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New UMOS CEO stresses seasonal farmworker safety, impact of new protections
Milwaukee-based United Migrant Opportunity Services Inc. recently announced longtime employee Jose Martinez will become the nonprofit’s first new permanent president and CEO in almost 50 years. The move came after former CEO Lupe Martinez, no relation, took the role of president emeritus on Jan. 1. Founded in 1965, UMOS...
Trail by Trail: Mercer, Duluth, Bayfield
MERCER, Wis. - Registration is open for this fall’s “Pumpkin Run” in Mercer. The ATV Rally will be held October 10 - 13. There will be a poker run, trail riding, and tractor pull. Saturday will also feature the Great Pumpkin Parade and Pumpkin Party. The event is hosted by the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Mercer Dusty Loons ATV Club, and Iron County volunteers.
Feds target two Wisconsin towns over lack of accessible voting machines
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here.The U.S. Department of Justice threatened legal action in July against two northern Wisconsin towns that allegedly didn’t have accessible voting equipment in the April election.At least one of the towns, which is represented by some officials who have voiced distrust of electronic voting equipment, appears to be on a collision course with the agency after a local voter said it didn’t use the federally required voting equipment in the Aug. 13 election, either.A U.S. assistant attorney...
Wisconsin Man is Selling a Car That…Could Use a Paint Job
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" ~William Congreve. Moving on from an unfortunate chapter in your life is a necessary evil. Most times it's a matter of throwing out the things that remind you of that chapter. Other times, the baggage that comes with that chapter are a little tougher to...buff out.
Town of Washington Board of Supervisors Approves Village Petition
The Town of Washington Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the petition to incorporate part of the town as a village. Town officials announced that they would pursue the change earlier this year following annexations by the City of Eau Claire and the City of Altoona. The controversial annexations led to plans for the Orchard Hills and Whitetail Woods housing developments, causing residents to worry about the increase in population and traffic as well as overall changes to their neighborhoods.
School board resolves to bring ‘inequitable’ mascot rule to the Minnesota School Boards Association Delegate Assembly
At the school board meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, the school board members discussed th Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Delegate Assembly MSBA and the resolutions that the school board have decided to bring to them. The MSBA starts working on its legislative platform by taking resolutions from member districts to the delegate assembly. The assembly then prioritizes and identifies which resolutions or issues MSCA is going to support from the group. ...
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