26-year Star News reporter dies

Bonita Marie (Langteau) Yost, a reporter for the Star News in Medford for more than two decades, died Oct. 4, 2025 at age 83 at Prairie Maison in Prairie du Chien.

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A partial turnaround for turnover

The rate at which Wisconsin public school teachers left their districts has declined since its pandemic peak but remained elevated in the 2024-25 school year.

Time for a revolution of the rational

Usually, when I write about politics, the topics revolve around local or state matters and I do my best to use measured language. Be warned. Not today.

Vanden Plas to retire from InBusiness

Senior writer Joe Vander Plas will step down as senior writer for Madison-based InBusiness magazine in mid-October, according to a column that appeared in the magazine’s October 2025 issue.

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Cunningham at October 8 League of Women Voters lunch and learn in LaCrosse

Former LaCrosse Tribune editor, current Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation board member and Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame member Rusty Cunningham will speak on “The Impact of News Media on Civic Engagement” from 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Oct. 8 at The Waterfront Restaurant-North Entrance.