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Take a look inside Immanuel Lutheran Church's new Mission Center and church building as construction continues
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Construction continues at the new home of Immanuel Lutheran Church and School as the congregation prepares to move out of its current church building. Less than a year after Immanuel broke ground on its land near Home Depot, the organization has the keys to its Mission Center, a space that...
When will PetSmart open at the former Shopko site in Wisconsin Rapids? We have the latest update.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – PetSmart is on track to open early next year in Wisconsin Rapids. A PetSmart spokesperson told a Daily Tribune reporter Tuesday the store expects to open in January, although a specific timeline has not been finalized. The company originally aimed to open this fall, but the project has been slightly delayed, the spokesperson said.
Heavy summer rains pose yet another threat to central Wisconsin farmers
PLOVER, Wis. (WSAW) - We’ve certainly had a rainy summer so far and while the rain may help some of our farmers, it can also impact them negatively. Especially when flooding happens in their fields. Okray Family Farm in Plover has 130 acres of potatoes, and Irrigation Manager John...
Portion of Lake Wazeecha to close Wednesday for State Water Ski Show Championships
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) -- A portion of Lake Wazeecha will close starting Wednesday due to the State Water Ski Show Championships. For more than 50 years the best of the best waterskiers in Wisconsin have participated in the annual State Water Ski Show Championships. The tournament is July 18-21...
Wisconsin Rapids Will Soon Have a New Website
(Mike Leischner, WSAU) Residents in Wisconsin Rapids will soon have a new city website and new ways to get information from their elected leaders. According to Mike Leischner with WSAU, Mayor Matt Zacher says the revamped website has been one of his priorities since taking office and something that many city employees have been calling for.
Wisconsin tribe watching presidential race for cannabis law reform as state maintains prohibition
MILWAUKEE — A leader with the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa said lifting federal prohibitions on marijuana would allow for the sovereign nation to enter the billion-dollar industry sweeping the country. Cannabis in all forms — except for CBD products — is illegal in Wisconsin. Bordering states Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois all […] The post Wisconsin tribe watching presidential race for cannabis law reform as state maintains prohibition appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Wisconsin housing permitting isn’t moving fast enough to make homes more affordable
The pace of housing permits being issued in Wisconsin has declined slightly over the last two years, and more of those permits were for multi-family units as single-family permitting has stagnated. That’s according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report released Wednesday that examined housing permitting data to learn how...
Daughter of man who died in Wisconsin prison pushes forward through despair
Megan Hoffmann Kolb began the one-year anniversary of her father’s death before the sun came up. She awoke at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 29. She and her mom drove about an hour from Cedarburg to meet with other supporters of criminal justice reform outside Wisconsin’s Waupun prison, where Dean Hoffmann died by suicide in solitary confinement 366 days earlier.
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