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Simone Biles edges Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for her second Olympic all-around gymnastics title
PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles remains peerless. Even when she's not quite perfect. The American gymnastics star edged Brazil's Rebeca Andrade during a tense Olympic all-around final on Thursday. Biles' total of 59.131 was just over a point ahead of Andrade at 57.932, one of the closest calls Biles has ever endured at a major international event. Sunisa Lee, the Tokyo Olympics champion, earned bronze despite spending much of the...
WI judge refuses GOP request to pause absentee voting ruling sought by disabled people
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge refused Thursday to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin to be emailed absentee ballots at home in November's presidential election in the closely watched battleground state. Republicans asked the judge to not enforce his ruling while their appeal is pending. But Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell on Thursday rejected their arguments, saying putting his ruling on hold "would inflict significant harm on both the disability rights advocates and the public interest." ...
Emergency fuel waiver issued for four Midwest states to alleviate soaring gas prices after storms
The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate gasoline shortages in four Midwest states after the shutdown of an refinery in Illinois. Exxon Mobil shut down its refinery in Joliet, Illinois, last month after a power outage when tornadoes and severe storms swept through the region. Power has been restored, but it can take weeks to restart a facility like the Exxon Mobil refinery about 40 miles outside of Chicago, which can produce about 9 million gallons of gasoline and...
Three moms win rowing medals at Paris Olympics and celebrate their victories with their kids
VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — A trio of moms won rowing medals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, including veteran Helen Glover of Britain and New Zealanders Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis, who rowed together to victory less than two years after giving birth a few months apart. Spoors and Francis won the gold medal in the women's double sculls, while Glover — a mother of three — took silver in the women's four. ...
US shooter Sagen Maddalena breaks an Olympic record in qualification. Ukraine gets a silver medal
CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — The United States' wait for a medal in shooting at the 2024 Olympics could be nearing its end after Sagen Maddalena laid down a marker by breaking the Olympic record in qualification for the women's 50-meter rifle three positions event Thursday. The U.S. is traditionally a power in Olympic shooting, but it hasn't made the podium in the first six days of medal competition at Chateauroux, south of Paris. ...
College News for Aug. 1, 2024
Kirchmeyer graduates UW Eau ClaireSawyer Kirchmeyer, of Phillips, was among the 1,360 students who graduated in May from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Kirchmeyer earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and degrees in business and marketing.
Minnesota man gets 20 years for fatally stabbing teen, wounding others on Wisconsin river
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota man convicted in the slaying of a high school student and stabbings of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison. A judge also ordered Nicolae Miu, 54, to serve six years of extended supervision following his release from prison in the July 2022 stabbings along the Apple River in St. Croix County, which sits along Wisconsin's state line with Minnesota. ...
Obama, Bush join U.S. 250th anniversary effort
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will join an effort to commemorate America's 250th anniversary in 2026, highlighting the initiative's attempts to build bipartisan momentum in an era of extreme political polarization. The former presidents and first ladies Michelle Obama and Laura Bush will serve as honorary national co-chairs of America250, the organization created by Congress in 2016 to oversee the celebration of the the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. ...
Milwaukee man gets 11 years for causing crash during a police chase which flipped over a school bus
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man who pleaded guilty to causing a crash during a police chase that flipped over a school bus has been sentenced to 11½ years in prison. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Glenn H. Yamahiro also ordered Elijahwan H. Shabazz on Tuesday to serve eight years of extended supervision after he's released from prison, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Yamahiro described the November crash, which sent...
Montas says trade to Brewers surprised him because he hadn't been pitching well lately
MILWAUKEE (AP) — New Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Frankie Montas never expected to get traded this week because he figured his recent struggles would keep any contenders from pursuing him. Montas had allowed 16 runs over 16 innings in his last three starts with the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers grabbed him anyway in hopes he could become a consistent innings-eater for a rotation that has struggled to go deep into games. ...
