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A New Football Team is Coming to Dubuque in 2025
Football is continuing to redefine its apex in popularity in America. In the last few years, we've seen several upstart football leagues like the Alliance of American Football birthed and the XFL start/restart before merging into the United Football League (UFL) as of this year. This year, even Waterloo got...
Funding for Mendota treatment center withheld by Republican lawmakers
A 16-year-old boy was charged last week with second-degree reckless homicide, felony murder and two counts of battery of 49-year-old Corey Proulx, a youth counselor for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections at Lincoln Hills School for Boys who was killed at work. The youth prison — as well as Copper Lake School for Girls — […] The post Funding for Mendota treatment center withheld by Republican lawmakers appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Galena Librarian Awarded APPLE Credentials
DeAnn Whited, Director of Galena Public Library, was recently awarded her APPLE credentials for new library directors. APPLE stands for Applied Public Library Education and is a one-year training program to help library directors begin to understand the background and foundational information needed to make better decisions for their communities. APPLE training begins at a two day seminar with library consultants and other APPLE students from across Kansas. Follow-up webinars are scheduled monthly on topics such as library budgets, library laws, technology, collection development, planning, customer service, and library facilities. In addition to the webinar content, participants are required to complete a variety of homework assignments designed to help them analyze their local library and implement improvements. APPLE training is supported by Southeast Kansas Library System and five other regional library systems around the state, as well as by the State Library of Kansas.
Prominent election deniers draw complaints from Glendale mayor
The mayor of Glendale complained that two of Wisconsin’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists were disruptive while observing voting in the Milwaukee suburb of Glendale during Tuesday’s primary in the special election for the 4th Senate District. First reported by Fox 6, Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy said he thought the actions of the two election […] The post Prominent election deniers draw complaints from Glendale mayor appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Faith Community Church in Janesville boosts meal outreach with new commercial kitchen
JANESVILLE — In an effort to boost community meal outreach in Janesville, Faith Community Church has constructed a commercial kitchen, that is now serving home-cooked meals to residents from 4:30-6 p.m. every Tuesday. Faith Community Church invites the community to an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly renovated facilities from 4-6 p.m.Friday, July 26, at 2931 Lucerne Drive. Guests can enjoy brats and soft-serve ice cream. Additions also include a counseling room, an extended parking lot and the front courtyard. ...
Beloit Memorial boys basketball performing well in summer play
BELOIT — The Beloit Memorial boys basketball team finished 21-6 overall this past season, clinching its first winning season since 2016-17 and winning its first regional title in 10 years before falling in the sectional semifinals. But head coach Todd Marks said that while going that far into the postseason is hard, replicating that kind of success season to season is even more difficult. And that’s precisely why the Purple...
FACT CHECK: Instagram Post Makes False Claim About Gates Foundation, H5N1 Bird Flu
A post shared on Facebook claims the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation purportedly awarded $9.5 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to make the H5N1 bird flu transmissible to humans. Verdict: False. The claim is false and originally stems from a June 17 article published on “Natural News,” a website...
Report: Wisconsin basketball great Sam Dekker tries out for three NBA teams
Former Wisconsin Badgers great Sam Dekker has recently tried for three NBA teams: the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks. This news is courtesy of the CapTimes’ Mike Lucas, who recently caught up with Dekker as he looks to make his return to the NBA. Dekker has...
Wisconsin’s convoluted history of abortion laws
A U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 halted all access to abortion in Wisconsin due to uncertainty over a 1849 ban still on the books. But in 2023, the decision to resume abortion services in the state came swiftly after a Dane County judge ruled that the 174-year-old law does not actually ban abortion.
Birchwood hunter among those drawing 2024 Wisconsin elk tag
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced June 25 that eight Wisconsin residents won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hunt elk during the 2024 elk season, which opens Saturday, Oct. 12. Four winners will be able to hunt in the Black River Elk Zone for the first time since elk were reintroduced to the state. The application period was open from April 10 to May 31, and the...
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