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WXPR’s Local COVID-19 Forum: Listen Here

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Your questions about COVID-19 and how it impacts northern Wisconsin are important to WXPR.  On Wednesday afternoon, we hosted a virtual forum, asking the questions you submitted to local professionals.  We invite you to listen here.  Panelists include:

  • Linda Conlon, Director, Oneida County Health Department
  • Terry Williams, Rhinelander Fire Chief and State of Emergency Manager for the City of Rhinelander
  • Kelli Jacobi, Superintendent, School District of Rhinelander
  • Tom Weaver, Public Relations Manager, Ascension Wisconsin
  • Lauren Sackett, Director, Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce

Ben worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He now contributes occasionally to WXPR. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series.
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