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The YMCA of the Northwoods is planning on building a roughly $10 million facility in the City of Park Falls.The organization and community kicked off its fundraising campaign Wednesday night.
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A group of Republican Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday proposed impeaching the battleground state's top elections official as Democrats wage a legal battle to keep the nonpartisan administrator in office
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While interest rates are still high and there is quite a bit of demand in the housing market, the number of homes for sale, or inventory, has been slowly increasing
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Nearly a year ago, Feed Our Rural Kids and local social services offices created a phone helpline to connect people with food resources.Now, it’s expanding that tool online.
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A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers on Wednesday revived a push to implement ranked-choice voting and nonpartisan blanket primaries in the battleground state
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Wausau Police say no one got hurt in an apparent shooting incident outside a west side bar
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Odds are you're already starting to see your trees changing color and while it might be a bit earlier than you're used to, it could actually mean an even better tourism season
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The Brookings Institution says by the 2028 presidential election, people under the age of 45 will serve as the majority of U.S. voters.
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In the past few years, local librarians, as well as their colleagues across the country, have noticed a sharp spike in book challenges.In fact, in 2022, the American Library Association documented 1,269 demands to censor books and resources.
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