After sharing pages since the mid-1980s, the (Osseo) Tri-County News and Augusta Area Times will merge this week into one publication, the newspapers announced.
Beginning Thursday, Feb. 4, the new publication will be known as the Tri-County Area Times. Sean Scallon, editor and reporter for both the News and Times, will continue to hold both roles with the merged publication.
No one in Wisconsin should have to put their lives at risk to attend a public meeting, Larry Gallup writes in the latest "Your Right to Know" column.
Yet to this day, Republican leaders in the Wisconsin state Assembly are holding meetings without requiring attendees to wear masks or offering a video option for those who don’t feel safe attending.
A new poll question about whether masks should be required in public places is available to be used by WNA members. We are revisiting the question in light of Wisconsin Republicans’ efforts to end Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate.
Results from our previous poll question about readers’ expectations of the next four years are also available. Of 669 respondents, 64% said their expectations were generally positive.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association will hold its 2021 annual meeting virtually on Thursday, Feb. 25, via Zoom.
Traditionally held during the WNA Convention, the annual meeting includes approval of the association board's slate of officers for the upcoming year. Changes to the existing by-laws also will be proposed to reduce the number of executive officers on the WNA board. Additional details, including an agenda and instructions on how to join the meeting, will be sent out prior to Feb. 25.
According to the most recent poll made available to members through a partnership between the WNA and Polco, 66% of respondents said the actions of Trump loyalists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 were best described as an attempted coup and attack on U.S. democracy.
The next question asks readers about their expectations for the next four years.
Newspaper Association Managers, Inc., a consortium of North American trade associations representing the industry, has launched a website aimed at promoting legal notices in newspapers.
The website, USALegalNotice.com, provides direct access to 47 public notice websites from across the country, each of which is operated by state newspaper associations. The site allows the public to more easily access legal notices nationwide, including foreclosures, public hearings, financial reports, ordinances and resolutions, and other important government proceedings.
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council is now accepting nominations for its annual Openness in Government Awards, or Opees. Awards are given in six categories.
Nominations are due Friday, Feb. 5, and can be sent to blueders@gmail.com. Winners will be selected by a Council committee, as in past years, and will be announced just prior to national Sunshine Week, March 14-20.
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The International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors is seeking entries for its annual Golden Quill contest, which recognizes excellence in editorial and opinion writing.
The contest is open to all newspapers that publish fewer than five days per week, including non-ISWNE members and students.
The (Rice Lake) Chronotype will move to a new location at the end of January, leaving its home of more than 60 years, the newspaper announced Wednesday.
The building at 28 S. Main St., which was not included in the August 2014 sale to Adams Publishing Group, was recently sold by the newspaper’s former owners.
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