🌱 Wausau’s first sexual extortion case moves forward under new state law

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In today's newsletter:

• Wausau’s first sexual extortion case moves forward under new state law
• Want to try curling? Here’s how Wausau beginners are getting started
• How 40 surprise pizzas warmed up a Wausau community dinner

Also on today's calendar: Walking Tacos for a Cause and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 52 and low of 38 degrees.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, temps: high: 57, low: 50.
• Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Janesville man charged in Marathon County with sexual extortation (wdez.com) — Wausau police have brought Marathon County’s first case under Wisconsin’s new sexual extortion law against a 25-year-old Janesville man, following a local woman’s complaint about threats to share an intimate video. The suspect is charged with sexual extortion, related threats, and bail jumping, and is currently free on $1,000 cash bond ahead of a November 10 court date.
   

• Free curling event draws dozens to Wausau (wsaw.com) — Dozens of residents just tried curling for free at an open event in Wausau, where instructors walked first-timers through the basics on the ice. With active teams at Everest, Wausau East and Wausau West, and weekly leagues at the Wausau Curling Center, locals can easily set up time with club members to learn or join a league.
   

• Wausau church dinner gets free pizza from Little Caesars (wsaw.com) — Local churches in Wausau got a warm boost when Little Caesars’ Love Kitchen program donated about 40 pizzas for a rotating community dinner, replacing the usual cold sandwiches. With colder, rainy weather settling in, organizers say the hot meal helped stretch church budgets while giving neighbors something special and comforting to enjoy together.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wausau

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 27

• Band Saw Fitting Techniques →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 27

• Walking Tacos for a Cause →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  11:00 am
• Escape Room →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  12:00 pm

Wednesday October 28

• 2026 Administrative Professionals Conference →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  8:30 am
• Women's Community Tabling Event →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  9:00 am
• Take a Survey, Take a Slice →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  11:00 am
• Research, Writing, & APA Lab →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  11:30 am
• Bank Feeds and Bank Reconciliation →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  12:00 pm
• Carl Jackson at Wausau Labor Temple →
  Wausau Labor Temple, 318 S 3rd Ave, Wausau
  6:30 pm

Thursday October 29

• Zombie Dodgeball →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  8:00 am

Friday October 30

• Transfer Partner Visit: Grand Canyon University →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  11:30 am

Sunday November 1

• Movember →
  1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series game since 1982, but they had to celebrate twice to make it official.
  A dramatic ninth-inning replay reversal briefly erased what looked like a game-ending double play before Trevor Megill slammed the door on the Tampa… (Nextdoor Southeast Side)
• Growing up in Milwaukee during the era of the Milwaukee Braves was indeed a privilege.
  As kids we had roles models like Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn, Lew Burdette. We saw them frequently in church and schools. They gave us… (Nextdoor Forest Park)

• Kwik Trip, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Wausau. Apply here.
• WEG Corporation posted a job opening for Assembly- 1st shift in Wausau. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wausau here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Weston

• Ithaca-Weston football moves on in the playoffs (civicmedia.us)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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