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Patti Rasmussen, longtime editor and columnist, dies at 70

Aug. 12, 2022

Patti Rasmussen, a longtime journalist who worked for several newspapers across Brown and Door counties, died Thursday, Aug. 4, following a decade-long battle with dementia. She was 70.

During her 33-year journalism career, Patti worked as a reporter for the Rockton-Roscoe Herald, as special sections editor for the Green Bay News-Chronicle, and as an editor of Kewaunee County weeklies that included the Algoma Record Herald, Luxemburg News and the Kewaunee Enterprise. She also served as editor of the Door County Advocate and the Denmark Press and was an accomplished columnist. Her favorite topics were quirky anecdotes from daily life and her grandchildren’s antics.

Hieb elected president of Newspaper Association Managers

Aug. 10, 2022

Laurie Hieb, executive director of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, was elected president of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc. (NAM), for 2022-23 during the organization's annual summer conference on Aug. 5 in Austin, Texas.

Beth Bennett, executive director of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, becomes immediate past president. Continuing directors are Susan Patterson Plank, executive director of the Iowa Newspaper Association, and Phil Lucey, executive director of the North Carolina Press Association.

Let the general election campaign begin!

Aug. 10, 2022

Prepare yourself: this will be a general election campaign full of contrasts, sharp rhetoric and national implications.

Community schools’ performance during pandemic is mixed picture

Aug. 10, 2022

The community school model, emphasizing links between schools and the communities they serve, has rapidly expanded in Wisconsin.

Oshkosh Defense sent a big contract to the non-union South. Will it keep future jobs in Wisconsin?

Aug. 9, 2022

Despite tens of millions in state and local government incentives, the Wisconsin company is steering billions of dollars of work away from its namesake city.

Tart apples bring sweet memory

Aug. 8, 2022

I had a ghost memory the other day that took me back nearly 50 years.

Common legal hurdles for obtaining social security disability benefits

Aug. 4, 2022

Filing for disability benefits is not an easy choice. However, if you have health issues that are interfering with your ability to successfully work, sometimes this is one of the only options people have for income.

Summit to address Wisconsin’s urgent workforce shortages slated for Aug. 11 in Eau Claire

Aug. 4, 2022

Leaders from Momentum West, the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce and Competitive Wisconsin Inc. will convene a statewide summit on how to best strengthen community recruitment and retention of workers needed to protect the state's economic future and wellbeing. In April, the WNA Board of Directors voted unanimously to join CWI, a non-partisan coalition dedicated to strengthening Wisconsin's economy, and members are encouraged to share information about the summit.

The in-person and virtual event for local government officials, employers, community leaders and interested residents will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Aug. 11, at UW-Eau Claire.

Plan now to recognize first responders

Aug. 4, 2022

Are you looking for a project that can energize your news staffs, generate new advertising revenue and underscore the value of a local newspaper to potential new subscribers?

Longtime Leader-Telegram journalist Pamela Powers dies at 59

Aug. 4, 2022

Pamela Powers, a public relations specialist for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and former (Eau Claire) Leader-Telegram journalist, died Saturday, July 22, 2022, at her home in Boyceville. She was 59.

After graduating from Northwestern High School in 1983, Powers earned a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from UW-Superior and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. In July 1989, she joined the Leader-Telegram, where she worked for 28 years, earning a reputation as a gifted, well-respected journalist who knew how to put people at ease. She left the paper in 2017 to work in UW-Stout's communications department. Six months ago, she joined UW-River Falls as a public relations specialist.