Community Calendar for Aug. 1-11, 2024
Send community calendar events to tlaventure@pricecountyreview.com. Please include date, time, place and address for the event, along with a brief description and a contact. AUG. 1• Price County Music in the Park with The Jimmys, 6 p.m., Elk Lake Park at 585 County Road H, just below downtown Phillips. • TOPS (take off pounds sensibly), 5 p.m. weigh in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, every Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 103 Trinity...
Caroline Grace poetry reading
Local author Caroline Grace will hold a reading and signing of her new book of poetry, “Sun and the Rain,” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 at Phillips Public Library, 286 Cherry St. The book is divided into three sections: laments, praises, and laughs, said Phillips Public Library Director Rebecca Puhl. “The book makes for a good gift for anyone going through or coming out of a hard...
Park Falls hires city administrator
The Park Falls Common Council approved the hire of a new city administrator at the July 22 regular meeting. The hire completes a three months search to fill the vacancy of Brentt Michalek, who started a new position in Hudson in June. The new administrator is Scott Kluver, who is currently the city administrator for Washburn, according to city clerk Shannon Greenwood. Kluver’s title will be City and Zoning Administrator, combining what were two separate positions into one job. He is scheduled to start work...
Schroeder named to potato board
MADISON — The 2024 Wisconsin Potato Industry Board election results are now certified according to a July 23 press release from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Three new regional district board members have joined the nine-member board and started their three-year terms on the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board effective July 1. Eric Schroeder, of Deerbrook, is the District 1 board member. District 1 includes the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest,...
Law enforcement calls for July 15-21, 2024
PARK FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT The Park Falls Police Department reported public calls from July 15-21, 2024. JULY 15• 9:53 a.m., phone scam attempt reported for record. • 12:30 p.m., welfare check request. • 12:50 p.m., vehicle lockout assist. ...
Price County Land Transfers for July 26, 2024
PHILLIPS — The Price County Register of Deeds office released its real property sales reports for the week of July 26, 2024. TOWN OF ELK• Lee Foster to Jamie Friebel. • David and Sharon Prasnicki to Timothy Kumerow. • Michael L. & Linda D. Zitkus Trust to Thomas Edward and Audrey Clarice Luther. ...
Johnson is new children’s librarian
PHILLIPS — Linda Johnson, of Phillips, was recently named the Youth Services Librarian at the Phillips Public Library. Johnson fills the vacancy left by former children’s librarian Jake Wyrzykowski, who accepted a similar position at the Friday Library in New Richmond. Johnson previously worked as a paraprofessional at the Phillips Elementary School and while this is her first library role she said it is a natural step having worked so much with kids and education. ...
Lifelong friends and educators
PARK FALLS — A pair of retired Park Falls educators will celebrate their 70th class reunion together with other members of Park Falls High School class of 1954 during Flambeau-Rama weekend. Sally (Lemke) Meeks and Roger Reas are lifelong friends and classmates since attending Lymantown Elementary School together and then Park Falls High School. They both went to Wisconsin State College-Superior (now the University of Wisconsin-Superior). After college both Meeks...
Arm wrestling gains strength in the north woods
BUTTERNUT — The opening night of the 66th Pioneer Days in Butternut on July 26, was a mix of softball, music, food and midway rides. As the sun went down the attention turned to the main building where the crowds grew to watch a primordial contest of strength and cunning — arm wrestling. Leander Bonnet, the state director of Wisconsin Arm Wrestling, came up from Sheboygan to host the third sanctioned arm wrestling tournament at Pioneer Days, one of 20 events statewide in 2024, including...
An Outdoorsman's Journal: The young biologists
Hello friends, One of the bonuses about my daughter Selina going to the UW Stevens Point is that she introduced me to several future biologists. This week I will have the pleasure of introducing you to one who is seeking his Master’s degree on a project that is both very interesting and important. Dylan Undlin, with the help of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and UWSP, is working on...
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