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Former Courier-Wedge editor Debra Claxton dies at 70

Mar. 22, 2024

Former Wisconsin journalist Debra Claxton, 70, died on Sunday, February 18, in Greeley, Colorado.

Born April 22, 1953, to Robert and Barbara Willson in Manchester, Iowa, she graduated from high school in 1971 and attended Worthington State Junior College. She earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications in 1975 from Mankato State University, where she worked on the school newspaper The Reporter. She moved to Pepin, Wisconsin, in 1994 and began working for the Courier-Wedge in 1997 — first as a reporter and then the editor.

WNA recognizes Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest winners

Mar. 22, 2024

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association honored the work of student journalists during its 2023 Better Newspaper Contest Awards Banquet on Friday, March 15.

Wisconsin home prices increasingly outpace incomes

Mar. 20, 2024

Home prices in Wisconsin have grown much faster than incomes in recent years, creating especially acute challenges for prospective first-time homebuyers.

April 2 school issues total $1.4 billion

Mar. 19, 2024

Once again, voters across the state will be asked to sign off on school ballot issues to pay for buildings, renovations, maintenance and operational costs.

A strange spring indeed

Mar. 19, 2024

One of the benefits of starting my seventh decade of life in Wisconsin is experiencing all kinds of weather and seasons – sometimes occurring on the same day.

The Lakeland Times, Wisconsin State Journal named 2023 Newspapers of the Year

Mar. 16, 2024

MADISON – The Wisconsin Newspaper Association honored the work of newspapers across the state during its 2023 Better Newspaper Contest Awards Banquet on Friday, March

The ABCs of the 2024 MPS Referendum: What Milwaukee Voters Need to Know

Mar. 13, 2024

In seeking approval to exceed state revenue limits in an April 2 referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools and its supporters can cite the district’s many challenges, such as a past lack of growth in revenue limits, workforce hurdles, and rates of students in poverty and with special learning needs.

No Congressional remapping this year likely this year likely maintains GOP edge

Mar. 13, 2024

State legislative lines have been redrawn for 2024 and signed into law by Democrat Gov. Tony Evers.

Is my non-compete enforceable

Mar. 13, 2024

A non-compete agreement is a bit like a time capsule. It’s agreed to on the day an employee is hired, and it often isn’t revisited until years later when the employee moves on to a new opportunity.

Wasson steps down as editor of Ashland Daily Press

Mar. 8, 2024

Pete Wasson, who has served as editor of the Ashland Daily Press for the past six years, is stepping down from the newspaper. His last day will be Friday, March 29, he announced March 1 in a farewell column.

During his tenure, he served as the Ashland County media coordinator for the Wisconsin Court System, facilitating media access to the state's circuit courts, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Before joining Adams Publishing Group, Wasson served as local news editor and assistant managing editor at the Wausau Daily Herald.