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WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- Wausau's 19 playgrounds within City Parks have reopened. However WAOW TV is reporting that the parks will not be sanitized and the Wausau/Marathon County Park & Rec Department is making it clear that you can use the playgrounds at your own risk.
"Some people will take their children to playgrounds just like they'll go to restaurants, and some people will not because the virus is still out there and it's still active," said City and County Parks, Recreation, and Forestry director Jamie Polley.
New signs have been posted at each of the city parks with playgrounds to "use at your own risk" because recommendations from health officials can't be enforced.
This opening applies only to city parks. Facilitites on school grounds are still closed per direction from the Wausau School District.
Tom King
Tom grew up in Wausau listening to sports on WSAU and music on our sister stations WRIG and WIFC and decided early on that that was where he wanted to be. After graduating from Wausau East in the mid 70's Tom headed to UWSP. He worked at the college radio station WWSP and weekends on WIFC while earning a degree in Communication.
After college he worked a year at WKAU radio in the Fox Valley before returning to Wausau and moving into radio sales. He missed the on-air work and returned to the air when WOFM went on the air and when it was purchased by Midwest Communications was asked to take on the sports position on WSAU. He has spent the last 13 years as part of the WSAU morning team while also broadcasting Wausau East sports and contributing to the morning show on WIFC.
If you listen to the show you know that Tom is the coach of the Wausau American Legion Baseball team. He's married (Sandy) with two sons (Wade & Cory) and spends his spare time reading, listening to music, watching movies and tv shows and following most of the major sports.
