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In the years preceding the coronavirus pandemic, a healthy economy allowed Wisconsin’s cities and villages to build up balances in their core funds.

The state’s number of positive coronavirus cases continues to climb, according to data from the state Department of Health Services.

As of Monday, Wisconsin had 81,760 confirmed cases, an increase of 567 from the day prior and 6,157 from the week prior. Totals include all counts since testing began in Wisconsin in March.

Many of fall’s red pigments are anthocyanins, which give some plant parts reds, purples and even pinks.

A shrubby maple, mountain maple to some, sports some of the most beautiful pinks of any deciduous plant. Even in burning sunlight, these pinks show well, especially in Northern Wisconsin, where Acer spicatum is common.

Since March, public schools have provided food to more than 31 million children in Wisconsin.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, meals were distributed through lunch and breakfast programs and summer meal offerings. These programs are federally funded by the DPI. A final count of meals was done Aug. 20.

Editor’s note: This is the third installment in our series on third-party candidates for U.S. President. Previous stories have featured the Libertarian Party and American Solidarity Party. Today’s piece looks at the Birthday Party, created by Kanye West.

Growing up on the farm meant plenty of chores and hard work but there was always time for exploration. With more than 700 acres of woods and a network of spring-fed streams, there was plenty for inquisitive lads to discover.

Another lobelia is flowering; this one blue, not cardinal red, as was the earlier plant.  Like the first flower, that plant grew best in moist soil, sometimes in flood plains, too.

People gathering in groups continue to spur new cases of COVID-19 in the state, state and local health officials said recently.

When the packages Susan Brown sent from her business in Fitchburg took longer than usual to reach customers in New York City and parts of Michigan in late April, Brown figured the pandemic had slowed down the mail.

The 2020-21 school year will have a different look and feel because of the current reality of living and operating in a COVID-19 environment. But, when we bring our collective strength and wisdom together in service to our students, families, and communities, I have no doubt we will have a successful year.