WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wisconsin, Sept. 9 -- Mid-State Technical College issued the following news: A Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) grant awarded to Family Health Center of Marshfield has inspired a new partnership with Mid-State Technical College aimed at addressing the shortage of dental assistants and other oral care professionals in central Wisconsin. The partnership, supported by the Allied Health Professional Education and Training Grant, was the catalyst for the launch of a   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 8 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news on Sept. 7, 2023: Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Christopher "Chris" McNamara has joined the firm's Energy Litigation Practice Group as a partner in its New York office, expanding its deep bench of litigators and geographic reach in the Energy Sector. McNamara is the latest in a series of attorneys to join Foley's growing New York office over the past two months. McNamara is an experienced comme  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 9 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Bug Tussel 1, LLC, in partnership with Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, as the issuing county, closed a $58 million bond (Series 2023 Bonds) offering, which will fund the deployment of broadband infrastructure in three rural Wisconsin counties: Fond du Lac, Outagamie, and Oneida. The proceeds of the Series 2023 Bonds will be used to finance a multi-county broadband project for the purpose of constru  more

RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin, Sept. 8 -- The University of Wisconsin's River Falls Campus issued the following news release: As a new academic year begins, all three colleges at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls have a new dean, a rarity that those leaders see as an opportunity to create innovative programs that will serve students in a fast-changing world. Michael Orth, dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES); Muhammad Chishty, dean of the newly established  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 8 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Dr. Nicholas Reiter, assistant professor of chemistry in Marquette University's Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received nearly $1.68 million in R01 funding from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study the misregulation of RNA binding proteins that lead to degenerative disorders and cancer. His project, "Structural transitions and RNA-mediated   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 8 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: Back to school is an exciting time for students, families, teachers, and communities across the state. As we share first day of school photos and settle into the new daily school schedule, we should remember to recognize the importance of agricultural education in our Wisconsin schools and the impact it makes across the state. When I travel across the state, I  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 9 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking for help collecting red pine seed for their reforestation program. This fall, the DNR's tree nursery in Boscobel will be sowing the last of the red pine seed they have in storage and are asking members of the public to collect seed to replenish their supply. Red pine (Pinus resinosa) can be found throughout the state, espe  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 8 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Balsam Lake is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the treatment of PFAS at Well #3 in the village of Balsam Lake. Activities related to this project are minor ac  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 8 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today shared a report from Dr. George Kraft, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point hydrogeologist, on the groundwater flooding near Crex Meadows Wildlife Area. The report is available on the DNR's Crex Meadows Wildlife Area webpage (https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Lands/WildlifeAreas/crex.html). In recent years, l  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 8 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, far-right Proud Boys leader, convicted seditionist, and David Clarke ally Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the conspiracy to overthrow our democracy at the deadly Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021. Just weeks before the insurrection, while Donald Trump and his allies were trying to overturn the results of a free and fair election, former Milwaukee County S  more