Tom Stankard

1 week ago | apg-wi.com | Tom Stankard

Although she didn't attend Northland College, local resident Isabelle Grauer has felt a strong connection to the campus for years. kAm|2?J @7 96C 7C:6?5D 2EE6?565[ D96 H2D A2CE @7 E96 4@==686’D E962E6C 8C@FA 2?5 D96 2EE6?565 52?46D 2?5 @E96C 6G6?ED E96C6 @G6C E96 J62CD]k^AmkAm|6>@C:6D 4@??64E65 E@ E96 4@==686 42>6 E@ >:?5 H9:=6 D96 3C@HD65 7@C 3@@<D 2E E96 4@==686’D s6IE6C {:3C2CJ @?

1 week ago | apg-wi.com | Tom Stankard

When Grace Smathers looked up how to write a commencement speech for a school that’s closing, nothing came up. On March 12, 2024, the Northland College community was hit with the impact of the announcement that “our little school” might not survive for the summer,” she said at the commencement ceremony on May 24 for the college’s last graduating class.

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Tom Stankard

Ashland Rotary Club members and city officials are considering moving a planned splash pad to another location and using a different water source. kAm%96 492?86D 4@>6 27E6C E96 4:EJ C2:D65 H2E6C C2E6D =2DE J62C 2?5 C646?E=J C6BF6DE65 E96 DA=2D9 A25 >@G6 7C@> q2JG:6H !2C< E@ r6?EC2= #2:=J2C5 !2C<]k^AmkAm#@E2CJ AC6G:@FD=J 28C665 E@ A2J E96 4:EJ Sa[___ 2 J62C E@ 4@G6C E96 4@DED @7 E96 H2E6C 2?5 >2:?E6?2?46] qFE E96C6 2C6 4@?46C?D E92E H@?’E 36 6?@F89 8:G6?

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Tom Stankard

More than 230 people have asked the school board to be more transparent regarding a complaint filed against one of its members. The open letter they signed says board member Kelly Maday hasn’t been given due process by being denied permission to see the complaint filed against her and speak on her behalf. kAmpD9=2?5 A2C6?E y6??2 r2D6J C625 E96 @A6? =6EE6C E@ E96 D49@@= 3@2C5 5FC:?8 |2J `hVD >66E:?8 367@C6 >6>36CD 5:D4FDD65 E96 4@>A=2:?E :?

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Tom Stankard

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