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Tim Walz speaks at Laborfest today
I'm Hope Karnopp and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. Happy Labor Day, folks. If you're planning on going to the beach today, there won't be any swim risks like yesterday, but it might actually be on the cooler side with a high temperature of 74 degrees. Highs will be in the high 70s for most of the week, with no...
Financial controversies surround both U.S. Senate candidates in Wisconsin
(The Center Square) – Both U.S. Senate candidates from Wisconsin accuse each other of lacking fiscal transparency, and each deny harboring conflicts of interest. But recent investigations show incumbent Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde are equally opaque about certain financial circumstances. Hovde is the CEO of California-based Sunwest Bank, and a July report by WCPT820 Radio shows the company received foreign government deposits totaling nearly $250,000 in December 2023. ...
Happy Supper Club Day in Wisconsin
KEWAUNEE, WI (WFRV) – Wisconsinites have reason to celebrate August 31st since 2017 when then-Governor Scott Walker declared it “Supper Club Day” in the state. Although supper club guru Ron Faoila says supper clubs first emerged in London and New York City, Wisconsin has arguably taken the tradition to a whole new level and northeast Wisconsin has the highest concentration of supper clubs compared with anywhere else in the state.
After years of training, 4 Wisconsin women swim across the English Channel
When she was a kid, Michele DeYoung of Barnes recalled watching a documentary about American Gertrude Ederle, who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. “I just thought, ‘Well, I can do that,’” she said. Throughout her life, the 58-year-old DeYoung, whose mother is from England, had asked people whether they would be willing to swim the roughly 21 miles from the English port of Dover to...
Junior National Duals to be Held in Wisconsin from 2025-2028
Junior National Duals, which has been hosted in Oklahoma for every year since 1998, will be held in Wisconsin from 2025-2028. Announced Friday by USA Wrestling, the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation and Sports Milwaukee has been awarded the event. Since the start of the event in 1991, Oklahoma has hosted it...
Buckshot Run to benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Runners from across area flocked to Carson Park Saturday morning, all running, jogging, and walking for a good cause. “This is a 43rd year of the Buckshot Run, and it’s to support Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes,” said Special Events Manager Ashley Lodzinski. At...
Wausau West volleyball places eighth at Wisconsin Dells
WISCONISN DELLS – The Wausau West volleyball team finished eighth at the Friendship Tournament on Friday and Saturday at JustAGame Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday. Match scores and results were not provided. Grace Huggenvik had 35 kills, 32 digs and 14 blocks, and Claire Calmes added 37 kills and...
Short film tells the story of Northwoods man who built a castle
A new short film about a Wisconsinite who built himself a castle will have its premiere this month in Rhinelander. “Pete’s Castle” tells the story of Pete Kelley, an electrician who has spent decades building a Medieval-style castle in the Tomahawk area. Kelley opens the castle to the public once a year during the Fall Ride, an annual Northwoods gathering of motorcyclists. During the event, castle visitors are greeted by Renaissance Faire-style actors and events.
Pickerel’s Northwoods Inn & Restaurant marks 28 years as family business
PICKEREL – Perry and Kelly Siebers got married April 20, 1996 – 10 days later, they opened the Northwoods Inn on the corner of Highway 55 and County Road A in Pickerel (N8905 Highway 55). “Let’s start a life together, let’s get married, raise a family – and...
Expression Dance Institute LLC granted $30k
WAUSAU – Peoples State Bank (PSB) granted $30,000 to Expressions Dance Institute, LLC of Rothschild as part of a Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Chicago “Community First Accelerate Grant” to support the growth and development of small businesses in Wisconsin and Illinois. Seth Wage, PSB commercial...
Turning his life around, one haircut at a time
RHINELANDER – “When you hit rock bottom, there’s no place to go but up.”. Those are the words of Josh Newman, a Rhinelander man who said he has seen his fair share of troubles during the last decade due to substance abuse. But the important thing, Newman...
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