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46th annual Hodag Country Fest wraps up Sunday
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) – Madison Cook, Leanna Golz and Jadyn Botello attended their sixth hodag Country Festival in Rhinelander this weekend. The trio of Colby natives said that despite the heavy rain on Saturday afternoon, the party at Hodag Fest never stops. “Hodag is just such a good environment,”...
Republicans plan to turn Wisconsin red
(The Center Square) – On the first day of the Republican National Convention, Wisconsin Republicans are exuding confidence about their chances in capturing the state. The Republican Party of Wisconsin held an open session of the Wisconsin Delegation’s Breakfast Briefing, followed by a news conference. The Monday event featured Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming and Wisconsin State Treasurer John Leiber. Speakers...
Local Law Enforcement Participating in Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Through September 2024
In Wisconsin, in 2020, alcohol was listed as a contributing factor in 5.3% of all crashes. In 2020, 28.5% of all fatal vehicle crashes were alcohol-related, resulting in 167 deaths. Alcohol-impaired driving is associated with other high-risk behaviors that increase the likelihood of a crash and of significant injury or death occurring; these include speeding and failure to wear seat belts.
Students Selected as Agriculture in the Classroom Essay Contest Winners
MADISON – Eleanor Jones-Sato, a fourth-grade student from Janesville, and Bree Stalsberg, a fifth-grade student from Fennimore, have been selected as state winners in the Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom essay contest. Wisconsin fourth and fifth graders were asked to write a 500-word essay with the theme, “Wisconsin Agriculture is Fruit-full!”
WWBIC names Kathryn Dunn vice president of programs and operations
The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) announced in a press release Friday that Kathryn Dunn will return to WWBIC as vice president of programs and operations. Dunn began her career in the Milwaukee community, serving as Vice President of WWBIC from 1993-1997, and was part of the team...
As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long now that when his headlamp illuminates the eye-shine of his quarry, he can communicate the sighting to his dad with hardly a word.
Businesses Address Housing Gap to Increase Employment
Businesses across the country are looking to hire, but there’s something standing in the way – the housing shortage. Employees can’t accept jobs in different cities because there aren’t enough homes for them to relocate to. The United States is about 4.5 million houses short, and in Wisconsin, they need at least 140,000 new housing units by 2030. In the town of Sheboygan, four family-owned companies are coming together to help new hires become homeowners. Correspondent Jessica Gomez travels there to meet the business owners behind the effort.
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