National Weather Service recaps 2012, which was indeed hot enough for all of us, and continues to have an impact at the grocery stores.
With just a few days left in 2012, the Milwaukee area stands poised to at least tie if not break the warmest year on record, since records have been kept in the late 1800s. The average temperature as of Dec. 26 was 53.1 degrees, tying the record set in 1931. It would be a worthy award to take away from a year that had its share of weather headlines, and not just for the heat. The National Weather Service, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has come out with its top Wisconsin headlines from 2012, and we've added a few of our own links to local weather stories. Read on to remember what a weird weather year it has been. Snow....what snow? The story really began in 2011, as the winter that never was gave us …
From Scott Walker emerging as the only governor to survive a recall and Paul Ryan being selected as Mitt Romney's running mate for president, a national spotlight shined bright on Wisconsin this year.
Divisive — from recalls to recounts, it became a buzzword for Wisconsin politics in 2012. A national spotlight shined bright on Wisconsin this year, as it was a historic one for politics. Scott Walker became the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Janesville became a national household name after being selected as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate and state voters elected Tammy Baldwin to fill Herb Kohl's seat, making in her the first openly gay woman in the U.S. Senate. On the heels of a slew of recall elections and large-scale protests on the steps of the state Capitol building, the year kicked off with more recall attempts, including one aimed at Gov. Scott Walker. …
A gander back at the most-read stories on Oak Creek Patch.
With 2011 now officially behind us, it's time to take a look back at some of the top stories that made headlines in Oak Creek. These were the ten most-read stories on Oak Creek Patch in the past year, in chronological order: Feb. 1: City Ready to Unleash Mega-Plow For Tonight's Storm March 30: Almost Three Years Later, U.S. Postal Facility Still On Hold July 18: Investigation Continues Into Fatal Car-Bicycle Accident Aug. 16: 79-Year-Old Killed in Accident Oct. 22: OCHS Students Holding Candlelight Vigil For Fallen Classmate Oct. 23: OCHS Students Mourn Loss of Classmate Oct. 31: No One Injured in Bluff Collapse at We Energies' Oak Creek Power Plant Dec. 11: Oak Creek Mayor Bolender Has Died Dec. 19: Driver Cited For Running Red Light in …
Cassie Donahoe
1:03 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
I am looking forward to adding some happy stories to the Patch's 2012 most-read! more ›