Tom Zurawski

3 weeks ago | wsaw.com | Nolan Bulmahn |Tom Zurawski

PLOVER, Wis. (WSAW) - Seven area teams enters Thursday with a chance to make their way to this year’s state softball tournament. After the dust settled, D.C. Everest, Thorp, Lakeland, Pacelli, and Almond-Bancroft survived and move on to the big dance. Of the five teams that advanced, four do so in shutout fashion. The Evergreens made statement while seeking their first state appearance ever.

4 weeks ago | wsaw.com | Emily Davies |Tom Zurawski

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - There are numerous organizations throughout north central Wisconsin that are constantly looking for ways to help foster healthy communities. Typically, families and individuals are facing multiple connected challenges when they are struggling, such as finding it difficult to both pay for enough diapers for their children and enough food for those bellies.

1 month ago | wsaw.com | Emily Davies |Tom Zurawski

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - For the past twelve years, the United Way of Portage County has been spearheading efforts to ensure that parents who need diapers receive them. Soon, the organization will be driving distribution in the county as an official diaper bank. Last year, more than 75,000 diapers were dispensed through the United Way, but CEO Fred Hebblewhite said that addresses only a small portion of the need.

1 month ago | wsaw.com | Sean White |Tom Zurawski

ROSHOLT, Wis. (WSAW) - Portage County Crime Stoppers is looking for information on two separate crimes from late April/early May. Portage County Sheriff Mike Lukas says one involves a fraudulent cashier’s check used to purchase a motorcycle, and the other is a moped that was stolen while a couple was hiking. Authorities say the motorcycle was put up for sale on Craigslist by James and Tanion Bowker from Rosholt.

1 month ago | wsaw.com | Emily Davies |Tom Zurawski

AMHERST, Wis. (WSAW) - In rural Wisconsin, it does not take much to make up a town; often it includes a church, a bar, maybe a gas station or convenience store, and sometimes a bank too. Community services are not always part of that make-up. While urban areas have their own barriers, community resources are typically more accessible. That is what diaper distributors are finding in central Wisconsin.