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RUSSELL RECEIVES DIPLOMA: Nicole Russell received a Human Services Assistant Technical diploma from Northcentral Technical College, Wausau. Congratulations!
Business Hours
CRYSTAL CAFE: New hours are Monday and Tuesday, closed; Wednesday through Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Friday fish fry will be served until 2:30 p.m.
Around the County
WAUPACA COUNTY REVIEWS MEALS PROGRAM. Waupaca County officials are investigating concerns about the quality, delivery, and availability of its Home-Delivered Meals program for seniors and vulnerable residents. The review follows resident complaints about the service similar to Meals on Wheels. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
NEW LONDON BEER GARDEN CANCELED. A proposed beer garden at Wolf River Avenue and Smith Street in New London will not be built after the developer’s plans lapsed. Der Wolf Garten, LLC, had sought the project at the intersection. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
CLINTONVILLE AMBULANCE SESSION CONTENTIOUS. A July 9 listening session in Clintonville on the Clintonville Area Ambulance Service turned heated as member municipalities and the public discussed service issues. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
STUDY HIGHLIGHTS AMBULANCE CONCERNS. A report by Fire & Industrial Response Enterprises submitted to Clintonville identified problems with the current ambulance service agreement. City officials are reviewing findings. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
CAMP WAUPACA REUNION PLANNED. Former campers, staff and families will gather Aug. 14-16 at Camp Young Judaea near Waupaca to celebrate the camp’s 75th anniversary. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
MANAWA CONSIDERS FIELD NAMING. The Manawa Board of Education is weighing a proposal to name the high school football field after legendary coach Bob Lieberman. The board reviewed the request in late June. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
Around the State
Here are the top overnight news stories from across Wisconsin:
RUSK COUNTY DEATH PROBE. Authorities are investigating after three people were found dead Thursday in Rusk County. Details on the circumstances remain limited as the death investigation continues. (Source: WKOW)
MCFARLAND BIKE CRASH VIGIL. The McFarland community gathered to honor 8-year-old Braeyla Valenza, killed in a recent bike crash. Friends and family mourned the young victim. (Source: WKOW)
HIGH-SPEED CHASE CHARGES. An 18-year-old faces charges after a chase that hit 130 mph across Monona and Madison, ending in a Middleton crash. Police pursued the vehicle overnight. (Source: WKOW)
FITCHBURG SHOOTING ARRESTS. Three people were arrested after a shooting in Fitchburg. The victim was hospitalized but later released; police continue to investigate the incident. (Source: WKOW)
WISCONSIN AIR QUALITY ALERT. Hazardous wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota prompted an air quality advisory extended through Friday at noon across much of the state. (Source: WKOW)
MADISON PURSUIT ARREST. A Madison woman was arrested after leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen Cadillac, fleeing on foot before capture. (Source: WKOW)
Today in History
Here are 10 notable moments from Today in History:
1453 — FRENCH FORCES defeated the English at the Battle of Castillon in France, ending the Hundred Years’ War and leaving England with only Calais on the continent.
1762 — EMPRESS CATHERINE became Tsarina of Russia after the death of Tsar Peter III, whom many suspected she had assassinated in a palace coup.
1918 — BOLSHEVIKS EXECUTED Tsar Nicholas II, his family and retainers in Yekaterinburg, Russia, ending more than 300 years of Romanov rule.
1936 — SPANISH GENERALS Francisco Franco and Emilio Mola launched a right-wing uprising against the Republican government, igniting the Spanish Civil War.
1945 — PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill began the Potsdam Conference to plan postwar Europe.
1955 — WALT DISNEY opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California, creating the first modern theme park and a lasting symbol of American popular culture.
1975 — U.S. APOLLO and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft docked in orbit during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, marking the first international crewed space mission.
1976 — THE 21stMODERN Olympic Games opened in Montreal as more than two dozen African nations boycotted over New Zealand’s rugby ties with apartheid South Africa.
1996 — TWA FLIGHT 800, a Boeing 747 bound for Paris, exploded and crashed into the Atlantic off Long Island, New York, killing all 230 people aboard.
2014 — MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile, killing all 298 people on board amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
