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United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties in partnership with the 2-1-1 Wisconsin System is happy to announce the first in a series of new Community Dashboards. The 2-1-1 Community Dashboard shows the top needs, trends and gaps in the service delivery system based...

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...

United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties is now distributing the 2023 Help Guide for South Wood County.  So far, over 11,000 Help Guides have been distributed throughout south Wood County, including non-profit organizations, government offices, clinics, banks,...

United Way’s annual United We Can food sculpture contest will happen at Witter Field on Thursday, June 15th, where teams of volunteers will build sculptures out of donated, canned food. After the event, the South Wood County Hunger Coalition will distribute the cans...

The Rafters name their fifth General Manager, new Assistant General Manager.  Your Wisconsin Rapids Rafters Baseball Club and team owners are delighted to announce, after a nationwide search for the ideal candidate, the new General Manager of the Rafters organization....

The fact is: it’s not a matter of if disaster will impact our community, but when. We can’t prevent natural disasters or extreme weather, but the degree to which we prepare has a massive impact on the speed and effectiveness of response efforts – failing to take...

The Wisconsin Rapids Area Sports Commission (WRASC) is conducting a survey to assess the needs of the sports community in the City of Wisconsin Rapids and municipalities of southern Wood County. The short survey aims to reach anyone who is passionate about the...

Do you have a purse for every mood, occasion and day of the week?  Are you passionate about childhood literacy?  We have the perfect event for you! United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties’ Women United is holding its annual Power of the Purse event on Tuesday,...

Hoozels at The Lakes and 105.5 FM WIRI are proud to announce the 2nd Annual Hoozels Rise to Music Competition kicking off Thursday, June 8th. This summer musicians will compete for the title of Rise to Music Champion 2023, cash prize, radio airtime, and more! This...

United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties’ Financial Stability Coalition hosted the Finance and Investment Challenge Bowl at Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. In this bracketed, quiz-bowl style tournament, high school...