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School District of Elcho receives grant from Dollar General for school materials
(WSAW) - The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $35,000 in youth literacy grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, libraries, and schools. The funds are part of more than $4 million recently awarded across the country for recipients to use the funds to purchase books, technology, equipment, or materials to help extend a brighter future for K-12 students.
Wisconsin mother highlights effects of lead poisoning at Democratic National Convention
On Wednesday night, Milwaukee mother Deanna Branch stood before thousands of Democratic delegates to explain the dangers of lead pipes in Wisconsin. For 11 years, the mother of three has highlighted her family’s health problems. Onstage, she told the country that when her son Aiden was 2 years old, he was hospitalized twice for having high levels of lead in his blood.
Gov. Evers, WisDOT announce funding for road improvement projects
MADISON, Wis. -- Governor Tony Evers, along with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, announced Thursday more than $177 million in additional funding will go to Surface Transportation Program projects across Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to expedited hearing on Green Party ballot ban
(The Center Square) - Following the Wisconsin Election Commission's dismissal of a complaint from a Democratic National Committee staffer, who seeks to remove Green Party candidate Jill Stein from the ballot, the plaintiff has doubled down and filed an expedited appeal with the state’s Supreme Court. Court documents reveal it accepted the case Thursday and is requesting that the plaintiff provide additional information, actions that have caused two Supreme Court justices to dissent. ...
Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese wins State Fair award for Garlic & Dill curds
(WFRV) – Congratulations to Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese for taking home a blue ribbon at the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair. Their Artisanal Garlic & Dill Colored Cheddar Curds impressed the judges. The cheese is made on site at Pagel’s Ponderosa in Kewaunee, milk travels from the parlor directly to...
"Shadow and Bone" actor comes home to Wisconsin with debut novel
Seymour, Wisconsin-raised Calahan Skogman had been out in L.A. for years, and the acting was going well. He'd just wrapped the first season of "Shadow and Bone" (a Netflix adaptation of a series of young adult fantasy novels), in which he played Matthias Helvar. Then the pandemic hit and the world shut down.
Voices from the DNC, A trafficking victim goes to prison, High levels of PFAS in lakes, Para dancers detail their art
We hear voices from the Democratic National Convention. Then, we get reaction to the prison sentencing of a woman who killed the man who trafficked her. Then, we learn about how Madison lakes have high levels of forever chemicals. Then, two competitive para dancers detail their art. Voices from the...
Judge rejects giving Wis. youth prison counselors more freedom to punish
A federal judge has rejected Republican legislators' calls to give counselors at Wisconsin's troubled youth prison more leeway in controlling and punishing inmates after a counselor was killed during a fight at the facility this summer.U.S. District Judge James Peterson sent a letter Tuesday to state Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Van Wanggaard and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers telling them if they want changes at Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake Schools they should file a formal legal motion and need to show current restrictions on counselors are endangering staff and inmates.The youth prison in northern Wisconsin has been plagued by allegations of staff-on-inmate...
Ashley for the Arts Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting the Community with a Record Donation of Over $750,000 to 70+ Area Non-Profits
ARCADIA, Wis. (ASHLEY FOR THE ARTS PRESS RELEASE) - Ashley for the Arts concluded yet another unforgettable weekend of live entertainment and family fun. The 15th annual, three-day music and arts festival took place August 8-10 and drew in tens of thousands of fans to see a world class lineup of performers, access to art and craft vendors, a plethora of food vendors, an inflatable air park, a lumberjack show, street performers, fireworks, and much more! The event donated over $750,000 which will benefit 70+ participating non-profit organizations.
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