After 173 years of serving Wisconsin’s newspaper industry, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association is adopting a new name: the Wisconsin NewsMedia Association.

The new name reflects the evolution of how Wisconsin news organizations deliver trusted local journalism to their communities. The name change honors the association’s long and distinguished history while recognizing the realities of modern news consumption.

Wisconsin had 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending July 19, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Wildfire smoke blanketed the state for several days, making outdoor work difficult.

Crops are starting to show stress due to the lack of recent precipitation in many parts of the state.

Two consecutive big weekends in Wittenberg kicked off July 17 with the Wittenberg-Birnamwood FFA Alumni Association’s 48th annual corn roast.

Wittenberg Village Park will also be busy this coming weekend with the village’s annual Community Days celebration, set for July 24-26.

James Radford will be bound over for trial in the homicide of his wife, Sabrina Radford, and pleaded not guilty to the first-degree charge during a hearing July 15.

Shawano FFA members, from left, Kelsey Conradt, Keira Conradt and Molly Hanson line up to hand out bags with cheeses, butter and more to community members in front of Shawano Community Middle School on July 15. FFA chapters in Shawano and Oconto counties spent the late afternoon taking part in the national Neighborhood Dairy Distribution program, which takes place each summer.

• Sydney A. Kassube, 32, Shawano, had his probation revoked Jan. 28 from a 2020 conviction for possession of narcotic drugs, felony bail jumping and misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, possession of a controlled substance, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia. Judge William Kussel Jr. sentenced him July 13 to one year in the county jail.