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Wisconsin’s tourism industry is scrambling to adjust while hoping Memorial Day can start a comeback to mitigate millions of dollars in pandemic losses.
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Wisconsin’s tourism industry is scrambling to adjust while hoping Memorial Day can start a comeback to mitigate millions of dollars in pandemic losses.

Wisconsin school districts face extraordinary uncertainty in drafting next year’s budgets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Key questions include whether and how schools will open this fall and whether the drop in state tax collections will mean a cut in state school aids.
Readers visiting WNA member websites from April 23 to May 6 were asked when they believed Wisconsin should end its “Safer at Home” policy.

We celebrated Chinese New Year late this year, having a traditional hot pot feast with the Foxwells and their grandson, Elijah Stuart.

WNA Foundation award recipients were mailed their plaques and certificates over the last two weeks. Since then, some members have shared their celebratory snapshots.
Take a look at the photos we’ve received so far and send us a photo of you celebrating so we can highlight your important accomplishments.

Each year, during the annual WNA Convention & Trade Show, we salute Wisconsin photographers by highlighting their outstanding work.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic caused us to cancel our convention, we’re sharing the montage online. Take a look at some of the best shots from the last year.

The 2020 WNA Necrology pays tribute to members of the Wisconsin newspaper community who have died during the last year.
See the full montage on our website and take a look back at the many talents we’ve lost.

Harold Ervin “Pete” Steinke Jr., who in the 1950s worked in the advertising department of the Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, died Thursday, May 7, in Davenport, Iowa.
At the end of each WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest Awards Banquet, we announce the top winners in each division with a photo montage that displays snapshots of their staffs.
We didn’t want anyone to miss out on the fun this year, so we’re sharing the slideshow online. Congratulations to all of the winners!

In a letter to membership, WNA Executive Director Beth Bennett congratulates the 2019 Better Newspaper Contest award winners.
“The WNA Foundation proudly presents each of you with your well-deserved awards,” Bennett writes. “We are anxiously looking forward to seeing you at next year’s awards ceremony.”