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DNR To Host CWD Public Meeting In Pierce County
MADISON, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will host a public meeting with the Pierce County Deer Advisory Council to provide information on chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin, local testing efforts and disease surveillance options being considered. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Spring Valley.
Plover leaders discuss plans to build Tommy's Express Car Wash. What you should know about the business.
PLOVER – Village leaders are considering plans to add a Tommy’s Express Car Wash on Plover Road near Hoover Avenue. Plover’s Plan Commission reviewed plans and held a public hearing earlier this month to build a Tommy’s Express Car Wash at 1840 Plover Road, near Artist & Fare and Metro Market. The plan will now go before the Village Board at its July 17 meeting.
Wisconsin cities want presidential candidates to pay for pricey campaign stops
Editor’s note: This story was reported and written before the July 13 shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which is being investigated as an assassination attempt. With President Joe Biden and Donald Trump again eying Wisconsin as a crucial presidential election battleground, some...
WWBIC names Kathryn Dunn vice president of programs and operations
The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) announced in a press release Friday that Kathryn Dunn will return to WWBIC as vice president of programs and operations. Dunn began her career in the Milwaukee community, serving as Vice President of WWBIC from 1993-1997, and was part of the team...
Decision on Stevens Point city administrator position likely to take months. Here's why.
STEVENS POINT – Early discussions about a reorganization of city government began in the city’s Personnel Committee July 8 as members discussed the creation of a city administrator position. A city administrator is a professional non-partisan position hired by the city council to handle day-to-day operations of city...
'Unbelievable, delicious': RNC visitors are discovering Spotted Cow beer
As thousands of out-of-state visitors descended on Milwaukee for the start of the Republican National Convention on Monday, many seemed pleasantly surprised by a local delicacy: Spotted Cow beer. Spotted Cow is the best-selling beer made by the Wisconsin brewery New Glarus Brewing Company. The company brewed about 230,000 barrels of beer last year, 30% of which will be Spotted Cow, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal. ...
Milwaukee is a Democratic city, but it has more Republicans than you might think
When former president Donald Trump accepts the 2024 Republican nomination, he will do so in a city that he lost four years ago by 59 points. There is nothing strange about that. Political conventions are held in cities, and almost every city big enough to have a baseball team or host a national...
Here are the most Wisconsin moments from Day 1 of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
Wisconsin took center stage on Monday as the RNC kicked off in Milwaukee. The first day was packed with political moments as former President Donald Trump announced his pick for vice president and was officially nominated. But that wasn't all that happened. It's Wisconsin, after all. We couldn't get through the day without some cheese curds and beer. Here's a look at the most Wisconsin moments from day one of the Republican National Convention. ...
46th annual Hodag Country Fest wraps up Sunday
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) – Madison Cook, Leanna Golz and Jadyn Botello attended their sixth hodag Country Festival in Rhinelander this weekend. The trio of Colby natives said that despite the heavy rain on Saturday afternoon, the party at Hodag Fest never stops. “Hodag is just such a good environment,”...
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