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Wisconsin per-pupil spending up over past decade
(The Center Square) – Public schools in Wisconsin are spending nearly $1,000 more per-student than a decade ago, despite falling enrollment and flat test scores. The latest spending information from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows public schools in the state spent $17,697 per-student in 2022. That’s down from the $18,088 in 2020, but about $1,000 more than what schools were spending in 2011. Will Flanders with the Wisconsin...
Spooner Ladies League golf results
July 16 Game: Solheim 18-hole Ladies League First place — Jean Rollingson/Julie Kittleson, 62 Second place — Kate Hintze/Pam Peterson, 67 Third place (tie) — Carol Heim/Sarah Carr, 68, Betty Brost/Pam Lundell, 68 Nine-hole Ladies League First place — Nancy Erickson/Lee Weiss, 28 Second place — Penny Cuskey/Myra Traubenik, 30 Chip-in — Lee Weiss, No. 9
Cardinals improve playoff odds, host Hayward Friday
SPOONER — The Spooner Cardinals got a split over the weekend. They will welcome Hayward to Merchant Park this coming Friday, July 26. Twin Ports 5, Spooner 2The Cardinals lost a non-league game against the Twin Ports Timbers on Friday night by the score of 5-2. Dawson Jorczak pitched a very solid seven innings, giving up five runs (only two earned). The Cardinals committed two uncharacteristic errors with two outs...
Manufacturing Industry Policy Makers Give Insight at RNC
In the wake of the RNC taking place here in Milwaukee, Komatsu and the Association of Equipment Manufactures held a press conference at the Komatsu South Harbor Milwaukee campus on July 15. Komatsu North America CEO Rod Schrader, AEM Vice President Kate Fox, and AEM Senior Vice President Kip Eideberg...
Representative Kristina Shelton and community members address concerns about hospital costs and closures
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – On Tuesday, Green Bay Representative Kristina Shelton discussed emerging legislation that will lower healthcare costs and stabilize Wisconsin hospitals. Shelton explained that the problem stems from the fact that small urban hospitals, critical to their surrounding communities, are in constant competition with larger hospital...
Apostle Islands bill would create first national park in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation to redesignate the Apostle Islands from a National Lakeshore to a National Park was introduced Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-7, according to a press release from his office. The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands is scheduled to hold a hearing on the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act. The hearing can be viewed live at 9 a.m. CST at naturalresources.house.gov. “The...
NTC breaks ground on its new Regional Forensic Science Center
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Northcentral Technical College is breaking ground on a new Regional Forensic Science Center. The new facility will give students hands-on experience in working with forensic autopsies, and much more. This will be the 8th Forensic Center in the state of Wisconsin and more importantly, it’s the...
Multi-state listeria outbreak reaches Wisconsin, dozens hospitalized
A multi-state outbreak of listeria linked to sliced deli meat has left two people dead and 28 people hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wisconsin is among the 12 states reporting cases so far. The deaths happened in New Jersey and Illinois, officials said. CDC officials...
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