Cucumbers meeting the grade
Aug. 7, 2023
There has been some sort of vegetable garden on our farm for nearly 100 years, dating back to my great grandparents.
There has been some sort of vegetable garden on our farm for nearly 100 years, dating back to my great grandparents.
Eileen Mary Evans, who owned several newspapers with her husband, Alfred, died on Wednesday, July 26, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester. She was 92.
Evans, who worked as a journalist for her high school newspaper, began a professional career in 1963 at The Atkinson-Annawan (Ill.) News. She and her husband owned and managed several weekly newspapers, including the Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise in Wisconsin from 1980 to 1984. In Hillsboro, Eileen played a major role, writing stories and helping to manage the business. Many of the couple's 14 living children followed in their career footsteps, including Greg Evans, who owns Evans Print + Media Group in Sparta.
Longtime Wisconsin journalist Matt Johnson has been named editor of the Richland Observer, he announced in a recent column.
A native of Janesville, Johnson attended UW-Whitewater and started his journalism career at the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson. He went on to work for the Vernon County Broadcaster and La Crosee Tribune. Johnson also served as editor of the Fennimore Times for a total of 12 years in two stints. Most recently, he was publisher of The Monroe Times for five years.
Wisconsin’s cities and villages increased their overall spending in 2021, but it still lagged rising inflation.
A recent WisPolitics.com news item says GOP presidential contenders Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis each raised more money from Wisconsinites over the first six months of the year than Trump, even though they had a smaller window to fundraise after getting into the race.
In recent years, public schools in Wisconsin and across the country have come under intense scrutiny.
Abraham Lincoln is undoubtedly the best-known lawyer in American history. His quote about neighbor disputes was to discourage litigation.
There are many highways across Wisconsin that take you to your destination, but sometimes I like to take the road less traveled.
He was passed the gavel from J. Patrick “Pat” Reilly, co-owner of The Dodgeville Chronicle. Reilly, who had served as president since July 2022, will now serve a term as past president.
he voter education effort was directed toward high school students, in conjunction with the Department of Public Instruction, and the general public, via partnerships with the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
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