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Briefs: Palace Theatre taking summer camp registrations Marion Star Palace taking summer camp registrations MARION - The Palace Academy of the Arts, a performing arts program of the Marion Palace Theatre, has announced the return of its popular “Set the Stage” theatre camp, which runs July 19-July 23 and July 26-July 30. Registration deadline is one week before the first class.  Designed for ages 7 to 15 years, this five-day camp experience gives campers the opportunity to develop their performance skills, express their creativity, and have fun while making new friends. The theme for �...

Seth Perlman/AP file Lawmakers in Springfield sent legislation reducing the use of isolated timeouts in schools to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk and advanced a measure meant to adopt and expand telehealth services ahead of the close of the legislative session Monday. In the House, legislators unanimously passed changes made to House Bill 219, which requires administrators to develop school-specific plans for reducing and eventually eliminating the use of isolated disciplinary “timeouts” and physical restraints in schools. The legislation follows a report on the practice by ProPublica and th...

Forty-one organizations, including several from northcentral Wisconsin, are being awarded just over $1 million in grants from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA). According to a press release, the grants are meant to help “improve housing for community members, inducing individuals with disabilities, survivors of domestic abuse, individuals with chronic mental illness, those with incomes at or below 30 percent of the area median income and youth experiencing homelessness.” Organizations receiving the grants include nonprofit agencies, local governments a...

Over $1M Announced for Emergency, Low-Income Housing in Wisconsin By Kevin Schwaller Madison SHARE MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday that 41 organizations from Ashland to Janesville, to Eau Claire to Green Bay, will share approximately $1 million in grants from the WHEDA Foundation as they work to provide emergency shelter, transitional residences, and extremely low-income housing. Administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), the WHEDA Foundation ...