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For the New Richmond Fire Department, a way to get people out of grain bins
Question: What would you do if you found yourself trapped in a grain bin up to your chest in corn with no way to escape?. Answer: Hope the New Richmond Fire Department shows up on the scene with their new grain bin rescue tube and auger. On Saturday, members of...
Interview: Blues on the Chippewa in new location this year
DURAND, Wis. (WEAU) - This year Blues on the Chippewa will be ON the Chippewa. The long-running music festival will be held in a new location this year, Veterans Memorial Park in Durand, on the shore of the Chippewa River. The event is free to attend and runs August 1-3. Donations are accepted to support community organizations. In the past, the event has supported the Durand Area Food Pantry, Brent Titus Music For Children Program, Pepin County Humane Society, seniors citizens programs, Durand Women’s Club ‘Fill a Backpack Program’, and the Pepin County Historical Society.
Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls Donates to The Highground’s Vietnam Veterans Reunion
On Monday, June 24, Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls (https://www.ho-chunkgaming.com/blackriverfalls) presented The Highground Veterans Memorial Park with a check for $2,500 in support of their 2024 Vietnam Veterans Reunion. Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls is a long-time supporter of The Highground and its programs for veterans. This annual Vietnam Veterans...
Sen. Andre Jacque Visits Unity Hospice in De Pere
Wisconsin Senator Andre Jacque recently visited the Unity Hospice Jack and Engrid Meng Hospice Residence in De Pere to meet with staff, tour the facility, and discuss the important role of hospice and palliative care in the community. Jacque’s’ visit was part of a larger effort by the Wisconsin Hospice...
Wahlburgers in Brookfield, the restaurant's first location in Wisconsin, has closed
The grill at Wahlburgers in the Town of Brookfield is shut down for good. The 6,000-square-foot restaurant at 325 N. Market St. opened through Hy-Vee, Inc. nearly five years ago as the first of the franchise in Wisconsin. ...
Art Hounds: Judy Ofronio’s organic sculptures
From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here. Winona wonders. Stephanie...
6 houses in Wausau get free home improvements all week through Saturday
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Nails, hammers, and many volunteers. Through Saturday this week, six homes located just west of Wausau will be getting some long-awaited home improvements. ‘Rock the Block’ hosted by Habitat for Humanity of Wausau will have 100 volunteers helping out with these improvements. Just by looking at...
Two people arrested in Holmen for crimes related to fentanyl
HOLMEN, Wis. (WKBT) -- On Monday, Kari Bashaw and Antwan King were arrested during a traffic stop in the Village of Holmen after a leafy green substance consistent with marijuana was found in their car.
Memorial services today at Viroqua Park Bowl for baseball coaching legend Peder Swanson
VIROQUA, Wis. – A visitation and memorial service will be held today, in the place where Viroqua baseball coaching legend Peder “Pete” Swanson (known to most as Swans) spent a good part of his life, the Viroqua Park Bowl. (details on how to watch a livestream of the service in the obituary below)
Town of Arcadia looking for committee members
The Town of Arcadia is searching for volunteers to participate in at least three committees formed by town council members. They are Public Safety, Recreation and Town Beautification. On those committees are Michael Stephenson (Public Safety); Mario Jefferson, Brenda Dupree and Sylvia Dupree (Recreation); and Mario Jefferson and Sheryl Townsend (Town Beautification).
Committee studying how to manage Wisconsin sandhill cranes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to control Wisconsin’s sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month. The Joint Legislative Council’s 12-member Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes is set to meet Aug. 1 at the Horicon Marsh...
2 dead, dozens hospitalized from nationwide listeria outbreak linked to deli meat
There is a nationwide outbreak of listeria linked to sliced deli meats that is part of an ongoing investigation, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The outbreak killed two people, including one from New Jersey, and hospitalized 28 others. Here’s what you need to know about the listeria outbreak...
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