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Lions plant tree in honor of late member
Lions Bob and Donna Andraschko were two very upbeat and diligent Lions. To honor this dynamic couple, the Winona Lions have planted a maple tree near Every Child’s Dream Playground. Their smiles and enthusiasm will be sorely missed by Lions in Southeastern Minnesota.
Suspect in custody following multiple vehicle thefts in Lake Hallie
LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (WEAU) - A suspect is in custody following multiple vehicle thefts in Lake Hallie. According to Lake Hallie police, between June 27, 2024, and Aug. 6, 2024, there were multiple vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles that occurred in neighborhoods throughout the Village of Lake Hallie. Lake...
Kiwanis donate backpacks to Ready Set School
Kiwanis Sunrisers Club members of Winona filled 50 backpacks with school supplies at its membership meeting on August 14. This is the seventh straight year of this club project. All backpacks were given to the Ready Set School organization of Winona County represented at the meeting by Tori Todd and Pam Simon. The backpacks and supplies were purchased by the Sunrisers Club with a $250 donation from Thrivent Action Team. The backpacks will be given to elementary school students in need to provide them with the necessary supplies to begin the 2024-2025 school year. Ready Set School is a nonprofit organization located in Winona. The organization works to ensure that all eligible students have the basic and necessary supplies and clothing for school, public or private. More information on Ready Set School can be found at readysetschoolwinona.org. Bob Hermann, chair of the Sunrisers Club children’s services committee, coordinated this project with the Ready Set School representatives.
Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A tribal leader and conservationists urged state officials Thursday to reject plans to relocate part of an aging northern Wisconsin pipeline, warning that the threat of a catastrophic spill would still exist along the new route. About 12 miles (19 kilometers) of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline runs across the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation. The pipeline transports up to 23 million gallons (about 87 million liters) of oil and natural gas daily from the city of Superior, Wisconsin, through Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario. The tribe sued Enbridge in 2019 to force the company to remove the pipeline from the reservation, arguing the 71-year-old line is prone to a catastrophic spill and land easements allowing Enbridge to operate on the reservation expired in 2013. Enbridge has proposed a 41-mile (66 kilometer) reroute around the reservation’s southern border. The project requires permits from multiple government agencies, including the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Conventional Wisdom: Democrats Turn In The Spotlight
MILWAUKEE - Weeks after the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Democrats are prepared to convene more than 80 miles down I-94 in Chicago. FOX6's Ted Perry speaks with Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Wisconsin Delegate LaToya Bates about the switch from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris and expectations for the DNC, which runs from Aug. 19-22. .
Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts First Frost For Wisconsin
Sadly, the writing is on the wall. Fall is in the air and that means that winter will be here sooner rather than later. That is simply the Northland way. In true Old Farmer's Almanac fashion, they have some information handy to help us predict the frost dates for the season. Did that send a chill down your spine reading it like it did mine?
Drone business brings new technology to area farms
CADOTT — John Goodman showed off his two massive drones at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, showing how new equipment can improve farming. Goodman said the large drones weigh about 300 pounds when the 40-liter tanks are fully loaded. “We can spray herbicide, fungicide and cover crops,” Goodman said. “We do inter-seeding into standing corn. You don’t transmit disease, and you don’t trample crops. It’s a form of technology that really...
Heavy rain heading towards northeastern Wisconsin to begin Thursday going into Friday
Heavy rain is expected in northeastern Wisconsin starting Thursday afternoon until midnight, before picking up again on Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Some places could see as much as 2 inches of rain depending on how the thunderstorms play out. The National Weather Service told the Press-Gazette that there is...
Wisconsin's Paul Hamm had own Olympic gymnastics medal controversy settled in courts 20 years ago
The news that USA gymnast Jordan Chiles will have to surrender her bronze medal, despite potential evidence that could refute the principal issue, surely rings familiar for Wisconsinites who followed the Olympics two decades ago. Waukesha native Paul Hamm won the men's all-around gymnastics title at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, but he...
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