Celebrating the beauty of the moon
Oct. 5, 2020
On the evening of the next full moon, go to your back porch and admire the wonderful sight of our beautiful and gorgeous moon.
On the evening of the next full moon, go to your back porch and admire the wonderful sight of our beautiful and gorgeous moon.
Joann E. Schram, who worked many years for the Lake Country Reporter in Hartland, died Sunday, Sept. 20. She was 81.
After moving to Hartland in 1965, Schram began working at the newspaper as a typesetter, continuing in the role until her retirement.
A new poll question about whether readers will continue watching the presidential debates is now available to be used by WNA members. Results from our previous poll question about how readers plan to vote are now available.
The polling platform has been made available to WNA members through a partnership with Polco to help Wisconsin newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights.
Readers visiting WNA member websites from Sept. 16 to 30 were asked whether they planned to vote in-person or by mail. Here are the results.
Two of the three justices from the Wisconsin state Supreme Court’s liberal wing asked pointed questions about a complaint brought by a conservative law firm asking for more than 100,000 voters to be removed from the state’s rolls.
The number of Wisconsin FoodShare recipients grew to 724,200 in August, its highest point yet this year and an increase of more than 120,000 people since March, when the COVID-19 crisis began in the U.S. The number of households enrolled in the program now totals 378,200, an increase of 66,000 (21%) over last year — reversing a longstanding trend of declining program usage since 2013.
Longtime southeastern Wisconsin journalist Pete Wicklund has been named managing editor of the Kenosha News, the newspaper announced Tuesday.
He replaces Bob Heisse, who was named executive editor of the River Valley Media Group. Wicklund has spent the last 21 years with The Journal Times. He started in the Burlington bureau and has gone on to serve as a police reporter, copy editor, photographer and most recently, assistant managing editor.
There are more than 300 apple varieties grown at Wisconsin orchards. Visiting orchards is a great fall family event.
Veteran journalist Bob Heisse has been named executive editor of the River Valley Media Group newspapers, the La Crosse Tribune announced Tuesday.
Heisse will oversee the Tribune newsroom, as well as The Chippewa Herald and Winona (Minn.) Daily News. He succeeds Rusty Cunningham, who last week announced his retirement after 41 years with Lee Enterprises. For the last two years, Heisse served as executive editor of the Kenosha News.
John Walter Hillmer, whose 41-year career at The Freeman saw him go from the press room to the board room, died Wednesday, Sept. 23. He was 91.
Hillmer in 1950 also started his career at The Freeman, taking a position as a composing room printer. He remained with the newspaper for 41 years, going on to serve as composing room foreman, business manager, and general manager of the newspaper. Hillmer also served on the board of directors and was named president of the board in 1977.
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