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NEENAH, Wis. (December 9, 2024) – Menasha Corporation announces President and CEO Chris Drees has been honored as a Wisconsin 275 Most Influential Business Leader for 2024. The BizTimes Milwaukee publishes the Wisconsin 275 to recognize the most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout the state.  Drees has led Menasha Corporation since 2023 when he was named President and Chief Executive Officer and elected a director of the Corporation. He […]

Adventure out on Saturday, December 21, at 6:30 p.m. as we celebrate the beginning of a new solar year and explore one of the longest nights of the year! Meet at the Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit’s Zillmer Trails shelter building. The trailhead is located at W833 County Road SS,  Campbellsport, which is just west of New Prospect. A Wisconsin State Park System vehicle admission sticker is required.  […]

Byron, WI, December 11, 2024 – Local historian Bill Behm will speak at the Byron Historical Society meeting on December 16, 2024, sharing his research on Lomira area Civil War soldiers. In addition to photographs, Behm’s program includes background on the training received by the soldiers, battles in which they participated, and Civil War monuments. A brief business meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Byron Town Hall, located […]

GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children to go to Eastern Europe is in police custody, online records show.  Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was booked into the Green Lake County Jail on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Victim Information and Notification Everyday system, a service that provides information to crime victims such as a person's jail custody status. No charges […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors filed 10 additional felony charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had won the battleground state that year.  Jim Troupis, who was Trump’s attorney in Wisconsin, Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who advised the campaign, and Mike Roman, Trump’s director of Election Day […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to resolve a discrepancy between state and federal law about what date the state's presidential electors must meet to cast Wisconsin's 10 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump.  State law calls for the electors to meet on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, which this year is Dec. 16. But federal law requires […]

Milwaukee, Wis. – When shopping or donating this holiday season, watch out for schemes trying to swipe your cash or steal your personal information.  You can avoid most of the scams on this list by taking a few simple precautions. Always exercise caution with social media ads promoting discounted items, holiday events, job opportunities, and donation requests, as well as direct messages from strangers. If you are asked to make a payment […]

The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross is encouraging people to donate blood and or platelets this holiday season.  Red Cross spokesperson Laura McGuire says while all blood types are needed, Type O blood donors and those giving platelets are especially urged to give now.  Record-breaking November travel is expected to carry into the new year, which could cause some potential donors to put off blood donation until after the holiday season.

America's job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from October, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers' payrolls.   Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says last month's hiring growth was up considerably from a meager gain of 36,000 jobs in October.  Friday's government report provided the latest evidence the U.S. job market remains durable even though it has lost significant momentum from the […]