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46th annual Hodag Country Fest wraps up Sunday
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) – Madison Cook, Leanna Golz and Jadyn Botello attended their sixth hodag Country Festival in Rhinelander this weekend. The trio of Colby natives said that despite the heavy rain on Saturday afternoon, the party at Hodag Fest never stops. “Hodag is just such a good environment,”...
Rafters Blitz Madison at Home, Win 12-4
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – Usually on July 4th the fireworks show starts at night. But at Witter Field on Thursday, the fireworks started early. The Rafters hit three homers en route to a 12-4 victory over the Madison Mallards, their first win in the second half. Greyson Shafer, Cashel Dugger, and Max McGwire all smoked round-trippers for the Rats in one of their most dominant all-around wins of the season.
Republicans plan to turn Wisconsin red
(The Center Square) – On the first day of the Republican National Convention, Wisconsin Republicans are exuding confidence about their chances in capturing the state. The Republican Party of Wisconsin held an open session of the Wisconsin Delegation’s Breakfast Briefing, followed by a news conference. The Monday event featured Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming and Wisconsin State Treasurer John Leiber. Speakers...
Students Selected as Agriculture in the Classroom Essay Contest Winners
MADISON – Eleanor Jones-Sato, a fourth-grade student from Janesville, and Bree Stalsberg, a fifth-grade student from Fennimore, have been selected as state winners in the Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom essay contest. Wisconsin fourth and fifth graders were asked to write a 500-word essay with the theme, “Wisconsin Agriculture is Fruit-full!”
As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long now that when his headlamp illuminates the eye-shine of his quarry, he can communicate the sighting to his dad with hardly a word.
Businesses Address Housing Gap to Increase Employment
Businesses across the country are looking to hire, but there’s something standing in the way – the housing shortage. Employees can’t accept jobs in different cities because there aren’t enough homes for them to relocate to. The United States is about 4.5 million houses short, and in Wisconsin, they need at least 140,000 new housing units by 2030. In the town of Sheboygan, four family-owned companies are coming together to help new hires become homeowners. Correspondent Jessica Gomez travels there to meet the business owners behind the effort.
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