October 31 2025
									
	Column: Nursing home sale shows shy transparency matters
				
			On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Sauk County Board voted to spend $40,500 to buy a sheriff’s department vehicle to replace one totaled in a July incident. The resolution printed on the agenda included details of the incident, the car dealer and a fiscal note explaining that the money would come... - MORE - 		
		
	
	Schaper named news director at WGBA-TV
				
			Bob Schaper will join E.W. Scripps’ WGBA-TV in Green Bay as news director starting Oct. 28.
Schaper is currently news director at WOWK-TV in Charleston, West Virginia. He will be filling a vacancy left by Ryan Scott, who moved to WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, also owned by E.W. Scripps.
“Bob has... - MORE - 		
		
	
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