SPORTSCAST – Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Today’s sportscast from the Northwest Wisconsin Sports Desk.
Learn traditional, green skills from community members in Prairie Farm
A day of educational skills will be held Saturday in Prairie Farm. The Hay River Transition Initiative invites all ages to the 14th Traditional and Green Skills event, this Saturday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., at Prairie Farm School. A full day of learning from local experts, and working together with the community to…
Evers in Wausau to learn about firefighter apprenticeship program
WAUSAU, Wis. (WRN) — Governor Tony Evers was in Wausau on Tuesday to listen to a proposed firefighter-EMT apprenticeship program from the Wausau Fire Department. Evers says such programs are becoming necessary as career firefighters retire. “It’s exciting that the people here are willing to try something different and make their city a better place,”…
DOC Secretary Kevin Carr to retire Friday
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin’s Corrections Secretary will retire this week. Governor Tony Evers announced last week that Kevin Carr will leave his position overseeing the state’s corrections system on Friday. Carr was one of Evers’ first cabinet appointees. He led DOC through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. More recently, there have been four…
Dove Healthcare expands
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Dove Healthcare is expanding with five new locations across Wisconsin, having merged with Divine nursing homes and assisted living centers in Fennimore, Lodi, St. Croix Falls and Superior. They join Dove’s current locations in Barron, Bloomer, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Osseo and Rice Lake. Dove Healthcare operates rehabilitation, post-acute care,…
AM NEWSCAST – Wednesday, March 6, 2024
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Learn traditional and green skills in Prairie Farm on Saturday; — The governor promotes apprentice firefighter programs; — Amid reports of prison deaths, the state’s Corrections Secretary retires; — and Dove Healthcare expands, having merged with five senior care centers. This on today’s local…
Judy Ricci
Judy Ricci, 76, of Shell Lake, passed away on March 2. She is survived by her daughter, Allison Ricci. The funeral service for Judy Ricci will be held at Salem Lutheran Church, in Shell Lake, on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10 until 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the church.
Edward Holmstrom
Edward Holmstrom, 73, of Barron, passed away on February 11. The memorial service for Edward Holmstrom will be held at Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Home, in Cameron, on Friday at 6 p.m. Visitation is 4 until 6 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.
Joseph Weimert
Joseph Weimert, 72, of Rice Lake, passed away on March 3. He is survived by his wife, Karen Weimert; and children, Joseph Daniel and Sara Weimert. The Mass of Christian burial for Joseph Weimert will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Rice Lake, on Friday at 11 a.m. Visitation is Thursday, from 4…
Evers signs Republican-authored bill to expand Wisconsin child care tax credit
MADISON, Wis. (WRN / AP) Some help for Wisconsin parents paying for childcare. Governor Tony Evers on Monday signed into law an expansion of the tax credit available to filers with children and dependents. “These changes will give parents some breathing room in their household budgets, helping folks to remain in our state’s workforce,” Evers…