About 2 million people in Wisconsin and three other Midwestern states could have better access to specialty health care.That's if the merger between Marshfield Clinic Health System and Essentia Health goes through.Marshfield Clinic operates hospitals and clinics throughout Wisconsin. This month, this announced a possible merger with Minnesota-based Essentia Health. Stay tuned for the latest news Sign up for WPR's email newsletter. Both signed a written agreement on October 12 to explore the logistics of forming an integrated health system.Brian Potter, senior vice president of finance and chief executive officer for the Wisconsin Hospital Association, said there are many reasons…
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Quarter Final of the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Fitzgibbon Cup Mary Immaculate College 1-25 TUS Midwest 1-17 Mary Immaculate College booked their place in the semi-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup after a 1-25 to 1-17 win over TUS Midwest at the MIC Grounds earlier this afternoon. There was a huge Tipperary presence on the pitch in this game, with 17 Premier players starting or coming off the bench as Jamie Wall's side got off to a blistering start in both halves and went a long way to see out their derbies Limerick in it. it was a good contest…
When it comes to improving your creative skills and expanding your knowledge of arts and design, post-secondary art education is not something that many shy away from. We've compiled a list of some of the best art and design schools in the nation based on retention and graduation rate starting with the Midwest. School of the Art Institute of Chicago Founded in 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a private art school in Illinois that originated as an art student cooperative that developed into a museum and school. Considered the oldest art school in the…
Reading time: 4 minutes This story is his product Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an editorially independent reporting network based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in partnership with Report For America and funded by the Walton Family Foundation. Wisconsin Watch is a member of the network. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our news straight to your inbox. In the middle of an urban farm, hidden behind houses and tall greenery, sit seven piles of food waste each in different stages of composting. Brooke Salvaggio and Daniel Heryer take a scoop from one of the…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — “We're not going to set anything but bold goals,” said Andria Romkema, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at The right place.Their latest goal is a great example of this – hoping to turn Grand Rapids into a leading tech hub in the Midwest in 10 years.The first step in making that happen is the first tech week in Grand Rapids. “Several community partners, including the City of Grand Rapids and The Right Place, are sponsoring Tech Week, a four-day event that will run from September 21-24 at various venues throughout downtown Grand Rapids,” organizers…
Nevada football is losing a scholarship player from one of its deepest positions. Maurice Wilmer announced on Instagram that he is transferring to UConn after four seasons with the Wolf Pack.“New chapter, same journey,” Wilmer posted.Wilmer recently graduated from Nevada and will have two years of eligibility at UConn as he redshirted in 2019 and does not count towards eligibility in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19. Wilmer played in 22 games for Nevada, including 21 of a possible 25 over the last two years. Started three games in 2022 and had a career-high 25 tackles, including two for…
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. – SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Midwest is pleased to announce that Stacy Coleman has been appointed President of the Health Department. Coleman is the current Regional Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for SSM Health Oklahoma. As President, he will lead strategy and operations to help expand high-quality health care services in eastern Oklahoma County and surrounding areas. She will also retain her strategy and business development responsibilities for SSM Health's Oklahoma operations. “I have had the privilege of working with Stacy Coleman for 28 years and have witnessed the passion with which she…
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — Firefighters are investigating the scene of an apartment fire near NE 10th Street and Air Depot in Midwest City Friday afternoon.Apartment fire near NE 10th Street and Air Depot. Photo courtesy of KFOR.The apartment fire occurred in a complex that was in the process of being demolished. All the buildings were boarded up and the property was fenced off.News 4 will provide updates as more information becomes available.This is a developing story. For the latest news, weather, sports and streaming video, head to KFOR.com Oklahoma City.
Nikki Haley was in Iowa a week ago for the launch of her “Women for Nikki” campaign. I always find it amusing when the candidates hold events at the aptly named Temple of Performing Arts in Des Moines, but Haley's performance was one of the best political performances I've ever seen at the venue – and I've seen dozens over nearly 20 years. When he finished, he drew a standing ovation from the crowd of perhaps 80 women and a few men.Against a blue background behind alternating Iowa and US flags, perhaps 15 women sat behind Haley in a show…
Thick smoke from wildfires in Canada continued to migrate eastward Wednesday, hovering around an area of low pressure spinning off the East Coast. In its wake, a channel of thick surface smoke enveloped the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, and increasingly over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis and Washington were among the cities with the worst air quality in the world on Wednesday, according at IQAir. Unhealthy Code Red and Purple conditions it stretched from eastern Iowa across Chicago and the lower Great Lakes region, then into the Appalachian Mountains, according to AirNow.An extremely rare Code Maroon was spotted…