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Door County GOP Chair Up Front at RNC
Door County Republican Party Chair Stephanie Soucek said she had an up-close view of history in the making at this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Soucek, one of the 41 delegates representing Wisconsin, said she was seated in the fourth row with the state contingent next to the stage, where they participated Monday in nominating Donald Trump as the party’s candidate for president two days after he survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Press receives state American Legion award
The Verona Press received a Public Relations Appreciation Award from the Wisconsin American Legion on Friday, July 12. Verona’s Mason-Lindsay Post 385 nominated community news reporter Maddie Bergstrom for an award in the Legion’s press category. Recipients are selected based on their support for the American Legion and veterans with stories.
2024 FINAL OnFocus Central Wisconsin Computer Baseball Rankings: Mosinee, SPASH, Pittsville, Medford, Marathon #1-5
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Gov. Evers, DWD announce record-high job numbers in June
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, along with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, announced Thursday Wisconsin achieved new record highs for employment and total non-farm jobs during June 2024.
Reporting from the RNC, Chevron and Wisconsin, Women BBQ brawlers
A WPR reporter catches us up on several news threads from this week’s GOP convention in Milwaukee. Then we talk about how last month’s SCOTUS decision overturning so-called Chevron deference might or might not influence state agencies’ power. And a pair of Wisconsin pitmasters talk about their experiences competing on a popular Food Network show.
In reversal from 2016, GOP projects unity while Democrats scramble
MILWAUKEE — Republicans find themselves in a somewhat unusual position: fully in sync, while Democrats hash out a major internal disagreement in public. It’s been a remarkable split screen playing out this week. Republicans are gathered in Wisconsin, unified and energized behind former President Trump’s candidacy, while Democrats are in open disagreement over whether President […]
Fond du Lac County Board Approves Plans for UW Campus
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Fond du Lac County Board this week approved plans for the former University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Fond du Lac Campus buildings. The campus, now known as the Fond du Lac County Campus, will be used for state and county government offices and law enforcement training. The theater will remain a performing arts and event center, while the gymnasium will become a sports complex.
In reversal from 2016, GOP projects unity while Democrats scramble
MILWAUKEE — Republicans find themselves in a somewhat unusual position: fully in sync, while Democrats hash out a major internal disagreement in public. It’s been a remarkable split screen playing out this week. Republicans are gathered in Wisconsin, unified and energized behind former President Trump’s candidacy, while Democrats are in open disagreement over whether President […]
Reince Priebus says Republicans need to get excited about ‘boring’ voter outreach
The onetime chair of the state and national Republican parties offered some advice to Wisconsin delegates at the last day of the RNC in Milwaukee: You need to get really good at boring stuff. Reince Priebus chaired the Wisconsin Republican Party from 2007 to 2011, leaving the job to chair...
From MAGA hats to ear bandages, the Wisconsin Historical Society is collecting RNC items
Among the delegates, protestors, vendors and media at the Republican National Convention this week have been three staff members of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Their job? To collect items that reflect the significance of 2024 in this moment in the nation's political history. “National elections shape the course of American and Wisconsin history, influencing...
Popular History Channel Show is Filming in Minnesota this Fall
It's always really exciting when shows or movies decide to film in Minnesota. Even if we can't be involved at all, we're still proud that our state was chosen! But this particular show that will be filming here DOES want our participation. It's a big show from the History Channel...
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