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Poll: Do you support increased COVID-19 restrictions?

Oct. 7, 2020

A new poll question about whether readers support Gov. Tony Evers’ recent actions to increase COVID-19 restrictions is now available to be used by WNA members.

Results from our previous poll question about whether readers will continue to watch the presidential debates are also available. The data is made possible through a partnership with Polco that aims to help members better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights.

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Presidential debates poll results now available

Oct. 7, 2020

Readers visiting WNA member websites were asked if they would continue to watch the remaining presidential debates. Here are the results.

Call me Lord Christian

Oct. 7, 2020

I’ve been called many things over the years, and now I can add a title to my name that would have made those callers’ heads explode — Lord. Yes, I have been officially proclaimed Lord Christian Hardie because I am a Scottish landowner.

A look at how cities are reimbursed for state facilities

Oct. 6, 2020

As local officials throughout Wisconsin ramp up work on annual budgets for their communities, they face the largest gap on record between costs they incur providing services to state facilities and the reimbursement they receive from the state for these services.

Behind on Wisconsin visits, Biden’s camp set to outspend Trump’s side by millions on ads

Oct. 5, 2020

Joe Biden and the groups supporting him this fall have dominated the media war in Wisconsin since the April primary and are on pace to spend $21.5 million more than President Trump and his supporters through Election Day.

Beloit Daily News donates archives to historical society as it moves to new office

Oct. 5, 2020

As it begins to move into new downtown offices, the Beloit Daily News has donated materials from its archives to the Beloit Historical Society.

“As one of the oldest businesses in the region, tracing our roots to 1848, the newspaper had a treasure trove of historical materials,” Editor Bill Barth said in the Daily News story about the donations. “Preserving that past for scholarship and community use has been one of our prime motivators in planning for the move to new office space.”

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.

Joann Schram, former Lake Country Reporter typesetter, dies at 81

Oct. 2, 2020

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.

Poll: Will you keep watching the presidential debates?

Oct. 1, 2020

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.

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Poll results available on in-person vs. absentee voting

Oct. 1, 2020

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.