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Toss It Now! Huge Recall In Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin For Cucumbers
People in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin make not be feeling the best after eating cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are letting Iowans, Illinoisans, and Wisconsinites know to avoid whole cucumbers. Whole cucumbers that have been grown in Florida are being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak...
PFAS Roundup: Wisconsin PFAS remediation funds still frozen due to partisan divide
Last week, Eau Claire, Wisconsin finally broke ground on a $20 million PFAS removal facility. The previous year, the city filed a lawsuit against multiples chemical manufacturers, demanding they cleanup after more than half of the city’s wells shutdown in 2021 due to contamination. However, many other municipalities across Wisconsin remain in a state of limbo. Like residents hoping to enjoy the waters in Lake Monona, who in the meantime, are being encouraged by environmental engineers to dodge any areas with foam sitting on top of waters.
Scott Beck Named American Seed Trade Assn. Central Regional VP
Scott Beck, president of Beck’s Hybrids based in Atlanta, Indiana, was recently elected as central regional vice president of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). He’ll represent Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin during his three-year term. “This role offers an incredible opportunity to represent and advocate for...
Beyond the Barometer: Changes coming to wind chill alerts
MADISON, Wis. -- Starting October 1st, 2024, the National Weather Service will no longer be issuing wind chill advisories, watches or warnings. Instead, Extreme Cold Watch/Warning and/or Cold Weather Advisory will be issued for an area.
Wisconsin towns pass poll worker protections after state kills bill
In the small towns of Armstrong Creek and Caswell in rural Forest County, municipal clerk Tamaney "Sam" Augustin has only a small group of poll workers — and the ones she does have, she wants to keep safe. That’s why she insisted on making changes at one of the...
Wildwood Zoo announces death of female lynx after complications during vet exam
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - The City of Marshfield Parks & Recreation Department has announced the passing of Lexi, the female lynx at Wildwood Zoo. At the time of her death, Lexi was 19.5 years old and considered to be a geriatric cat. According to a Facebook post by the zoo,...
Taylored Health opens Phillips office
MEDFORD — Taylored Family Care Clinic of Medford officially opened its second location in Phillips with an open house and ribbon cutting on Aug. 12. A direct pay, fee-per-visit clinic model attracted patients so far north of Medford that a northern branch was opened in the former Flambeau Home Health and Hospice office at 133 N. Lake Ave. Rebecca Gilbertson, a family nurse practitioner and founder of Taylored Family Care Clinic in 2013, was on hand to cut the ribbon alongside staff, members of the...
Oneida County shoots down mining resolution as companies express interest in sulfide mine
The Oneida County Board of Supervisors shot down a resolution Tuesday that would have allowed a county committee to consider unsolicited requests from mining companies to explore or mine on county-owned land. The board voted 13-6 in opposition of the resolution. Two board members were absent. But state statutes and...
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