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"Rough" situation in regional hospitals, Dementia Care Specialist program expands to Northwoods counties, WI hemp management changes hands

Ten of the highest single day totals of new COVID cases have come in the last two weeks as hospital. Some school districts are making the switch to virtual learning due to high case numbers. And then, Oneida, Vilas, and Forest Counties will be getting Dementia Care Specialists to support people with dementia and their families. Finally, Wisconsin handed over management of its hemp industry to the federal government on Jan. 1, and farmers and researchers say the new system will reduce barriers to cultivating the crop.

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