Wisconsin Rapids is the seat of Wood County, Wisconsin. Although Europeans began settling the area in the 1830s, Wisconsin Rapids has been known by this name only since 1920. Prior to that, the settlement was divided by the Wisconsin River, with the west side incorporated as Centralia and the east side as Grand Rapids. The two cities merged in 1900, taking the name of Grand Rapids, which was changed in 1920 to avoid mail from being misdirected to the better known Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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The official web site of the city features a guide to the city, its mayor, elected officials, committees, boards, and services, as well as an action area where residents can apply to join the Citizen's Police Academy, make a building or property type complaint, report a pothole, street sign or other traffic complaints, as well as contest parking tickets, or request accident or police incident reports.
http://www.wirapids.org/
Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools
WRPS is a unified school district operating nine elementary schools, two junior high schools, one senior high school and a charter school, each of which is profiled in its own area of the site. District and curriculum information is also provided, along with information for parents, students and staff.
http://www.wrps.org/
The electronic edition of the print newspaper based in Wisconsin Rapids reports news and sports stories, weather, obituaries, and opinion columns, as well as subscription, advertising, and contact information.
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/
