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Our Saviour Episcopal Church in Lugerville is closing
LUGERVILLE — The lone church in Lugerville is closing, citing declining membership as the cause. Our Savior Episcopal Church was a repurposed school building. The conversion was in the 1940s. It was never a large congregation, but it was central to the families who for nearly 80 years, said Kenneth Johnson, senior warden of the church vestry. The decision to close comes as average attendance is now down to three or four regulars. ...
Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin
For at least the last decade, Dustin Soyring and his family have struggled with wolves on their farm in the northern Wisconsin town of Maple. Soyring and his father, Jim, own about 1,300 acres in Douglas County and rent another 800 acres for the farm where they care for about 400 beef cows and calves. Soyring said run-ins with wolves were especially tough when cows had their calves in the spring.
Wisconsin mushroom foragers need certification to sell their haul to restaurants
On a recent 80-degree day, Jeremy Holmstadt and Brennon Strnad were in the woods anticipating a bustling day of gathering mushrooms. “September is really peak season for us,” Strnad said as he walked around a wooded area in southern Wisconsin. The two Dane County residents are active members of...
Wild rice harvest forecast shows below-average outlook
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that northern Wisconsin’s wild rice crop production is generally below average this year across lakes, flowages and rivers. “A mild winter in 2023-24, coupled with heavy storms in mid-June, appears to have set back wild rice production this year throughout much of the northern region of the state,” said Brandon Byrne, wild rice biologist with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. “However, most of the lakes that have been reliable for harvesting...
The Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa
Another school year is in session, and I'm sure college is top of mind for a lot of kiddos. I know my 10th grader is already talking about college visits and all his hopes and dreams for post-high school. I'm not crying, you're crying. Anyway, when it comes to colleges,...
Harris and Trump offer very different visions for the economy ahead of Tuesday’s debate
MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is in Wisconsin on Saturday for a rally that’s intended to focus heavily on the economy, marking his first trip to the deep red, largely rural part of the key battleground state. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have been...
New research finds ties between higher PFAS levels and eating caught fish, microwaved popcorn
A new study from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health finds that PFAS, PFOA and other so-called “forever chemicals” are in the blood of most Wisconsin residents — and that two foods in particular are linked with higher levels of the chemicals in a person’s blood.
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