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Ministry Health Care to Cut Hundreds of Jobs Submitted: 05/22/2013
MILWAUKEE - Ministry Health Care plans to lay off several hundred employees, citing a drop in the number of patients and cuts in federal reimbursement levels.

Ministry operates 15 hospitals and 47 clinics across Wisconsin.

The facilities include Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield and Saint Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point.

Ministry spokesman Geoffrey Huys says about 225 to 250 employees will be cut, mainly through attrition and job eliminations.

He says it's too early to say which specific positions and sites will be affected. He also declined to offer a timetable.

Huys says the move was prompted in part because of high-deductible insurance plans that have made people less likely to seek health services.

He also says federal sequestration led to a $10 million cut in Medicare reimbursements.

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Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program Trains Volunteers Submitted: 05/21/2013

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MINOCQUA - Memorial Day weekend will bring lots of boaters to our lakes and rivers.

But hopefully, those boaters won't bring water and plants from other lakes.

Oneida County's UW-Extension held a "Clean Boats, Clean Waters" workshop to help prevent that today.

Volunteers learned to identify aquatic invasive species.

They also learned how to properly clean boats when they come off the water.

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New Printpack facility progressing nicely Submitted: 05/21/2013

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RHINELANDER - Work on the new Printpack facility in Rhinelander seems to be going smoothly.

The new building is located on Highway 17, a little south of Lincoln Street.

Printpack Human Resources Director Jeremy VanCamp tells us the structure should be done by mid July. But it will take some time to get everything up and running inside.

Equipment will start going in by the end of summer. That will happen in various stages through March 2014.

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Help Stop Emerald Ash Borer Spread when Camping Submitted: 05/21/2013

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RHINELANDER - The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest's 52 campgrounds will be a big draw this Memorial Day weekend.

But campers bringing in outside firewood hurts efforts to stop Emerald Ash Borer in the Northwoods.

The disease hasn't been found in the forest yet.

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New Pedicab Business Starts Friday In Minocqua Submitted: 05/21/2013

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MINOCQUA - A trip around town usually means hopping in the car.

That also requires gas, a license and maintenance.

But a new service coming to Minocqua doesn’t need any of that to get you where you need to go.

The Minocqua town board approved Don Cassady’s Pedicab proposal.

Cassady says this is the first time a taxi-on-a-bike business will come to the Northwoods.

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Tougher Requirements Wanted for Recalls Submitted: 05/22/2013

MADISON - A group of Wisconsin town officials want the state to raise requirements for recalling local officials.

Voters can now launch a recall effort for any reason related to the person's official responsibilities.

A bill has been introduced by Republican Representative Alvin Ott of Forest Junction.

It would require that the official be charged with committing a crime or committing an ethics violation before a recall could happen.

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Plan Looked at Marathon County Jail Troubles Submitted: 05/21/2013

WAUSAU - Plans that could have made Marathon County Jail safer, were never put in place.

Marathon County officials told a citizens committee about the unused plan during their review of an attack on two officers in March.

Marathon County Administrator Brad Karger said they made the plan after 2010 survey showed widespread unease with jail employees.

The plan would have come up with solutions for specific problems shown by the survey.

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UPDATE: Names released in deadly Shawano County Crash Submitted: 05/21/2013

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SHAWANO COUNTY - We now know the name of the man killed in a one-car crash this week. 75-year-old Leon Felix Wychesit of Gillet died Monday.

He was apparently the passenger in a car driven by Tina Wychesit.

Their car crashed into a tree on North First Street in Bonduel. Responders took both to the hospital.

The 75-year-old man was pronounced dead at the Shawano Medical Center.

There's no word yet if alcohol or speed played roles in the crash.

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A crash in Shawano County killed a man.

Bonduel police were called to a wreck on north First street shortly after noon yesterday.

A car had slammed into a tree.

A 75 year old man riding in the car was pronounced dead at the Shawano Medical Center.

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Joint Finance Committee approves food stamp measure Submitted: 05/21/2013

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MADISON - If state Republicans get their way, people on Food Stamps will have to spend at least a set minimum number of hours working or training for a job.

The Legislature's budget committee approved Governor Walker's proposal today.

It requires able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program spend at least 20 hours a week working or getting trained for a job.

Those who don't meet the requirement would be limited to three months of benefits over three years.

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