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Please, don’t be ‘that guy’ on social media

Please, don’t be ‘that guy’ on social media Please, don’t be ‘that guy’ on social media
Last week the Beloit Police Department confirmed that federal authorities were in the community conducting an operation, resulting in apprehensions. City law enforcement officials had not been noti...
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Reauthorize Knowles-Nelson Fund

Bad politics has killed, at least for now, a decades-old conservation program that enjoyed broad bipartisan support. Due to toxic political wrangling and lack of legislative leadership, the legislature failed to reauthorize funding for the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund. Funding ran out as of June 30 and the program came to an end. The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program — named for conser...

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Right-to-repair is a necessity

Anew Federal Trade Commission agreement with John Deere is good news for farmers and is a boost for consumers. The proposed agreement was completed July 8 by the FTC and the attorneys general of Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It will require Deere to make repair software, diagnostic tools and technical resources available to farmers and independent repair providers as the...

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Superintendent’s Corner: School District of Edgar

Greetings to the community, and my sincere wish to you that this summer has provided a time for you to relax and enjoy all that Wisconsin summers offer us. Of course, at Edgar School District, while students are officially on summer break, many of us remain on-site, readying our classrooms and facilities for the upcoming school year. While things may look quiet on the outside, inside the building ...

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Time to get serious about election

The partisan primary elections are less than a month away. Do you know who you are voting for? Candidates have been busy over the last few months attending dairy breakfasts, park concerts, party events, parades and anywhere else they can find potential voters to try and sway to support them. This year’s election season is even more busy than normal with wide open races for the 7th Congression...

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Superintendent’s Corner: School District of Athens
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Superintendent’s Corner: School District of Athens

Thank you to our staff, parents, and community members who participated in the Spring 2026 Community...

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Faster delivery needed for periodicals

Putting out a community newspaper is a lot like running a relay race. It starts each week, with the staff at The Record-Review putting in long hours covering meetings, sports and events and sitting down with residents and business owners to help share their stories. Staff then take those stories and photographs and lay out the pages. They are human beings, not computer algorithms, making choice...

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