Turn thankfulness into gratitude

Thanksgiving has come and gone but perhaps this can be the year that we turn a day of thankfulness into a holiday season of gratitude.

UW System pledges $20,000 in support of Wisconsin Civics Games

As part of its effort to promote citizenship and civil dialogue, the University of Wisconsin System has announced an annual $20,000 commitment in support of the Wisconsin Civics Games, a statewide civics bowl hosted by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation.

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The funds will support scholarships and cash awards for the Civics Games and its accompanying editorial writing and cartooning contests, as well as promotion of the programs.

Dempski joins Courier Press as sports editor

Cara Dempski has joined the (Prairie du Chien) Courier Press as a sports editor and reporter.

An Elk Mound native, Dempski began her journalism career in 2016 at the Tribune Press Reporter in Glenwood City after working for nearly a decade in human services. She went on to become regional sports editor for the Lake Mills Leader and Hometown News Group before her most recent role as a sports reporter for the (Eau Claire) Leader-Telegram.

Pam Mathes named GM of O’Rourke Media Group in Wisconsin

Pam Mathes has been promoted to general manager of O’Rourke Media Group’s holdings in Wisconsin, according to an announcement published earlier this month.

Mathes formerly served as director of sales operations for the company. In her new role, she will direct employees working in the business office, graphic design and sales.

Bursiek Kloehn joins Post-Crescent

Alexandria Bursiek Kloehn has joined The (Appleton) Post-Crescent as a business reporter producing The Buzz, the newspaper's blog and newsletter about the comings and goings in the Fox Valley business scene.

An Appleton native, Bursiek Kloehn was most recently the Streetwise reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette

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