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The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Would Wisconsin’s $3 billion to Foxconn be largest-ever ‘gift’ by any state to a foreign company? Perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that when it comes to the $10 billion, 20 million-square-foot factory being promised to Wisconsin, some statements border on the extreme. Foxconn "is bringing" 13,000 jobs. Half True. 3,000 Foxconn jobs would cost Wisconsin $3 billion, or $1 million per job. False. Now comes a claim, made in response to a boast by Gov. Scott Walker, that the $3 billion incentives offer is the largest of its kind. The exchange occurred Aug. 7, 2017 exchange on Twitter, a week and a half after Foxconn,

William Herbert Hatch (Bill or “Red”), age 86 died August 13, 2017, at his home.  Bill was the son of Samuel and Flora (Gauger) Hatch and was born on December 14, 1930, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.   Bill moved with his family to Pittsville, Wisconsin, when he was 8 years old and attended Pittsville Schools where he graduated from high school.   He met and married his high school sweetheart, Jean Ellen Arnold, in 1949.  They shared 67 years of marriage.  Bill started working at a young age when his family purchased the Pittsville Mercantile Store in 1938.  After high school, he worked in the road construction industry throughout the midwest. 

On Monday, August 21, families in Adams County will have the opportunity to see “Paper Tigers” during a special screening at the Adams Theatre. “Paper Tigers,” is a documentary film released in 2015 and it follows a year in the life of an alternative school in Walla Walla, Washington that changed its approach to disciplining its students, and it changed the culture there in positive ways. The school depicted in the documentary became a model for breaking the cycle of poverty, violence and disease affecting families. The film will be aired at 6:30pm in the Adams Theatre, and admission is free. For more information on “Paper Tigers” and to view

The Royall School Board held a special meeting on Monday night to approve some personnel items. First they approved a leave of absence for nine weeks for Paraprofessional Jennifer Gruen and also a teacher’s contract for Gruen. Elementary/Intermediate Principal Darcy Uppena said that the first semester, Jennifer Gruen can use the first semester as an internship that would fulfill her student teaching requirement. Then, Gruen would be the 6th grade teacher for the second part of the year.Superintendent Mark Gruen said it would be great for the students because of the continuity throughout the year. The board also approved the hiring of Laura Wilberg for a kindergarten position. Wilberg had previously taught

Northern parts of Wisconsin saw some rain showers last week, but for the most part farmers were finally able to catch a break from the wettest summer on record. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]