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7/20/24 Pink Flamingo Bingo at Town Square
GREEN LAKE, WI, — This month’s jackpot prize is bigger and better than ever! Don your pink attire and come to Town Square in Green Lake for Pink Flamingo Bingo on Saturday, July 27. Doors open and concessions begin at 5:00 p.m., card sales start at 5:30 p.m., and games commence at 6:30 p.m.
Kronenwetter administrator resigns amid dispute with fire chief
Kronenwetter Administrator Peter Kampfer has resigned roughly nine months after assuming the role, village officials announced on Friday. In an email to trustees, Kampfer said he is not the “right fit” for the municipality. He resigned immediately. In his letter, first obtained by WAOW, Kampfer referred to a...
Stevens Point looking for poll workers
The Stevens Point City Clerk's office is looking for additional people to serve as poll workers for the general election in November. Poll workers need to be electors of Portage County and able to read, write and understand English. Workers will be trained beforehand. People can apply at the City...
Illinois and Wisconsin Kids Invited to Bring Their Small Businesses to August Market
Are your kids obsessed with making friendship bracelets? Hosting lemonade stands? Turn their hobbies into cash this August in Rockton, Illinois. When I think back to being a kid and wanting to earn a few extra bucks, I land on a memory of my friends and I creating some sort of dog's baby-sitting service.
Rally House Adds Fourth Location in Wisconsin
Rally House has opened a new location at Rally House Southridge Mall in Greendale, Wisconsin. Rally House Southridge Mall is the company’s third storefront in the Milwaukee metro and fourth store location in Wisconsin. In October of 2023, Rally House opened their first storefront location in the state of...
Unemployment claims in Wisconsin increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Wisconsin rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 5,285 in the week ending July 13, up from 4,904 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment...
Wisconsin Earns Honors for Cheesemaking Excellence at 2024 American Cheese Society Competition
MADISON, Wis., July 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin is a world of cheese in just one state, earning 92 total awards in 52 different classes at the 2024 American Cheese Society Competition Awards Ceremony held in Buffalo, NY.
Republican candidates for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District debate
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Republican candidates for Wisconsin’s 8th congressional district had an opportunity to flex their conservative credentials at a debate in Green Bay on Friday night. Roger Roth, Andre Jacque, and Tony Wied are vying for the congressional seat that Mike Gallagher unexpectedly vacated in...
Effects of global computer outages felt across Wisconsin
The effects of an internet outage are being felt across Wisconsin after an update from the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused a global tech meltdown. Some Wisconsin state agencies use CrowdStrike software, which left some state employees locked out of their workstations on Friday, a spokesperson for Wisconsin’s Department of Administration wrote in an email.
Mass die-off of freshwater mussels in Wisconsin leads to discovery of new parasite
Researchers have discovered a new parasite in freshwater mussels after investigating hundreds of mussels that died along the Embarrass River in Shawano County six years ago. The findings were recently published in the international, peer-reviewed journal Parasitologia. Researchers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources were among agencies that collaborated to study the mass die-off in 2018. Biologists observed sick mussels lying on their sides on the surface of the river with open shells when they’re normally buried in the river bottom.
Wisconisn Rapids holds down Wasuau Woodchucks
WAUSAU – Wisconsin Rapids silenced the Wausau Woodchucks’ recently hot bats and pulled out a 6-2 win in Northwoods League baseball action Friday night at Athletic Park. The Woodchucks are now 39-12 and 13-4 in the second half heading into a two-game home series against the Lakeshore Chinooks.
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