Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 16th of August.
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🏛️ Government
Marathon County officers are stepping up impaired driving checks from Aug.
14 through Sept. 7 as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign (local drivers planning Labor Day festivities are urged to secure safe rides).
🏈 Sports
Parker Retzlaff of Viking Motor Sports is chasing his first NASCAR playoff berth with a survival finish planned at Daytona on Aug.
28. He builds on consistent top-10 finishes this season while his team, in its second year, seeks a historic milestone.
Senior running back Haiden Carlson rushed for 1,538 yards and 16 touchdowns last season for the Marshfield Tigers, earning praise from coach Dennis Goettl and his teammates.
The team trains hard daily as it readies for its 2026 road opener at Rice Lake on Friday.
🎉 Wausau Events
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Birds in Art 2026 Public Opening
The 51st annual Birds in Art opening-day festivities on Saturday, September 12 include opportunities to meet over seventy visiting artists who flock to the Museum from throughout the world from 9 am – Noon, and Artists in Action demonstrations, 9 – 11 am. In the afternoon, Watch, Learn & Create will be held at the Glass Box Studio–a free, family-friendly program where visitors can work alongside artists to create their own works of art, 1 – 4 pm.
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