{"id":18757,"date":"2025-01-17T12:07:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/?p=18757"},"modified":"2025-01-17T12:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:07:46","slug":"wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations are now open for Wisconsin DOT Hometown Heroes for the 2025 season! Do you know a<span data-teams=\"true\">n amazing frontline worker, military member, teacher, first responder, or healthcare hero? Nominate them today for a chance to win! Hometown Heroes will receive the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 Grandstand Tickets to a Wausau Woodchucks home game of their choice*<\/li>\n<li>Recognition on the field via PA Announcement and\/or stadium videoboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Treat your hero to a fun night at the ballpark by nominating them for our Hometown Hero program today! The Woodchucks are proud to recognize those in the Wausau area and beyond who go above and beyond for their neighbors and community.<\/p>\n<p>Nominate a hero here!: https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/hometown-hero-nomination-form\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations are now open for Wisconsin DOT Hometown Heroes for the 2025 season! Do you know an amazing frontline worker,  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":18758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news","category-update-ticker"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open! - Wausau Woodchucks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The WISCONSIN WOODCHUCKS are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Woodchucks play at Athletic Park in Wausau, WI and offer a fun, family-friendly environment during the summer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The WISCONSIN WOODCHUCKS are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Woodchucks play at Athletic Park in Wausau, WI and offer a fun, family-friendly environment during the summer!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wausau Woodchucks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WisconsinWoodchucks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-17T17:07:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"566\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin-wisconsin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Chucksbaseball\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Chucksbaseball\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin-wisconsin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin-wisconsin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/person\/285a8571249f7ba51e75f786f036a373\"},\"headline\":\"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open!\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-17T17:07:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/\"},\"wordCount\":121,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Team News\",\"Update ticker\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/\",\"name\":\"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open! - Wausau Woodchucks\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-17T17:07:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"The WISCONSIN WOODCHUCKS are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Woodchucks play at Athletic Park in Wausau, WI and offer a fun, family-friendly environment during the summer!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":566},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/\",\"name\":\"Wausau Woodchucks\",\"description\":\"Your Ticket Home for the Summer!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wausau Woodchucks\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/PRIMARY-4C.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/PRIMARY-4C.jpg\",\"width\":666,\"height\":484,\"caption\":\"Wausau Woodchucks\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WisconsinWoodchucks\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chucksbaseball\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/person\/285a8571249f7ba51e75f786f036a373\",\"name\":\"admin-wisconsin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1985ea33245ccddc1992196977982cf8b9d6492547983056ef1dac8f9f1fe926?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1985ea33245ccddc1992196977982cf8b9d6492547983056ef1dac8f9f1fe926?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin-wisconsin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/author\/admin-wisconsin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open! - Wausau Woodchucks","description":"The WISCONSIN WOODCHUCKS are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Woodchucks play at Athletic Park in Wausau, WI and offer a fun, family-friendly environment during the summer!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open!","og_description":"The WISCONSIN WOODCHUCKS are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Woodchucks play at Athletic Park in Wausau, WI and offer a fun, family-friendly environment during the summer!","og_url":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/","og_site_name":"Wausau Woodchucks","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WisconsinWoodchucks","article_published_time":"2025-01-17T17:07:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":566,"url":"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"admin-wisconsin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Chucksbaseball","twitter_site":"@Chucksbaseball","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin-wisconsin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/"},"author":{"name":"admin-wisconsin","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/person\/285a8571249f7ba51e75f786f036a373"},"headline":"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open!","datePublished":"2025-01-17T17:07:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/"},"wordCount":121,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png","articleSection":["Team News","Update ticker"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/","url":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/","name":"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open! - Wausau Woodchucks","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png","datePublished":"2025-01-17T17:07:46+00:00","description":"The WISCONSIN WOODCHUCKS are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Woodchucks play at Athletic Park in Wausau, WI and offer a fun, family-friendly environment during the summer!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Wisconsin-DOT-Hometown-Hero-Website.png","width":1080,"height":566},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/2025\/01\/17\/wisconsin-dot-hometown-hero-nominations-now-open\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Wisconsin DOT Hometown Hero Nominations Now Open!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#website","url":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/","name":"Wausau Woodchucks","description":"Your Ticket Home for the Summer!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#organization","name":"Wausau Woodchucks","url":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/PRIMARY-4C.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/02\/PRIMARY-4C.jpg","width":666,"height":484,"caption":"Wausau Woodchucks"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WisconsinWoodchucks","https:\/\/x.com\/Chucksbaseball"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/person\/285a8571249f7ba51e75f786f036a373","name":"admin-wisconsin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1985ea33245ccddc1992196977982cf8b9d6492547983056ef1dac8f9f1fe926?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1985ea33245ccddc1992196977982cf8b9d6492547983056ef1dac8f9f1fe926?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin-wisconsin"},"url":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/author\/admin-wisconsin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18759,"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18757\/revisions\/18759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/wausau-woodchucks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}