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Wisconsin’s Only Black-Owned, Full-Scale Grocery Store Meets Community’s Needs
The husband-and-wife team of Maurice 'Moe' and Yashica Spears Wince hope to bring healthy food options to one of Milwaukee’s food deserts with their Sherman Park Grocery. Located in West Milwaukee, Sherman Park Grocery is the only full-scale, Black-owned grocery store in Wisconsin. Co-owners Maurice “Moe” and Yashica Spears Wince founded the grocery store to meet the community’s needs, home to nearly 80% of Black residents.
New owners of Regency Inn & Suites begin making changes
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Two weeks after taking ownership, the new owners of Regency Inn & Suites are making changes. The document below details the changes and the plans for the property. Note: Story continues following the document. On July 12, 2024, Eau Claire City Attorney Steve Nick confirmed...
Community members and Eau Claire city officials have direct conversation over Wilson Park Controversy
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A move from the City of Eau Claire is causing some controversy, and officials have heard it first hand from community members Friday afternoon. Earlier this week, the city decided to remove benches and tables from Wilson Park. Advocates say it is a decision that...
Hunting dogs depredated in Sawyer County
WINTER - On Sunday, July 21, USDA-Wildlife Services verified that wolves killed one Walker trailing hound dog and injured one Walker trailing hound dog in the Town of Winter, Sawyer County. Dog owners are reminded to exercise caution in wolf-occupied areas. Conflicts between hunting dogs and wolves are most common during the bear training and hunting season. Dogs have also been depredated pursuing other wildlife, including fox, coyotes, bobcat, rabbit, snowshoe hare and upland birds. More information is available on the DNR's website. ...
200 Artists, 15 Murals, 5 Days: Murals in Menomonie Project Launches
The Menomonie Open Walldogs Festival won’t happen until 2026, but it will require continued collaborative efforts between several of the city’s major players and community members over the next two years in order to achieve what could be Menomonie’s most impactful artistic event ever – and it comes with a $300,000 price tag.
Chronic wasting disease meeting planned in Pierce County after initial disease detection
Following the first detection of chronic wasting disease in Pierce County, the Department of Natural Resources will host a public meeting Aug. 14 in Spring Valley to provide information on CWD in Wisconsin, local testing efforts and disease surveillance options being considered. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Pierce...
Plover eliminates Wausau from Class AAA Legion Baseball regional
WESTON – The Wausau Post 10 Legion baseball team was eliminated from the Class AAA regional, falling to Plover 7-3 on Friday afternoon at Simon Field at D.C. Everest High School. Plover (24-13) moves on to a regional semifinal game against Marshfield (19-20) at 4 p.m. Saturday. The winner...
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Sen. Dianne Hesselbein hold Harris for president event in Madison
Local leaders and community members gathered Friday in Madison to rally support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, following her first rally as the Democratic nominee for president in Milwaukee that drew 3,500 attendees. Speakers included state Sen. Dianne Hesselbein, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and community leader Laura Davis, who highlighted the contrast between Harris’ positive vision for the future and former President Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda.
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