ...read more

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – Save the date!  Our annual raking event, Day of Caring, is scheduled for October 26, 2019. Volunteers and team leaders can register online at https://www.uwswac.org/day-caring.  The day begins at 8:00am at the Grand Rapids Lion’s Club where volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and a hot breakfast.  All youth volunteers (ages 17 and under) must have a signed waiver from a ...read more

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties has kicked off its 2019 campaign, which will run until October 31st.  This year, our campaign chair is Nicole Pemble from Solarus.    “I have had the opportunity to serve on the United Way board for 9 years. Between that and my job as a Corporate Sales Representative at Solarus I have a unique perspective of our community. ...read more

United Way Months Proclaimed Wisconsin Comes Together for Lasting Social Change           Wisconsin Rapids, WI (August 30, 2019) - Governor Tony Evers has designated the months of September and October 2019 as United Way Months in Wisconsin, in recognition of the launch of United Way annual campaigns throughout the state. The 40 United Ways across Wisconsin each work within their local ...read more

October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Each October, memorial services are held to remember the babies who die each year through pregnancy loss, stillbirth and newborn death. Attended by parents, families, friends and health care professionals across the United States, these memorials symbolically unite those who have experienced a loss and those who care for them. This ...read more

WISCONSIN RAPIDS –  Aspirus Riverview Hospital and Mid-State Technical College are collaborating to help meet our community’s growing demand for highly trained health care professionals by establishing the “Mid-State Health Care Simulation Center ~ In Partnership with Aspirus.” Opening in 2020, the state-of-the-art simulation center will primarily be used to provide  Mid-State Technical ...read more

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – For the second consecutive year, Mid-State recognized the achievements of its summer Metal Mania graduates with a special celebration on the College’s Wisconsin Rapids Campus, Friday, August 16. Fourteen Metal Mania students completed the free, eight-week program for those interested in a career as a machinist, with five graduating from the introductory program and nine from ...read more

 WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties is excited to announce the fall session of bornlearning®academy. bornlearning® academy is a series of six FREE workshops that provides families and caregivers with practical, user-friendly ideas to turn everyday activities into learning moments.   The workshops are for parents and caregivers of children from ages birth to four. ...read more