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Feds target two Wisconsin towns over lack of accessible voting machines
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here.The U.S. Department of Justice threatened legal action in July against two northern Wisconsin towns that allegedly didn’t have accessible voting equipment in the April election.At least one of the towns, which is represented by some officials who have voiced distrust of electronic voting equipment, appears to be on a collision course with the agency after a local voter said it didn’t use the federally required voting equipment in the Aug. 13 election, either.A U.S. assistant attorney...
WIAA petitions State Supreme Court to review Hayden Halter title
MADISON − The Wisconsin State Supreme Court announced Wednesday it has accepted a petition by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association to review a lower Circuit Court decision reinstating the 2019 wrestling title of then-Waterford wrestler Hayden Halter. Halter v. Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association will be the sole case the Court will review out...
Wisconsin Man is Selling a Car That…Could Use a Paint Job
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" ~William Congreve. Moving on from an unfortunate chapter in your life is a necessary evil. Most times it's a matter of throwing out the things that remind you of that chapter. Other times, the baggage that comes with that chapter are a little tougher to...buff out.
Northeastern Wisconsin Republicans react to the DNC, calling it 'bizarre' and 'it makes me want to puke'
GREEN BAY — The sea of 23,500 "Harris" signs. the Obamas and Clintons and Bidens. The cheese wedges atop the 95 Wisconsin delegates' heads. Beyoncé's "Freedom" thundering at the biggest party in the Midwest this week. Republicans three and a half hours north couldn't turn away from the music fast enough. "I can't...
Harris, Walz lean into erasing medical debt
Vice President Harris wants to erase billions of dollars in medical debt, a longtime progressive goal that Democrats hope will be an electoral winner in the fall. The economic plan Harris released last week called for Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), to work with states to erase medical debt for…
Chippewa Falls Storms Back in Second Half to Earn Season Opening Win over Stevens Point
Chippewa Falls Storms Back in Second Half to Earn Season Opening Win over Stevens Point. Chippewa Falls trailed 14-7 at halftime before outscoring Stevens Point 29-7 in the second half to pick up a 36-21 nonconference win in Week 1 football action Thursday evening. Stevens Point Punt Returning. # Name...
Town of Washington Board of Supervisors Approves Village Petition
The Town of Washington Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the petition to incorporate part of the town as a village. Town officials announced that they would pursue the change earlier this year following annexations by the City of Eau Claire and the City of Altoona. The controversial annexations led to plans for the Orchard Hills and Whitetail Woods housing developments, causing residents to worry about the increase in population and traffic as well as overall changes to their neighborhoods.
Football: Barron knocks off rival Cameron to snap losing streak
CAMERON — Following two winless seasons, the Barron Golden Bears wasted no time in getting their first victory this year, taking down the rival Cameron Comets 27-16 in a nonconference football game on Friday in Cameron. With the win Barron ends its 19-game losing streak. Its last victory previously was over Cameron in the second to last week of the 2021 season. "I just can’t be more proud of these...
Taking a step back: After 35 years, Farmer John and Jan Ulland handing over the vines of the Pumpkin Patch
This spring, John and Jan Ulland were taking part in the 100 Mile Garage Sale along the Mississippi River when they stopped in Prescott, Wisconsin. Just one of the several people taking part in this annual event, the couple went up to check out at the place they had stopped, when the woman behind the […] The post Taking a step back: After 35 years, Farmer John and Jan Ulland handing over the vines of the Pumpkin Patch appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Northwestern & Superior Football Suffer Season-Opening Defeats
MAPLE, Wis.- The three-time defending Heart O’North champions, the Northwestern football team began their 2024 campaign on Friday. Unfortunately, their opponent Prescott was too much for the Tigers as they came away with the 42 to 8 victory. The contest was Northwestern’s first opening week loss since 2008.
JUST IN: Worker dies in industrial accident at Del Monte Foods
A 43-year-old man died Friday while working at Del Monte Foods in Plover, officials confirmed. Rescue crews were called at about 4:45 p.m. Aug. 23 to the factory at 1400 Plover Road. According to a Point Plover Metro Wire report, a 911 caller told dispatchers that a man was seriously injured after his head struck a train rail.
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