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U.S. Cheese Championship in Green Bay

thescore@wcinet.com (Score) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:40:00 CST

There will be plenty of "cheese heads" in the Lambeau Field Atrium this week, but it has nothing to do with the Packers.

This year's U.S. Championship Cheese Contest runs today through Thursday.

Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Director John Umhoefer says judges will be evaluating 1,600 kinds of cheese and butter from across the country.

He says people will be able to sample some past award winners.

The event runs until 4 p.m. today and tomorrow. The championship round is on Thursday, from 10 a.m. until noon.

Nearly three dozen apply to be Neenah police chief

thescore@wcinet.com (Score) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:22:00 CST

There are 32 candidates to become Neenah's next police chief. James Prosser is the chair of the city's police commission, and he says members will review the applications and narrow the field before bringing in candidates for interviews.

Prosser says the commission doesn't have a timeline in place for picking the new chief.

Of the 32 candidates, three are members of the Neenah department. Twelve are current or former chiefs in Wisconsin, and the majority of the applicants are from the Midwest.

The commission is looking for a replacement for Chief Ray Appel, who is retiring June 30.

Kimberly schools could face budget shortfall

thescore@wcinet.com (Score) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:22:00 CST

The Kimberly school district could go from having a budget surplus, to fixing a shortfall. Superintendent Bob Mayfield says it all depends on state aid, and officials didn't get promising news from Gov. Doyle last week. Doyle told them they shouldn't expect to receive their typical cost of living increase, because of the state's budget situation.

Mayfield says that could leave a hole in the district's budget, between $600,000 and $700,000. He says with the normal school aid increase, the district could have had an extra $500,000. He says they would have used that money to improve education.