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Spinning the State: Medford, Ottawa, Beloit
Stories you might have missed from across Wisconsin. Medford: Aspirus Medford Hospital moving its birthing services. Ladies, If you are going to be having a baby and you live in or around Medford, keep your car keys handy. Aspirus Medford Hospital will be moving its birthing services 45 miles to the Aspirus Wausau Hospital Birthing center. The move is expected to happen later this year. According to a press release, Aspirus Medford will continue providing pre and post natal care, but deliveries will be performed in Wausau starting October 1. The emergency department and facilities at the Medford hospital will be prepared to address labor and delivery issues that may arise after the transition, according to the president of Aspirus Health’s Northwest Wisconsin Division. One of the main reasons for the transition is …you guessed it, a lack of staffing. It has been a challenge to recruit OB/GYNs especially in rural areas. Aspirus says it is committed to Medford and the surrounding area. Full Story.
Multi-state listeria outbreak reaches Wisconsin, dozens hospitalized
A multi-state outbreak of listeria linked to sliced deli meat has left two people dead and 28 people hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wisconsin is among the 12 states reporting cases so far. The deaths happened in New Jersey and Illinois, officials said. CDC officials...
Kids from Wisconsin bringing summer show to Stevens Point Thursday
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Some of the state’s most musically and theatrically talented students will take the stage Thursday night in Stevens Point. Kids from Wisconsin is a traveling group that makes stops all summer long. Nearly 40 talented kids, including a live band, make up the show. The summer show theme this year is Larger Than Life. The kids say there’s something for everyone during the performance.
1 dead in farming accident west of Wausau
A resident at a farm in the town of Marathon is dead after being struck by a cow and pushed into a feed fence, according to the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Nieves Sanchez-Tezohua died the morning of July 16 at a farm on Ahrens Road. Police say Sanchez-Tezohua joined her boyfriend, who is a farm employee, while he was working in a barn and was struck by the cow. A veterinarian at the farm attempted lifesaving measures until deputies and paramedics arrived.
The Violent Implications of the “Jezebel” Attacks on Kamala Harris
The predictably racist and misogynistic attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, came from equally predictable sources. “She does not speak well, she does not work hard,” said former Trump spokesperson Kellyanne Conway on Fox News on Sunday. “She should not be the standard-bearer for the party.” Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance went with the same “lazy” trope, adding a not-subtle “welfare queen” allusion to Harris. “What the hell have you done other than to collect a government check for the past 20 years?” Vance demanded at a campaign rally on Monday. ...
Gov. Evers announces funding to fix rural roads
ELK MOUND, Wis. (WEAU) - Governor Tony Evers in the Chippewa Valley Wednesday highlighting new efforts to improve rural roads across Wisconsin. At Meyer Brothers Grain in Elk Mound, Evers and WisDOT discussing nearly $50 million that will go towards projects fixing roads that are used to transport crops, livestock, and more.
Keith Urban’s Outfit Under Fire From Popular Wisconsin Gas Station
Kwik Trip gas station has ignited a social media frenzy after calling out country music superstar Keith Urban for his questionable fashion choice at a recent show in Wisconsin. Kwik Trip vs. Buc-ee's. Let me just start by saying I have never been to a Buc-ee's gas station before, BUT...
ECHO receives $11,000 grant from Advia Credit Union for disaster relief after the recent tornados
JANESVILLE— ECHO, Inc. received an $11,000 grant from Advia Credit Union to help with tornado assistance. According to its press release the money comes through its Advancing Lives Grants to assist Wisconsin tornado victims following the June tornadoes that hit southwest Wisconsin. This donation is part of a broader initiative that has raised $35,000 for the community. ...
Pizza Hut franchisee files for bankruptcy amid legal battle
Pizza Hut franchisee EYM Pizza has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it is in the middle of a legal feud with its creditors. The franchisee, which operates 140 Pizza Hut locations in states like Georgia, South Carolina, and Wisconsin, listed Pizza Hut and Manufactures Bank as its creditors, owing $2.2 million to the pizza […]
Public invited to AIS Snapshot Day event at Prairie Trails Park
MERRILL – The Lincoln County Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Team is inviting nature lovers of all ages to help search for aquatic invasive species in local waters. A local AIS Snapshot Day event will be held at Prairie Trails Park, N2121 County Rd. K, Merrill, on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
MAPS hires new PRMS Associate Principal
Merrill Area Public Schools (MAPS) recently announced the hiring of Nate Lemmens as the new Associate Principal at Prairie River Middle School (PRMS), replacing Diane Goetsch, who retired at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Nate has been a special education teacher for the past 12 years. He taught...
MAPS accepts May and June donations
The following donations were approved and/or accepted at the May 15 MAPS Board of Directors meeting:. Funds from Friends of the Evjue School Forest valued at $3,300 for the Merrill School Forest landscaping by the pond shelter building; the donation of a professional series brush mower from Friends of the Merrill School Forest valued at $6,850 for the Merrill School Forest; the donation of funds from Aspirus Merrill Hospital valued at $6,000 for the Merrill High School Attendance Matters Program; Clorox wipes and Kleenex from the Graveen Family valued at $150 for staff/building use at Kate Goodrich Elementary School; paper from Church Mutual Insurance Co., valued at $573.72 for building use at Kate Goodrich Elementary School; historic memorabilia from Thomas Becker valued at $1,585 and $475 for Wisconsin history preservation and education at the Merrill School Forest; funds from the USW Steelworkers Union valued at $250 for whatever is needed for the Raise Your Voice Club; and the following donations for the MHS Raise Your Voice Walk 2024: NAMI Northwoods $600; Thorogood/Weinbrenner Shoe Co., Inc. $100; Trinity Lutheran School $100; Waves Full Service Hair Salon $50; Merrill Soccer Association $50; Park Street Properties $25; and Brad & Tammy Woller $25.
'An entirely new energy': Black voters see jolt of enthusiasm with Kamala Harris' rise
MADISON – As Vice President Kamala Harris effectively replaces President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, Sabrina Madison sees an opportunity for "a Black woman to do what Black women have historically done, forever, in America." "When we improve things for ourselves we, in essence, improve things for everyone else, too,"...
Respecting sacred tribal sites, Amazon distribution center, Harris in Wisconsin
Tribal elders raise concerns about disrespectful behavior by non-native people at sites considered sacred, Amazon opens its new distribution center in Weston to serve northcentral Wisconsin, crowd greets Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin as she begins her presidential campaign.
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