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NEILLSVILLE EXTENDS PUBLIC WORKS UNION CONTRACT
Thursday, June 30th, 2011 -- 12:15 pm
The Neillsville City Council approved a contract with their public works union Tuesday night, hours before a state law significantly curtailing union bargaining powers went into effect. [ full story ]
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TRUNKEL THROWS NO-HITTER
Thursday, June 30th, 2011 -- 10:01 am
Cain Trunkel (U.W. Stevens Point) threw a no-hitter last night as the Marshfield Chaparrals shut out the Abbotsford Merchants 12-0. [ full story ]
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ROENZ PLEADS GUILTY, SENTENCING DELAYED
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 -- 1:00 pm
 The former treasurer of Calvary Lutheran Church in Neillsville has pleaded guilty to 2 counts of theft by bailee and one count of income tax fraud, but he won’t be sentenced until September. [ full story ]
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WDC FILES OPEN RECORDS REQUEST TO SEE REDISTRICTING MAPS
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 -- 10:02 am
Rumors continue to circulate that Republican legislative leaders will try to pass redistricting maps in early July; it would be an unprecedented move to approve legislative and congressional redistricting before local municipalities complete their process. [ full story ]
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STATE HAS NEW BUDGET
Monday, June 27th, 2011 -- 11:41 am
 Gov. Walker signed a new biennial budget Sunday, saying it will reduce $3-billion deficit without raising taxes. [ full story ]
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EXPERT: HANDS ONLY CPR WORKS
Monday, June 27th, 2011 -- 11:31 am
Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., and immediate, effective CPR can more than double a victim's chance of survival. [ full story ]
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BREITLOW IS NEW NEILLSVILLE FOOTBALL COACH
Monday, June 27th, 2011 -- 10:55 am
 At their board meeting last Monday, the Neillsville School Board approved the hiring of Troy Breitlow of Greenwood as the new head varsity football coach in Neillsville. [ full story ]
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THE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN
Sunday, June 26th, 2011 -- 10:48 am
One central Wisconsin lawmaker says it’s clear political motives are behind an attempt to rush through legislative redistricting. [ full story ]
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GAS PRICES FALLING
Friday, June 24th, 2011 -- 11:35 am
 Wisconsin hit a record high for gas prices in May, with regular unleaded topping $4.11 a gallon. Since then, Pam Moen with AAA-Wisconsin says we’ve been fortunate to see the statewide average drop almost 50-cents, to about $3.63. [ full story ]
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REPORT: REDISTRICTING ON FAST TRACK
Friday, June 24th, 2011 -- 11:31 am
It appears Republican state legislators will take the unprecedented step of redistricting state Assembly and Senate seats before local municipalities approve their lines. [ full story ]
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SUPER TUESDAY GETS THE AXE
Friday, June 24th, 2011 -- 10:39 am
 At its June meeting on Thursday, the WIAA Board of Control voted unanimously to end the one-year experiment that was Super Tuesday for both boys and girls basketball. [ full story ]
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SUDER TAKES CREDIT FOR JOB CREATION
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 -- 10:23 am
 An area lawmaker has issued a press release taking credit for job creation, but he cites a report that shows unemployment rates increased in almost every Wisconsin city in May. [ full story ]
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WBCA 28th ANNUAL ALL-STAR CLASSIC THIS WEEKEND
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 -- 10:24 am
 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association's 28th Annual All-Star Classic will be held at E.J. Schnieder Field in Oshkosh this Friday and Saturday. Teams from the North, South, East and West compete in the two day event.
