Marshfield News-Herald

5 days ago | marshfieldnewsherald.com | Jamie Rokus

The crash was reported about 6:15 a.m. June 1 in the town of Little Black, about 3 miles south of Medford. LITTLE BLACK − A 28-year-old Withee man is dead following a one-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Taylor County. The crash was reported about 6:15 a.m. June 1 on Gibson Drive, north of Stetson Avenue, in the town of Little Black, about 3 miles south of Medford.

1 week ago | marshfieldnewsherald.com | Jim Owczarski

TOWN OF ERIN − The 2025 U.S. Women’s Open will have the largest purse in women’s golf, with a total of $12 million being distributed among the professionals in the four-round tournament at Erin Hills. With 26 amateur players in the 156-person field and the cut line being the top 60 players and ties, it’s impossible to break down a projected payout. The USGA awards $10,000 to professionals who do not make the weekend.

1 week ago | marshfieldnewsherald.com | JR Radcliffe

For the first time in his career, Christian Yelich hit a walk-off home run May 27 — a grand slam, no less — as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Boston Red Sox in extra innings, 5-1. The uplifting win was the first walk-off home run for the Brewers of any variety since early April 2023 and the first walk-off grand slam since 2021, though only the third in franchise history since 1992.

1 week ago | marshfieldnewsherald.com | Karen Madden

A 60-year-old Marshfield man is held on a $250,000 cash bail, accused of attempting to decapitate a 61-year-old woman he had dated. The woman suffered a large neck laceration, a defensive hand wound, and numerous bruises. She later died after doctors found bleeding on the left side of her brain. The suspect, Cyril J. Granahan, faces charges including first-degree reckless homicide and elder abuse.

1 week ago | marshfieldnewsherald.com | Ben Steele

The U.S. Women's Open returns to Wisconsin for the third time, hosted at Erin Hills. Blackwolf Run in Kohler previously hosted the tournament in 1998 and 2012. Se Ri Pak won the 1998 tournament in a dramatic sudden-death playoff. Major golf championships are back on Wisconsin soil. The state will host the 80th United States Women's Open this week at Erin Hills, the third time that major has been in Wisconsin. Here is a look back at the previous two, which were both played at Blackwolf Run in Kohler.