Will Cioci

creature with eyes and ears || formerly: @dailycardinal @wisconsinwatch @publishingadams @uwmadison

[Will Cioci @wjcioci]

Massive Amazon project in CG takes its first step forward in over a year, as tax deal with the village is finalized last night.

The village will offer up to $48 million in pay-go TIF funds. Amazon promises $245 million in property value and completion before 2026.

[The Herald-Independent @MononaGroveNews]

Cottage Grove has approved a long-negotiated developer's agreement with Amazon for a three million square foot, $245 million warehouse and distribution center off of I-94. https://t.co/eYxjvtR02F

[Allison Garfield @aligarfield_]

BREAKING: Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny will not face prosecution for his 2015 killing of Tony Robinson, a shooting of an unarmed Black man that led to a series of protests and calls for police reform.

Via ⁦@CtNickgarton⁩ & ⁦@CapTimes⁩ https://t.co/2zDDJOkjVi

[Will Cioci @wjcioci]

Yet another southern Wisconsin ambulance service could be entering troubled waters, as Cottage Grove considers leaving the Deer-Grove EMS District over cost and governance concerns.

"The district, as it is now, could cease to exist."

https://t.co/GR34uCruoU

[McFarland Thistle @McFThistle_News]

Bradley Czebotar, McFarland's village president until 2021, has been charged with first degree sexual assault of a child. https://t.co/10L7Wnx0HM

[Will Cioci @wjcioci]

@DWhiteBergey oh this is extremely cool

[Cambridge News & Deerfield Independent @NewsCNDI]

CAMBRIDGE -- Despite vocal opposition from members of its volunteer fire department, the Cambridge Community Fire and EMS Commission is pushing ahead with plans to create a joint fire and EMS chief. https://t.co/u25cr7Z8PV

[Will Cioci @wjcioci]

@sbauerAP Do you know how the provision about police officer and firefighter numbers would affect communities that rely heavily on volunteer firefighters? Does that apply only to full-time staff, or could dwindling volunteer rosters pose a threat to shared revenue if this passes?

[McFarland Thistle @McFThistle_News]

Ron Larson, a McFarland historian, has spent a lifetime following in his family’s footsteps, feeding a fascination with local history and honing the talents for giving old stories new life. https://t.co/Xi9cV8Aeuv

[The Daily Cardinal @dailycardinal]

Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition to expel a white UW-Madison student recorded saying racist slurs.

But university officials say the legality of disciplinary action is complicated.
https://t.co/i0ZqEJ1jOp

[SASHA DEBEVEC MCKENNEY @sashadm]

In print!!!!! 🥹

[Will Cioci @wjcioci]

@sashadm I did the same hike to that same tiny chapel last summer and think about that prayer book all the time. Beautiful poem!

[McFarland Thistle @McFThistle_News]

A near-nightly ritual has brought photographer Rick Hoefling closer to the place he calls home, and allows him to showcase the natural beauty of McFarland to those who—like himself not too long ago—might not know where to find it. https://t.co/AjCHHXMWlL

[Will Cioci @wjcioci]

@tk_kutz @DWhiteBergey @dailycardinal @sophiasvento @JessicaSonkin Congrats guys!!!!

[Will Cioci @wjcioci]

Fort Atkinson voters re-elected a city council member who had asked them not to vote for her. Megan Hartwick will resign, leaving a seat vacant just weeks after the election to fill it.

My first piece on Fort's city government, which I'll be covering for @DUNews going forward!

[Daily Union News @DUNews]

The Fort Atkinson City Council will be left with a vacant seat next week, as a council member who was re-elected despite attempting to drop out of the race is expected to resign. https://t.co/JSUTBtGdsw

[Allison Garfield @aligarfield_]

This is so cool.

This Lake Monona waterfront design is clear winner in survey https://t.co/A4hZxnrQJc via @CapTimes

[The Herald-Independent @MononaGroveNews]

Incumbents Nancy Moore and Doug Wood and newcomer Rick Bernstein won seats on the Monona City Council on Tuesday. https://t.co/XA94X52CkV

[The Herald-Independent @MononaGroveNews]

Mary O’Connor was re-elected as Mayor of Monona on Tuesday, beating out challenger Kristie Goforth. https://t.co/KAey2sMlF3

[Will Cioci @wjcioci]

@sophiasvento @dailycardinal @spj_tweets YOOOOOOOOOO congratulations yall!! absolutely crushing it this year

[Sophia Vento @sophiasvento]

@dailycardinal has won the Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper (Large) from the @spj_tweets in Region 6. Could not be more proud of this team! https://t.co/uuBZnCv1kz