[ full story ]
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EXPRESS WIN 5TH IN A ROW
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 -- 10:07 am
 Behind the bat of Josh Scheffert, the Eau Claire Express won their 5th in a row last night downing the Green Bay Bullfrogs 8-5. [ full story ]
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TOUR OF NEILLSVILLE SCHEDULE
Monday, June 20th, 2011 -- 11:11 am
Tour of Neillsville Schedule - Please RSVP so that we can be prepared for all families. Call 937-0244 or RSVP on Facebook- Tour of Neillsville 2011. [ full story ]
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WBCA ALL-STAR GAMES HELD IN MADISON
Monday, June 20th, 2011 -- 11:03 am
The 2011 WBCA Girls All-Star Games were played Friday, June 16th at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison while the Boys All-Star Games were played on Saturday, June 17th. [ full story ]
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POSSIBLE BUSINESS SCAM
Saturday, June 18th, 2011 -- 7:20 am
A Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce member says they were contacted by a telemarketer claiming to be from Google. They weren't. [ full story ]
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STATE BUDGET CLEARS SENATE
Friday, June 17th, 2011 -- 9:55 am
The Wisconsin Senate has passed the state budget, which is now ready for Governor Scott Walker’s signature. [ full story ]
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MARSHFIELD DOC GOING TO TRIAL
Friday, June 17th, 2011 -- 9:50 am
A trial date has been set for the Marshfield Clinic doctor accused of assaulting several patients while they were sedated. [ full story ]
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ASSEMBLY PASSES BUDGET
Thursday, June 16th, 2011 -- 12:17 pm
Lawmakers in the Assembly approved a two-year $66 billion state budget plan on a 60-to-38 party line vote. The final vote came at around three this morning, following a debate on the floor that stretched for nearly 13 hours. [ full story ]
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AREA SCHOOLS HIT HARD BY BUDGET
Thursday, June 16th, 2011 -- 12:16 pm
School leaders are still sorting through the details of the Assembly-approved spending plan, but it appears public schools will bear a huge share of the cuts. [ full story ]
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COUNCIL PUTS BRAKES ON DAYCARE CENTER GRANT
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 -- 1:40 pm
The Neillsville City Council last night tabled an Economic Development Commission recommendation to give the prospective owners of a proposed daycare facility $15,000, saying they were concerned the city wouldn’t be protected. [ full story ]
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ETHANOL VOTE
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 -- 1:51 pm
There could be a huge vote Tuesday that would impact the future of corn-based ethanol. [ full story ]
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WIAA STATE SOFTBALL STARTS THURSDAY IN MADISON
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 -- 11:29 am
 The 36th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Softball State Championships will take place Thursday-Saturday, June 16-18, at the Goodman Diamond on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. [ full story ]
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AREA SENIORS COMPETING IN WBCA ALL-STAR GAMES THIS WEEKEND
Monday, June 13th, 2011 -- 10:06 am
 Two big changes are in store for the WBCA All-Star games this weekend in Madison. The first is an obvious one, with the new five division structure of high school basketball the WBCA will be adding a fifth game to the event. The second is a move to the UW Fieldhouse for the girls games. The new format will have the girls all-star games at the Fieldhouse on Friday with the boys taking the court on Saturday.
[ full story ]
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CONCEALED CARRY ADVANCES
Friday, June 10th, 2011 -- 12:26 pm
Those wishing to carry a concealed weapon in Wisconsin would have to obtain a permit and meet training requirements, under a compromise bill advanced Thursday by the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee. [ full story ]
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MASTER GARDENERS FIELD QUESTIONS
Thursday, June 9th, 2011 -- 1:54 pm
After a winter that didn’t want to end, and an early spring that was damp and downright frigid, area gardens are finally growing. [ full story ]
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MARSHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL MISSES READING MARK
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 -- 1:54 pm
Eighty-nine Wisconsin schools along with the Milwaukee, Madison and Racine districts are on a state list for repeatedly failing to meet the federal No Child Left Behind law. [ full story ]
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NEILLSVILLE'S SEASON ENDS AT NECEDAH
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 -- 10:34 am
 The Neillsville girls softball team saw their 13 game win streak and season come to an end at Necedah yesterday in the Sectional Semi-final vs. Stevens Point Pacelli 6-0. [ full story ]
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GREENWOOD FALLS, MCDONELL HEADED TO STATE
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 -- 10:21 am
The Greenwood Indian baseball team saw their season come to end on Tuesday in the Sectional Semi-Final at Abbotsford, losing to Athens 23-9 while Chippewa Falls McDonell advanced to State with a Sectional Final win over Shell Lake 23-1. [ full story ]
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SECTIONAL SEMI-FINAL ON 1370 AM
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 -- 10:52 am
The Girls Softball Sectional Semi-Final between Neillsville and Pacelli will broadcast today at 4 pm on Memories 1370 AM WCCN. [ ]
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24 STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET RECORDS SET
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 -- 10:41 am
 A total of 24 State Meet Records in non-wheelchair events (as well as nine wheelchair records in the second year of competition) were set at the 2011 WIAA State Track and Field Championships including four marks on the girls side that place them atop the All-Time Honor Roll.
