Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 8th of September.
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🏘️ Community
Labor Day parades brought communities together across central Wisconsin on Monday, Sept.
7. In Wausau, the parade started at Marathon Park, moved east on Stewart Avenue, then north on 2nd Avenue before ending at the Labor Temple.
Highground Veterans Memorial Park near Neillsville honors veterans who served in Middle East conflicts like Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The park shows a boot-print design — with benches, statues and mementos highlighting veteran bonds, and it was dedicated in 2016 as a space for healing.
Northwoods residents held their annual wave party today to bid farewell to summer tourists and thank visitors who boosted local businesses (a cherished local tradition).
Record tourism spending highlights how the season supported many enterprises across the region.
🚧 Accidents
Enbridge plans a 1,500-foot temporary bypass around the leaking Line 5 pipeline near Saxon after a truck hit on Aug.
25 — crews will remove remaining product and aim to return service on Sept. 12.
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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.
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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