Crime and public safety are garnering more headlines across the country. Law enforcement and racial disparities in the criminal justice system are under increasing scrutiny. Newspapers play a key role in examining the dynamics in their own communities.
The head of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) says the state’s “entrepreneurial spirit” is reflected in the 42 percent boost in new businesses formed during
The pandemic may eventually go away but virtual meetings are here to stay.
Members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, family and friends gathered Thursday and Friday in Eagle River, Wis., to pay tribute to industry leaders during the 2022 WNA Trees Retreat and Memorial Pylon Ceremony. It's the first time the event has been held in-person since 2019, and inductees who were honored virtually in 2020 and 2021 were also memorialized.
In addition to being enshrined on granite pylons at the WNA Memorial Grove on the Trees For Tomorrow campus in Eagle River, this year's honorees also have been added to the WNA's virtual pylon.
A nonprofit business model is an increasingly attractive alternative for newspapers that have seen their profit margins fall and those with an interest in accessing grants and tax-deductible contributions. The potential of the nonprofit model for rural papers was the topic of programming last week during the National Summit on Journalism in Rural America.
The summit was presented by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky. Summit sessions can be viewed on YouTube.
The annual conference of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors — planned for July 20-23 at the University of Kentucky — will have programs on localizing national politics becoming, dealing with the challenges of social media, new business models for weeklies, the government's role in the news business, university help for community newspapers, shared interests between newspapers and libraries, and the hallmark of the conference: critiques of member editorials and editorial pages.
Registration fees start at $300 and include lodging. The deadline to signup is Wednesday, June 15. Questions? Email al.cross@uky.edu.
Fire and emergency medical service (EMS) agencies across Wisconsin are stressed, facing fiscal challenges, increasing service demands, tightening labor markets, and upheaval related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Years after they were slated to close, the state’s youth prisons continue to struggle.
It’s a rule of nature that the amount of maintenance you have to do is proportional to the amount of property you own.
Donna Nickel, the Sawyer County Record's lake columnist for the Spider Lake News, has penned her last column for the newspaper.
Nickel, a Cleveland native, has been writing the column — "leaving her unique stamp of whimsy, humor and insight on a column devoted to community news, stories, events, weather, anniversaries and birthdays" — since Jan. 8, 2014. During the last eight years, it has developed a devoted following.
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