MARSHFIELD – The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Marshfield campus has received its “largest single donation ever.” The $2.7 million gift, from the estate of the late Dr. William M. Eiche and his wife Sandra L. (Bump) Eiche, will be used to fund student scholarships. The William and Sandra Eiche Scholarship Fund will annually provide […]
Jan. 5—The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the person(s) responsible for breaking McDonald’s glass windows and doors and stealing donations from four of the fast food restaurants early Friday morning, according to a sheriff’s office news release. Deputies responded between 3:22 a.m. and 5:01 a.m. to the reported burglaries at three Spokane Valley […]
Dec. 23—ROCHESTER — This week’s announcement that Mayo Clinic would be donating $10 million to Rochester Public Schools was the culmination of the district’s work to find alternative funding resources and also an ask from RPS Superintendent Kent Pekel. The district’s administration has had an ongoing conversation with Mayo Clinic since Pekel came to Rochester, […]
UK Secretary of State Michael Gove Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has asked London Mayor Sadiq Khan to transfer written-off cars to Ukraine that are to be scrapped anyway, in an open letter published on Dec. 21. The mayor of London had earlier refused to provide Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko with […]
Dec. 19—Simmons Bank in this past week approved a $25,000 grant to fund the Lincoln Academy Marketplace expansion programming for a second year through their “Make a Difference” Grant — opening more doors for students to provide for themselves and their families. Lincoln Academy Marketplace is a resource housed at Lincoln Alternative Academy gives students […]
Dec. 15—Saturday is an important day for the Salvation Army in Niagara County. Thanks to an incentive program designed to spur support for the charitable organization, all donations made Saturday at Red Kettle stands throughout the county will be matched in their entirety in support of the Salvation Army in North Tonawanda, Lockport and Niagara […]