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WXPR's Midday Newscast: Wednesday, June 17, 2020

WXPR | By Ben Meyer

Published June 17, 2020 at 11:47 AM CDT

In WXPR news on this Wednesday:

One person died in a crash in Minocqua
The Small Town Baseball World Series will return to Minocqua in July, despite the pandemic
Rhinelander is introducing a new program, encouraging people to buy local
A special utility cutoff moratorium will end soon
Time is running out for small businesses to apply for a special COVID-19 related grant

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Ben Meyer

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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