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Greg Marsten named Burnett County Sentinel editor

Apr. 9, 2021

Greg Marsten, a veteran journalist and Minneapolis native, has been named editor of the Burnett County Sentinel. He replaces Jonathan Richie, who left the Sentinel to join the Portage Daily Registernewsroom.

Most recently, Marsten spent nearly 12 years with the (Frederic) Inter-County Leader as a reporter and photographer. Since starting his reporting career at age 15 with KBEM-FM in Minneapolis, Marsten estimates he has worked for five radio stations, five newspapers, three magazines, and has been published in a dozen other periodicals.

Philip Nickerson, former member of Tri-Town News staff, dies at 85

Apr. 9, 2021

Philip G. Nickerson, who spent time working at the Tri-Town News in suburban Milwaukee County, died Wednesday, March 31. He was 85.

Nickerson and his parents, Philip and Harriet, worked together at the Tri-Town News, which served Franklin, Hales Corners and Muskego. His father was editor of the newspaper in the 1950s.

Wisconsin Shares enrollment spiked, then tumbled amid the pandemic

Apr. 7, 2021

The state’s child care subsidy program for low-income families, Wisconsin Shares, is among those that saw sweeping changes during the last year — as enrollment in the program spiked early in the COVID-19 pandemic, then fell to its lowest level in at least five years.

Clever goats excel at breakouts

Apr. 6, 2021

The arrival of spring on the farm means plenty of fieldwork. But it also means goats and other livestock breaking through fences to arrive at the greenness on the other side.

What makes a good ad headline? Try these 3 tips

Apr. 5, 2021

Pick up any newspaper — or go to any online news site — and you’ll find article headlines that reveal the subjects of those articles. Doesn’t it make sense that the same should apply to advertising headlines?

Veteran sales trainer John Foust offers three questions to ask yourself next time you're writing a headline for an ad.

Evers’ budget plan big on climate change measures

Apr. 5, 2021

Gov. Tony Evers’ budget includes some three dozen recommendations from his Climate Change Task Force, including tens of millions in new investments in green jobs, conservation efforts and renewable energy.

Advocates work to narrow racial and ethnic vaccination disparities in Wisconsin

Apr. 5, 2021

Wisconsin’s racial, ethnic and other minority groups face major barriers to COVID-19 vaccination — just as those groups suffer a disproportionate share of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths.

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Appeals court upholds dismissal of walking quorum case

Apr. 2, 2021

A court of appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of an open-meetings complaint filed by Heather Holmes, general manager of The Lakeland Times and The Northwoods River News, the newspapers reported Friday.

The complaint contended the Rhinelander mayor and four members of its city council participated in an illegal walking quorum through a series of personal communications, email messages, in-person meetings, and communications that resulted in the writing and signing of a letter of reprimand to the city council president. The newspaper is looking at possible next steps in the case, which could include another appeal.

Former newspaper reporter Stephen Norling dies at 81

Apr. 1, 2021

Stephen John Norling, who in retirement worked as a newspaper reporter in Wisconsin, died Friday, March 5, in Friendship. He was 81.

Norling held more than 100 jobs during his life, from trapping as a teen to retiring from Kwik Trik Corp., and many others in between. In retirement, Norling kept working, serving as a freelance writer and photographer. He most frequently reported for The (Elroy) Messenger of Juneau County.

Assistant editor Anna Maria Hansen to leave Price County Review

Apr. 1, 2021

After nine years with the newspaper, assistant editor Anna Maria Hansen is leaving the (Phillips) Price County Review.

Hansen, whose last day with the Review will be Friday, wrote about her departure in a farewell column. She recalled her start as a reporter for The Phillips Bee, which later merged with the Park Falls Herald to become the Price County Review.