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AJ Dillon and Wife Launch Foundation to Combat Hunger in Northeast Wisconsin
LITTLE CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — AJ Dillon, and his wife Gabrielle, launched ‘The Dillon Family Foundation’ to tackle hunger in our area. The couple partnered with Feeding America in order to help as many people as possible. The foundation kicked off Thursday afternoon, packing 375 meals to be delivered to families across northeast Wisconsin.
Gov. Evers, DWD announce record-high job numbers in June
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, along with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, announced Thursday Wisconsin achieved new record highs for employment and total non-farm jobs during June 2024.
Door County GOP Chair Up Front at RNC
Door County Republican Party Chair Stephanie Soucek said she had an up-close view of history in the making at this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Soucek, one of the 41 delegates representing Wisconsin, said she was seated in the fourth row with the state contingent next to the stage, where they participated Monday in nominating Donald Trump as the party’s candidate for president two days after he survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Press receives state American Legion award
The Verona Press received a Public Relations Appreciation Award from the Wisconsin American Legion on Friday, July 12. Verona’s Mason-Lindsay Post 385 nominated community news reporter Maddie Bergstrom for an award in the Legion’s press category. Recipients are selected based on their support for the American Legion and veterans with stories.
2024 FINAL OnFocus Central Wisconsin Computer Baseball Rankings: Mosinee, SPASH, Pittsville, Medford, Marathon #1-5
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Marathon County inspections: Four restaurants receive double-digit violations
The following are the latest results of Marathon County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Wausau Daily Herald reports monthly. Athens. Pagels Pub & Grill, 139302 Marathon County L: June 21: Four violations: German potato salad in three-door cooler by the back...
Want to own a paper machine or bulldozer? Second auction planned for Wisconsin Rapids paper mill.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – More paper mill equipment and machines will be auctioned off next week in Wisconsin Rapids. Capital Recovery Group – who purchased the idled portions of Billerud’s paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids – is hosting a second round of auctions July 23-25 online. The...
Reporting from the RNC, Chevron and Wisconsin, Women BBQ brawlers
A WPR reporter catches us up on several news threads from this week’s GOP convention in Milwaukee. Then we talk about how last month’s SCOTUS decision overturning so-called Chevron deference might or might not influence state agencies’ power. And a pair of Wisconsin pitmasters talk about their experiences competing on a popular Food Network show.
58th Annual Wisconsin State Water Ski Show Championships start Thursday at Lake Wazeecha
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) - The largest and longest running water ski show tournament in the world is returning to Wisconsin Rapids this weekend. There will be 23 water ski show teams competing along with more than 70 individual competitors over four days. It’s a part of the Wisconsin State Water Ski Show Championships. They start Thursday at Red Sands Beach in Wisconsin Rapids. They are all trying to acquire the state title and hoping to get a shot at the National Water Ski Show championships next month.
In reversal from 2016, GOP projects unity while Democrats scramble
MILWAUKEE — Republicans find themselves in a somewhat unusual position: fully in sync, while Democrats hash out a major internal disagreement in public. It’s been a remarkable split screen playing out this week. Republicans are gathered in Wisconsin, unified and energized behind former President Trump’s candidacy, while Democrats are in open disagreement over whether President […]
Three Wisconsin Residents Report Strange Object In The Sky
Things sure are getting spooky out there! Over the past few years, talk of UFO sightings has amped up. No one gets a strange look anymore when they mention they may have seen one floating about in the sky. In fact, in Minnesota last year alone, there were nearly fifty...
Potholes aren’t a problem for Stevens Point thanks to new and faster equipment
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Potholes? Not a problem for Stevens Point as an infrared patcher is eliminating those repeat offenders and allowing the city to save time and money. They also have a new paver which makes the process of refilling potholes even faster. Potholes are the number one...
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