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BROOKFIELD, Wis. – North Shore Bank today announced Michael Murphy as the assistant vice president, regional mortgage sales manager. In this new role, Murphy will be responsible for building relationships and assisting customers in Southeastern Wisconsin finance their homes. “We’re thrilled to have a seasoned mortgage veteran such as Michael join our team,” said Chris...

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) added Noah Diekemper, a Senior Research Analyst, and Annalise Ehlenbach, a Paralegal, to the growing policy and litigation teams. Each brings new and valuable skills that will serve WILL in accomplishing its mission. The Quotes: Senior Research Analyst, Noah Diekemper, said, "I could not be...

-- State officials have selected two regions in southeastern and northeastern Wisconsin to receive Worker Connection Program resources.  Gov. Tony Evers announced last month that $10 million would go toward the program, which includes hiring “workforce career coaches” to help state residents find jobs in Wisconsin. The funding was rolled out as part of...

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts is hosting a memorial event and art sale for Fond du Lac artist, Judy Stevenson. The memorial event for Judy Stevenson will be held on Friday, September 10 from 12 – 5 pm and will take place in THELMA’s Fountain City room. In addition, a video put together by Stevenson herself,...

MADISON, Wis. (Aug. 24, 2021) — Savant Wealth Management, in partnership with GrahamSpencer, a full-service advertising and marketing agency headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, recently won two American Advertising Awards from the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Northern Illinois. Savant and GrahamSpencer received a silver award for the “Savant Wealth Management Brand Campaign.” The brand campaign kicked off in 2019 and included...

MADISON, Wis.—Aug. 24, 2021—The Green Bay Packers and WPS Health Solutions paid special tribute this week to U.S. Army veteran Douglas Wirth and his family in conjunction with Saturday’s preseason game against the New York Jets. Operation Fan Mail, sponsored by WPS, is the program that recognizes military families and veterans at each Packers home game. The program...

Contact: Veronica White, vmwhite@wisc.edu MADISON — In 2017, the Madison Police Department launched the Madison Addiction Recovery Initiative, a collaborative effort with a host of local agencies aimed at creating a more effective response to the opioid epidemic. Rather than arresting individuals who had committed a nonviolent, drug use-related crime, officers could...

PLYMOUTH, Wis. (August. 24, 2021) – McMahon, a full-service, professional engineering and architectural firm, is partnering with Lakeland University to build two new residence halls on its campus in Plymouth, Wisconsin. McMahon’s work on the $26 million project consists of demolishing two existing outdated residence halls and constructing two new, identical halls, a water tower and related infrastructure. When complete,...

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that Dane County Judge David Conway sentenced Joachim M McKnight to 3 years, 6 months in prison for the assault of a teenage victim that occurred in March 1994. This case was investigated by the Madison Police Department and prosecuted by the Dane County District Attorney’s Office, with...