As housing has become increasingly unaffordable in Wisconsin and nationally since 2021, our state has issued more permits for housing construction. But the pace has declined slightly over the last two years and still lags far behind the housing boom years of the early 2000s.
Wisconsin is home to the “Waterpark Capital of the World,” the Wisconsin Dells. The Dells boast the largest concentration of indoor and outdoor waterparks on Earth – over 20 different parks. The Dells are also home to the third largest waterpark in the world, Noah’s Ark Water Park.
President Joe Biden and his Democrat allies enjoyed a more than 18-to-1 advantage in ad spending in Wisconsin over the past 18 months, even as polls have shown little movement among state voters in his race with Donald Trump, according to Ad Impact.
Devin Exner is joining the Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise team as a new reporter.
Middleton Times-Tribune contributing writer Chris Mertes received the James J. Reininger Lifetime Achievement Award.
Elaina Sanders joined the staff of the Banner Journal on June 17 in the role as editor/news reporter.
After 40 years with the Republican Journal in Darlington, Brian Lund has retired. Lund also worked in the advertising department for a number of years until he was named Publisher of the Republican Journal in 1983.
Gregory Arthur Smith, 75, died Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at his home in Stevens Point, WI. After college Greg and his family returned to Austin MN where he started his career in the newspaper business as an advertising salesman at the Austin Daily Herald where his father worked as publisher.
Ellsworth High School freshman Noah Windsor joined the Pierce County Journal staff this summer as an intern.
Today, just a few minutes removed from the region’s prime tourist spaces, hundreds of youngsters in serene settings are playing, learning, building character and making connections that may change their lives forever.
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