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3 days ago
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CVS is closing 270 pharmacies in 2025. Are any in Wisconsin?
CVS plans to close 270 stores in 2025, joining other pharmacy chains and big box retailers in the U.S who have initiated mass closures in recent months. The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based company announced the closures in a mid-October press release, CVS Director of External Communications Amy Thibault told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The chain closed 900 stores between 2022 and 2024, after announcing it would reduce its "store density" in November 2021, according to a statement. It currently operates more than 9,000 stores across the U.S. Despite the closures, "85% of people in the U.S. will still live within 10 miles" of a CVS location, according to a CVS statement. The chain also said it has plans to open nearly 30 stores this year. In Wisconsin, three locations closed earlier in 2025, according to Thibault. They were located at: Beloit: 1063 4th St. Milwaukee: 3030 W. Villard Ave. West Allis: 9220 W. Greenfield So, are any other Wisconsin CVS pharmacies planning to shutter this year? Here's what to know: There are not any other planned closures in Wisconsin for 2025, Thibault confirmed. More: Walgreens is closing 500 pharmacies in 2025. Are any in Wisconsin? CVS operates in 48 Wisconsin cities, according to its website. You can find the pharmacy closest to you by using its store locator. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: CVS store closures: Are Wisconsin locations closing?
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
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Resigning Beloit Police Chief announces where he's going next
BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — Resigning Beloit Police Chief Andre Sayles has announced that he will be taking his expertise to the West Coast for his next venture in law enforcement. On June 6th, Sayles will officially no longer be Beloit's Police Chief and will begin a new journey as the Deputy Police Chief of Seattle, Washington. Sayles is beginning a new journey in his career, but hopes his tenure has left a lasting legacy. Sayles feels the city helped him grow in his career, starting out as a patrol officer. 'It was my first law enforcement job,' Sayles explained. 'It's been a city that I've been able to see grow over the last 20 and a half years.' Sayles said the time spent in Beloit serving the community made the decision even harder. 'That was a very tough decision for me to make in regards to being recruited,' said Sayles. 'To go to a new police department, it took me about five months to actually make the decision.' One memory from his time in the police academy helped Sayles make his decision. 'I actually found one of my notepads and it talked about how one day I wanted to work at a very large police department, and the police department was going to be very large,' Sayles continued. 'We have over a thousand men and women who serve in that police department. So it was a goal that I set for myself that I wrote down, and I'm going to accomplish here pretty soon.' Sayles is proud of his efforts to make every voice heard. 'We really diversified our police department, not just based on people's skin tone, but diverse thoughts, diverse backgrounds, diverse upbringings, socioeconomic backgrounds,' said Sayles. 'We've been able to really put women into law enforcement.' The resigning chief hopes to have left a lasting legacy and impact on the community. 'I poured so much into this community. Hopefully, those relationships remain, and they continue to grow and blossom,' Sayles said. 'All I can do is plant seeds. I think planting those seeds has helped not just the police department, but the community of Beloit as a whole.' Sayles said his next position will be announced when the department makes an official statement within the coming days. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- General
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Local gardeners host plant sale to help save endangered insects
BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — A local gardening shop features native plants to encourage community members to help save an endangered species. Bountiful Beloit launched a Spring Native Plants and Veggie Sale. The shop featured native perennial flowers to support federally endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebees, a species they said they spotted throughout the city last summer. Owner Jenny Hoople said the sale was a great way to start spring. 'It's a perfect time for putting plants out in the garden,' Hoople said. 'Mother's Day just happens to be exactly when we need to get all these little babies into the ground.' Jamie Swanson works with S&H Nursery, and she said gardening is a great way to bond with the family. '[Families] can work together in the garden,' Swanson said. 'People can [experience] the joy that everyone brings up and will bring in their own vegetables into their home to cook with.' Hoople said she encourages planters to step outside of their comfort zones and try to work with native plants. She said the native plants help the ecosystem through pollination. 'The Rusty Patch Bumblebee is a federally endangered species,' Hoople said. 'We have them around here, I've seen them in my yard. Five other friends have seen them in their yard. Here, it's like, 'Oh they just live here,' but we're one of the last places in the U.S. that they are still thriving.' Hoople further said native plants help by creating a habitat for the bumblebee, one that has declined to an estimated 87% of its historic range. Hoople said she wants people to know that these types of plants are easy to take care of. 'I think especially with native plants, it's an easy thing because the plants take care of themselves a little more than your traditional garden plants,' Hoople said. 'They do not need as much water, they'll spread more readily and keep the weeds down on their own. The most important part is probably just picking the right spot.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
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Superintendent candidate Kinser outraises opponents with support from conservatives
An empty high school classroom. (Dan Forer | Getty Images) State superintendent candidate Brittany Kinser outraised her opponents — incumbent state Superintendent Jill Underly and Sauk Prairie Superintendent Jeff Wright — almost three times over with major contributions coming from conservatives and school choice proponents, according to recent campaign finance filings. The primary for the state superintendent election is Feb. 18., and the top two vote getters will advance to the general election on April 1. Kinser brought in a total of $301,316 during the pre-election period. Republican mega-donors Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein, the billionaire owners of the Uline shipping supply company, Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks and Bill Berrien, a potential GOP gubernatorial candidate and CEO of New Berlin-based Pindel Global Precision each contributed $20,000 to the campaign. J.C. Huizenga, a Michigan businessman who founded National Heritage Academies, a for-profit education management organization that operates more than 100 charter schools in nine states, including Wisconsin, also contributed $20,000. There were 11 donors total who gave the maximum contribution of $20,000. Kinser also received $10,000 from Agustin Ramirez, founder of St. Augustine Preparatory Academy, a private K4-12 school that participates in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. The campaign received $5,000 each from Fred Young Jr., a conservative donor who once successfully sued to get rid of limits on how much people can donate in total to multiple candidates running for office, and Scott Mayer, a Republican businessman who considered running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. Peter Bernegger, one of Wisconsin's most prominent election conspiracy theorists, gave about $1,042 to the campaign. The Milwaukee Republican Party contributed $2,500, Cory Nettles, former Secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Commerce under Gov. Jim Doyle gave $2,500 and former Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen gave $1,000. Kinser reported spending $163,545, leaving her with $152,770. According to Kinser's late contribution report, her campaign has received $207,000 since Feb. 3. This includes $200,000 from the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Underly reported raising $81,773 in the pre-primary period. The majority of that came from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, which endorsed Underly in November. The party contributed a total of $50,000. The Washburn County Democratic Party also contributed $400 to the campaign. The AFT-Wisconsin Committee on Political Education, which has also endorsed Underly, contributed $5,000 in the pre-primary period. Underly has spent $37,974, and according to the report, has $79,124 left. According to her late contributions report, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has since contributed another $50,000 to the campaign. Wright reported raising $38,269 during the pre-primary period and has spent about $16,233. He has $101,918 left according to the report. His largest contribution during the period came from Dan Gavinsky, a general manager of Lake Delton business Original Wisconsin Ducks and Dells Boat Tours. He gave $2,000 to the campaign. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
