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Middleton Woman Arrested In Iowa County
Iowa County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on US Highway 18-151 near County Road Y in the Town of Dodgeville Wednesday shortly after 1:00am. As a result of the traffic stop, 27 year old Paola Morillo Sanchez of Middleton was arrested and charged with Operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle without a License. Morillo Sanchez was taken to the Iowa County Jail where she was later released after posting bond.
Wisconsin banks merge
Two Wisconsin-based banks have inked a merger deal. The Bank of New Glarus has acquired First National Bank at Darlington. The $492 million-asset Bank of New Glarus said in a press release that it bought the $194.2 million-asset First National on May 31. The price was not disclosed. M&A News...
Dairy research takes giant leap
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. – Central Wisconsin will have a new agricultural-research hub after years of planning and petitioning for federal funds. Stakeholders broke ground June 10 for a new U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center near Prairie du Sac. The facility is a partnership between the U.S. Department of...
'It's good to remember': Survivor reflects on 40th anniversary of Barneveld tornado
BARNEVELD, Wis. — Saturday marks 40 years since a massive F-5 tornado decimated the small town of Barneveld, about 35 miles southwest of Madison. Images of the destruction from June 8, 1984, fill Leland Pollock’s photo album. They’re also etched in his mind. “That’s quite a feeling,...
FEED Kitchens continues as $2.3 million economic engine for region
Each year, FEED Kitchens (FEED) conducts a survey of business activity with its members that results in telling the story of what is happening inside the facility. Our survey of 2023 activity is a great barometer. This past November FEED celebrated its 10th anniversary so a survey at this time...
Wisconsin boaters help to rescue woman hit by train, found unresponsive in lake
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Boaters who overheard screams and calls for help, helped to pull an unresponsive woman from a southern Wisconsin lake after she reportedly got hit by a train. According to the Madison Fire Department, first responders and Dane County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Lake Farm...
Boys basketball: Verona’s Drew Murphy commits to Division II Northern Michigan
Verona senior Drew Murphy wanted to follow his heart. Murphy announced on social media on May 23, that he was committing to play basketball at Division II Northern Michigan after receiving a full ride scholarship. “I knew right away that is where I wanted to go,” Murphy said. “There was...
‘Army of hope:’ UW Health opens walk-in clinic specializing in opioid use disorder
In 2010, Wes Arnett had a life crisis. His father died of cancer. He became an entrepreneur opening and relocating a business. He had four children under the age of five and his 20-year marriage was in turmoil. That is what lead him into a “downward spiral” of substance use disorder.
Dane County seeks nominations for Underrepresented Communities Historical Markers Program
MADISON, Wis. -- You know those historical markers you sometimes see on the side of the road? Dane County has created its own historical markers program, seeking locations important to underrepresented communities.
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