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• Education
  • Local Area Education
    • Tri-County Area School District
    • Wautoma Area School District
  • Home-schooling
    • Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Home-Based Private Educational Program (Home-Schooling):Vital information for homeschoolers in the state of Wisconsin.
    • A-Z Home's Cool-Home-schooling Web Site: An award winning, folks. A must for all those involved in home-schooling.
    • Jon's Home-School Resource Page: One of the largest and most popular home-schooling sites on the web.
    • Homeschool World: Easy to navigate and loaded with all sorts of goodies for the more well-rounded home-schooling experience.
  • College Related:
    • Thinking about going to college? Try this site first. Collegeboard.com
    • Q: How am I going to pay for college? A: Try this site: FinAid
    • I really would like some more information on the college campuses in the state of Wisconsin. Where can I find out more information on the various schools? (Clue #1: Click on this link): UW Campuses - University of Wisconsin System
    • OK, I've decided that college is for me.but I'm tired of the long winters (sigh).what other universities in the U.S. offer the program I'm interested in? Click on this link: College Search
    • Mid-State Technical College in Stevens Point
• Sports:
  • Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association: An absolute must for fans of Wisconsin high school sports.
  • ESPN: The ultimate site for all the latest news on your favorite professional sport!
  • CNNSI: Two media giants collide in Sports Illustrated and CNN.
  • Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • National Basketball Association (NBA)
  • National Football League (NFL)
  • National Hockey League (NHL)
  • NASCAR
  • 1wrestling.com (Professional Wrestling): All the latest news in the world of professional wrestling, including the WWF and WCW.
• Entertainment:
  • Wisconline: The best way to know what's happening in Wisconsin by searching thousands of state-wide events by date, county, keyword or subject.
  • Yahoo movies: Find out what movies are playing in your area, read movie reviews, and find out which movies made the most money last weekend.
  • Summerfest: Find out all the latest information on Wisconsin's biggest party.
• Local Information:
  • Stevens Point Journal: Local news, job opportunities, announcements, sports, etc.
  • Wisconsin State Journal: Online version of the Wisconsin State Journal.
  • Waushara Argus: Online version of the Waushara Argus, with the latest news, sports, classifieds
  • Hancock Official Site: A directory of local business' and community information.
  • Wautoma Official Site: A directory of business' and community information in Wautoma.
  • Waushara County Official Site: For information on Waushara County.
• Religion:
  • Waushara County Churches: A complete directory of all the churches in Waushara County.
• Health:
  • MEDLINE: Health information provided by the National Library of Medicine; has the world's most extensive collection of published medical information.
  • Your Health Daily: A variety of information on the most current medical and health news topics.
• Weather:
  • Weather Channel
  • National Weather Service
• People & Business Finders:
  • Switchboard: Find the address and phone number of an old friend, relative, classmate, or business!
  • Reunion.com: Find out what your old high school classmates have been up to!
• Travel Information (Wisconsin):
  • WisTravel.com: Travel Wisconsin Online with Listings of attractions, parks, campgrounds, bed & breakfasts, sports, golf, and more.
  • Mapquest: Planning a trip and don't know how to get there? Mapquest will assist you in door to door directions, with approximate mileage and travel time.
• Financial Information, Taxes & Assistance:
  • CNN Financial Network: Refresh frequently for regular daily market updates and stock quotes, the latest financial stories and special reports.
  • IRS Tax Forms
  • Wisconsin Department of Revenue: Online tax forms, etc.
  • H&R Block: For assistance with filing taxes, visit H&R Block.
• Genealogy:
  • State of Wisconsin Historical Society: One of the largest genealogy collections in the country.
• Wisconsin Government:
  • Wisconsin Supreme Court: Provides information on Wisconsin State Statutes, etc.
  • Wisconsin Department of Transportation: This site details road conditions and is a convenient way for you to do business with the DOT.
  • U.S. Postal Service: Need an estimate on rates or even a zip code? Try this site.
• Other Links:
  • Homestead: The easiest way to build your own web site!
  • Ebay: The largest market of it's kind on the web! Auctions galore