[ full story ]
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METH BUST IN WITHEE AREA
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 -- 9:12 am
Two people were arrested last week after a search of a Withee-area residence turned up evidence of an active methamphetamine lab. [ full story ]
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POLICE CHIEF: CHECK YOUR CAR
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 -- 9:09 am
Neillsville police are investigating 2 car break-ins that were reported last week, but believe there may be more victims that haven’t come forward yet. [ full story ]
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LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE MUM ON REDISTRICTING
Monday, June 6th, 2011 -- 8:55 am
As the state budget begins to take shape, there is increased speculation Republican legislative leaders may take the unprecedented step of placing redistricting in the plan. [ full story ]
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ANOTHER METH BUST IN THE AREA
Saturday, June 4th, 2011 -- 7:32 am
Another meth bust in the area. This one was in Medford. Investigators expect to arrest at least eight people from Medford and Marshfield in connection with a meth-making operation. [ full story ]
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NEILLSVILLE AND THORP REGIONAL CHAMPS
Friday, June 3rd, 2011 -- 10:32 am
 The Neillsville girls softball team won their 13th in a row downing Marathon 8-0 in their Regional Final Thursday while Thorp beat Gilman 7-5. Both advance to Sectionals on Tuesday. [ full story ]
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RECALL ELECTION TAKES SHAPE
Friday, June 3rd, 2011 -- 9:59 am
 The man behind a recall election of a Clark County supervisor takes issue with the incumbent’s support of a county comprehensive plan; but the target of the effort says he won’t go down without a fight. [ full story ]
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FORMER MARSHFIELD CDA DIRECTOR TO ENTER PLEA
Friday, June 3rd, 2011 -- 9:50 am
The executive director of the Marshfield Community Development Authority is expected to enter a plea next week to federal charges he embezzled more than $5,000 from the agency. [ full story ]
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WOLF ATTACK RISK MAPPED
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 -- 12:18 pm
New research shows wolf attacks on livestock in Wisconsin are highly localized, and may be predictable. [ full story ]
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WIAA BOYS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS TEE OFF MONDAY
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 -- 10:28 am
 The 86th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Golf Championships will be held Monday and Tuesday at the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis. Competition will begin at 7 a.m. on both days. [ full story ]
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WIAA STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET STARTS FRIDAY
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 -- 10:23 am
The 116th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Track and Field Championships and the 41st Girls Track and Field Championships will be held Friday and Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Stadium Complex on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. [ full story ]
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PLEA DEAL SCHEDULED IN ROENZ CASE
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 -- 2:04 pm
A plea deal is in the works for a former Neillsville church treasurer accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his congregation. [ full story ]
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A GREAT DAY FOR DOGS
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 -- 12:44 pm
A new law for Wisconsin dog sellers, rescuers and shelters takes effect today—and a group from Clark County spearheaded it. [ full story ]
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ANOTHER BANK DONATES TO CWAIC
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 -- 12:39 pm
The proposed Central Wisconsin Agribusiness Innovation Center in Owen has another financial commitment from an area bank. [ full story ]
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The Greenwood Indian baseball team were crowned Regional Champs after their 5-0 win over Spencer on Wednesday. [ 
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The Neillsville Warrior girls softball team beat Edgar in a Regional Semi-Final on Tuesday 11-0 in 5 innings for their 12th win in a row. [ 
