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Portage Co. residents file lawsuit against DNR water pollution settlement with CAFO
A group of Portage County residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and a large livestock facility, arguing the department should not have reached a settlement with the facility without taking public input. The lawsuit alleges that Gordondale Farms and the 12.5 million gallons of manure its more than 2,000 […] The post Portage Co. residents file lawsuit against DNR water pollution settlement with CAFO appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Security Health Plan names associate chief medical officer
MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc. has named Renee Smith, M.D., associate chief medical officer, Security Health Plan announced this week. In this role, Smith will provide strategic and operational support to Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mary Davis. Smith earned her medical degree from the Medical College...
Boys take first at Neillsville meet, girls place second
The varsity meet at Oriole Park Friday April 19 cancelled for weather and not to be rescheduled, the varsity Oriole track team nonetheless got competition in at Neillsville four days earlier on Monday April 15. With the boys placing first out of eight teams and the girls placing second at Neillsville, finishing behind Bloomer. Orioles head coach Robert Seidl had more to say after results were in.
Here's how statewide reading reform is impacting the School District of Marshfield
MARSHFIELD − Last summer, the Wisconsin State Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers reached a compromise on sweeping literacy reform for Wisconsin students. The reform, known as The Right to Read Act or 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, requires “science-based early reading instruction in both universal and intervention settings” and specifically prohibits reading instruction using “three-cueing instruction,” according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website.
New therapy dog making big impression at Marshfield Middle School
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - A new puppy is on patrol for the Marshfield Police Department. The department recently announced the hiring of Reggie, a nine-week-old Australian Lab. His main task is to enhance the lives of students at Marshfield Middle School and the rest of the community. In just under...
Raider softball stays unbeaten in Coulee, falls to Pirates
The Arcadia High School softball team remained perfect in Coulee Conference play with a win over Black River Falls last week. Arcadia silenced the Tigers with a 5-0 shutout last Friday, a win that improved the Raiders to 3-0 in the Coulee. Arcadia is 5-2 overall after a loss to Cochrane-Fountain City last Thursday.
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