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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...
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.
Wisconsin High School Cancels 1st 2 Varsity Football Games
A high school in Wisconsin was forced to cancel the first two varsity football games of the season after an incident with players on the team. Player Incident Causes Wisconsin High School To Cancel Football Games. Some of my favorite memories during high school are from playing football. Our team...
Poll: Less than half of Wisconsin voters satisfied with public school
Wisconsin public school students will be back in the classroom next week. But a Marquette University Law School Poll found less than half of registered voters asked over the summer were satisfied with the public schools in their community. That’s down from the 63 percent of people who were asked...
New Neenah Boys & Girls Club to hold ground breaking Tuesday
NEENAH — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley Inc. is hosting a ceremony to kick off construction on its new facility in Neenah. The ground breaking will begin at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at 2060 Marathon Ave., followed by a brief ceremony. The ceremony will feature words from the club's...
Divided legislative committee launches audits of DPI and DNR
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Audit Committee ordered two audits on Thursday — one on how the state Department of Public Instruction’s analyses school district financial data and another to look into financial losses in the Department of Natural Resources’ fish and wildlife account. Both audits were...
Saturday Sweep Propels Women's Volleyball To 3-1 Start
Ripon, Wis. - The Illinois Tech women's volleyball team got their 2024 season started in strong fashion, sweeping their Saturday match-ups against Mount Mary and host Ripon College at the Ripon College Classic Saturday in Wisconsin. With the Friday split against Luther College and Martin Luther College, the Scarlet Hawks return for America's Dairyland with a 3-1 record.
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