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The Laker Weekly News - Aug. 16, 2024
SHELL LAKE, WI -- Check out all the goings-on in this, the latest edition of the Laker News from the Shell Lake School District!. How to View: The Laker News can be viewed in-article on a desktop/laptop below. If on mobile, you will need to download the file and open it in a PDF viewer to read.
Future funding for Spooner schools discussed at meeting
SPOONER — The decrease in school funding is causing Wisconsin school districts to come up with ways to counteract the revenue loss, and the current and future situation for the Spooner Area School District was discussed at the School Board’s Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, Aug. 5. Supt. Dr. David Aslyn said this is a biennial year for the fiscal year budget in the Legislature, so it is difficult at this point to know what will happen for funding. The Spooner Area School District...
Desperate Vikings Sign Major Draft Bust As J.J. McCarthy Replacement
The Green Bay Packers are ready to take that leap this fall when the regular season kicks off. They were able to show a glimpse of what they are capable of but want to hit that next level. But everything starts inside of the division. The Packers are going to...
Connect with community at free weekend resource fair
MINNEAPOLIS — Come out and connect with community at a free resource fair on Saturday in south Minneapolis. Nonprofits The Family Partnership and Raise the Barr are coming together with several other Twin Cities institutions to share support, strength and essential supplies and services with our neighbors most in need.
3 motorcyclists killed in 10-hour span on Minnesota roads
MINNEAPOLIS — Three motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes on Minnesota roads Thursday in a 10-hour span, including two high-speed fatalities just 30 minutes apart on Interstate 35.The first crash happened at about 2 p.m. near the Shingle Creek Crossing shopping mall in Brooklyn Center. Police say the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.The Minnesota State Patrol says the second crash occurred at about 11:35 p.m. on Interstate 35 near Elko-New Market. The 20-year-old victim rear-ended his Suzuki into an SUV "while negotiating lane splits," the state patrol says. He was also pronounced dead at the scene. Two men...
Birding Event Welcomes Anyone to Get Involved in the Hobby
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Did you know baby birds “graduate” into adulthood?. Every August, young birds mature into their full-grown state as they prepare for migration. And in Superior, people celebrated the start of migration as birds make their way down south. The “Anyone Can Bird” event is...
JCPenney closes Eden Prairie Center location permanently
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Nationwide department store JCPenny has closed its doors within the Eden Prairie Center. In a statement provided by a company spokesperson to FOX 9, the company said, "We regret to share that the JCPenney store at the Eden Prairie Center will not be reopening its doors."
Jennifer Carnahan, former Minn. GOP chair, running for Nisswa mayor
NISSWA, Minn. — A big name in Minnesota politics has thrown her hat into a small tourist town's mayoral race.Jennifer Carnahan, the former chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, is running for mayor of Nisswa in central Minnesota. Carnahan has owned the boutique Primrose Park in town for a decade and grew up in the Brainerd Lakes Area."Nisswa is a special place and I'm running for mayor to keep the city vibrant, strong and healthy for generations to come," Carnahan wrote on her campaign website.Carnahan's history in state politicsCarnahan may be the most well-known candidate ever to seek office in...
Minnesota weather outlook suggests warmer-than-average autumn
MINNEAPOLIS — If Friday's cloudy and cooler weather has you excited for autumn, you're not alone. The start of meteorological fall, Sept. 1, is just about two weeks away and the Climate Prediction Center just released their outlook for the season.Typically over September, October and November, the Twin Cities has an average temperature of about 49 degrees. If you remember last fall, conditions were well above average, with an average temperature of about 53 degrees. Fall of 2023 was also wetter than average around the metro, with more than 10 inches of rainfall, compared to the average of 7.21 inches.Like it or...
Statewide movement pushes companies to hire more people with disabilities
WAUKESHA, Wis. — A new statewide campaign is pushing Wisconsin businesses to hire people they may have previously overlooked. The Think Ability Wisconsin initiative is a grant-funded resource center working to empower employees with disabilities and their employers. Steinhafels in Waukesha is one company that is answering the call...
Eight states have implemented statewide policies on K-12 school cellphone usage
Welcome to the Thursday, Aug. 15, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:. Eight states have implemented statewide policies on K-12 school cellphone usage. Wisconsin voters defeat two ballot measures that would have limited the governor’s power to distribute federal funds. Elections...
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