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The Universities of Wisconsin reported fall 2026 enrollment at 164,579 on 10th-day counts, down 1,233 from fall 2025 largely because international enrollment fell by 1,134, and UW Oshkosh enrolled 11,989.

Oshkosh Corp. laid off 80 salaried, office-based Transport employees (about 3% of that segment); they were notified on Tuesday and were offered severance and help finding new work.

Former teachers opened Empowered Minds Kids' Studio to coach children in social, emotional and physical skills, and it offers play-based, strength-focused sessions in Greenville that meet kids where they are rather than focusing on trauma.

Tonjanita Johnson was unanimously selected Oct.

30 to be the next president of the Universities of Wisconsin and will take office on or about Jan. 1; she will replace interim president Renée Wachter and lead the system's 13 public universities (about 163,000 students).

Four Northeast Wisconsin nonprofits launched the Step Up.

Show Up. campaign to recruit volunteer mentors and Court Appointed Special Advocates for youth (campaign partners include Big Brothers Big Sisters and CASA). Interested residents can contact local BBBS or CASA offices to find roles that fit their schedules.

Menasha High made the final four in T‑Mobile's 5G Friday Night Lights and says it will use any grand prize to rebuild its stadium damaged by the July 27 tornado (the school has already earned $250,000, a Gronk Fitness gym, and a student leadership award); voting is open once per day and will run through Nov. 8.

Oshkosh Corp. laid off 80 salaried, office-based employees in its Transport segment, about 3% of that workforce; affected workers were notified on Tuesday and were offered severance and job-search assistance, and the company said the cuts were a structural realignment and it does not anticipate further reductions.

Neenah school board passed a balanced 2026-27 budget after an Oct.

27 meeting by leaving about 15 open positions unfilled, saving over $1.3 million (mostly from staffing reductions) and keeping health-insurance growth to 3.5%. The levy rises by $2.3 million while the tax rate is projected to fall to $5.55 per $1,000.