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News for General
Monday, January 10, 2022The entire nation is experiencing a crisis with the caregiver shortage and Douglas County is no exception. The burden on the local healthcare system infrastructure from this caregiver crisis is severe. This crisis is affecting many individuals in our community and is a health and safety issue for those most vulnerable, resulting in negative health consequences for the community at large. These ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, GeneralTuesday, January 04, 2022Last week, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the award of more than $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 states and one territory through the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). One of those 25 grant awards is to the City of Superior in the amount of $8,368,000 ...read moreCategories: General
Tuesday, January 04, 2022The University of Wisconsin-Superior has named Maria Stalzer Wyant Cuzzo its next provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. Cuzzo had been serving in an interim role since June 2019. “It has been a deep honor to serve in the interim role for two-and-a-half years, and I am so excited that the process affirmed the good work we’ve all done together by selecting me as the permanent provost and ...read moreCategories: Education, Community Happenings, GeneralTuesday, January 04, 2022Adult basic education classes are available through Northwood Technical College at the four main campuses and several outreach sites. Classes are intended to help adults prepare for the GED/HSED exams, prepare for college entrance, receive course and program support, maintain employment, enter the workforce with confidence, and/or achieve personal goals. Brush up on basic skills such as reading, ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, General, EducationTuesday, January 04, 2022The DTA announced today that All Weekday Route 5 Trips will be temporarily paused beginning Wednesday January 5th. This service change will also impact Inbound Route 10E trip Departing Door 8 at 7:05am and Outbound Route 1 Zoo trip departing DTC at 7:35am weekdays. These two individual trips, while not part of Route 5 are connected via interlined service, and will also be paused until the 5 ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, GeneralNorthwood Technical College is a participant in a $10 million grant project as part of the WorkforceThursday, December 23, 2021Northwood Technical College is participating in an initiative funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) as part of a $10 million Workforce Innovation Grant. The RESTORE (Restoring Employment through Support, Training, Outreach, Recruitment, and Education) project is funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act. Gov. Evers announced the recipients of the three-year grant ...read moreCategories: Education, General
