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Board OKs membership with School District Consortium
The Verona Area School District (VASD) Board of Education voted to join the Greater Dane County School District Consortium (GDCSDC) on Monday, July 22. Board members Jennifer Murphy, John Porco and Superintendent Tremayne Clardy attended a GDCSDC meeting in May, where a group of greater Dane County school districts are looking to collaborate on shared visions. The GDCSDC mission statement reads as follows:
Popular Weather App Used in Minnesota and Wisconsin Now Offering a “Mosquito Forecast”
It's one of the top weather apps for smartphone users in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and a new feature claims to help "better plan summer activities" against pesky mosquitos. The new in-app feature is a partnership between a weather powerhouse, and a bug repellant powerhouse that brings over 15 billion climate data points together with mosquito data from over 5,000 locations that predicts mosquito behavior and populations.
Madison Highland Dance Studio headed to Scotland to compete, learn
MADISON, Wis.- After bringing Scottish Highland Dancing to Madison back in 2018, the Breckenridge School of Highland Dance is headed back to the birthplace of the sport, for the Madison students to compete and learn.
McFarland curler fired up for Paris Olympic Games
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Gold medal winning curler Matt Hamilton may have won his medal in the Winter Olympics, but he knows all about the big stage. “The best part honestly, is recapping it and like recounting it, maybe in two weeks when it all like sets in and they’re back home from the Olympics and that, that grand it the grandness of the moment, the massiveness of the moment well, like set in for him. And it’s, it’s pretty unreal, but in the moment you’re floating,” said Hamilton.
News 3 Now at Five: July 26, 2024
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Ohio State football Buck'Eyeing' the Big Ten: Wisconsin Badgers
With the expansion of The Big Ten from 14 teams to 18 teams for the 2024 season, the Big Ten decided to adjust its scheduling process, rotating teams for the 2024 through 2028 seasons. Each team is guaranteed to play every Big Ten team during this period. It was against...
Committee studying how to manage Wisconsin sandhill cranes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to control Wisconsin’s sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month. The Joint Legislative Council’s 12-member Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes is set to meet Aug. 1 at the Horicon Marsh...
Catching up with 3-star Wisconsin TE commit Nizyi Davis
BadgerExtra stopped by Indianapolis Lawrence Central to chat with 2025 tight end Nizyi Davis, who committed to the University of Wisconsin football program last month. This Wisconsin football commit 'ain't scared of nothing'. A major knee injury sidelined this 2025 recruit. Now he's focused and back on the field for...
Wisconsin fans look forward to Olympic watch parties
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Olympic watch parties are popping up around the state, exciting fans and businesses for what’s ahead during the summer games. Team USA women’s soccer fans went to Breese Stevens Field Thursday to watch the team take home a 3-0 victory against Zambia. Heidi Herberger...
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