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Peshtigo Fire story told through eyes of loving couple

Similar to how the Peshtigo Fire is often overlooked for the Great Chicago Fire, so too are the Menominee people for their actions before and after the 1871 blaze that devastated northeast Wisconsin.

Both are given new life in Susan Gordon’s historical fiction book “Conflagration: How Love and Courage Survived America’s Deadliest Fire.”

Vehicle purchase turns into labor of love

After it had been sitting in a garage for more than 30 years, it was time for Randy Ladwig to buckle down and get to work.

The Shawano man spent eight years restoring a 1955 Chevrolet Belair he had purchased almost 50 years ago. He showed off the fruits of his labor July 9-11 at the Iola Car Show in Iola.

NTC selected for national apprenticeship cohort

Northcentral Technical College has been selected to participate in the Association of Community College Trustees Scaling Apprenticeship at Community Colleges project, a national initiative designed to help community colleges expand registered apprenticeship programs in nontraditional occupations.

Aspirus urges helmet use, safe riding for e-bikes

Aspirus trauma leaders are seeing a noticeable rise in serious e-bike-related injuries as warmer weather brings more riders outdoors.

Unlike traditional pedal bicycles, e-bikes are heavier, travel at higher speeds and require longer stopping distances, factors that contribute to more severe trauma when crashes occur.

PCOS now PMOS and has impact on women

A condition affecting millions of women worldwide has a new name, and the shift could meaningfully improve how it is understood, diagnosed and treated.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, long known as PCOS, is now being referred to as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS.

Lights on the dashboard alert to problems

Running errands around Shawano, I noticed a little light had popped up on my car’s dashboard. I was gun-shy, as just a few weeks earlier another little light had appeared — that one much more serious than this one.

This light was one I could decipher easily. A tire was low. Reasoning with myself, I figured I could probably make it home and have my husband pump it up with our air compressor.

Ancient treasure amid the seashells: Hunting fossilized shark teeth

We try to keep our family vacations real and natural. That means we avoid Disney World and other theme parks like the plague. The natural world is so much more unpredictable, and it’s reality, not fake concrete waterfalls and $20 plastic mugs.

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