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Portage Co. dairy store included in NFL Draft-themed corn mazes opening next month
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - In a blend of sports and agriculture, the 2025 Draft Local Organizing Committee has announced a collaborative effort with family farms across Wisconsin to celebrate the upcoming NFL Draft in Green Bay. This partnership aims to spotlight Wisconsin’s rich agricultural history while building anticipation for...
Elections commission votes to keep Kennedy on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stay on the Wisconsin ballot in November, the Wisconsin Elections Commission decided Tuesday, despite Kennedy’s last-minute request to be removed. Elections commission Chair Ann Jacobs, one of three Democratic appointees to the evenly divided commission, argued that state law prevents removing a candidate for office who has […]
DNR sends back CAFO expansion application after accusations of false manure spreading agreements
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has sent back a factory farming operation’s application to expand a Pierce County farm after local residents raised concerns that properties listed in the application as sites where manure would be spread on fields had never agreed to that arrangement. The Appleton-based Breeze...
Xcel restoring power to 150,000 in the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin following storms
Via KSTP: Crews are currently assessing damage and working to restore power to about 150,000 customers in the Twin Cities metro and western Wisconsin. Overnight, crews restored power for 50,000 of the 87,000 affected customers, Xcel said, adding damage is widespread. Izzy Canizares at Bring Me the News reports St....
Wisconsin Vietnam veteran honored at DC ceremony for fallen heroes
When Bruce Wagner returned safely from Vietnam in June 1973, his family celebrated his safe return, not knowing that the danger he faced was still very much a reality. Years later, Wagner’s family mourned his death from a cancer that doctors confirmed was connected to his exposure to Agent Orange. Like hundreds of thousands of other service members who lost their lives after coming home, he was unaware the herbicide he sprayed while fighting in the jungle was a deadly poison. He died in 2010.
Now Hiring: Wisconsin construction company seeks new talent for high-profile projects
MADISON, Wis. — Representatives with a statewide construction contracting service said they are looking for new top talent. At the Kohl Center, Miron Construction crew members were hard at work on a renovation effort. “You come up through the ranks. That’s one of your visions. Your goal is to...
Wisconsin Campus Closure Approved; Philosophers & Others To Lose Jobs
UW-Milwaukee closed its Washington County campus at the end of the 2023-24 school year, and its Waukesha campus will shutter after the spring 2025 semester. Faculty at the two campuses worked in an academic unit called the College of General Studies. The UW Board of Regents on Thursday eliminated the college, and with it, the professors’ jobs… Board members were apologetic about what they called an “unfortunate situation.” They blamed poor planning and a lack of oversight on the 2018 restructuring project, which placed the branch campuses collectively known as UW Colleges under four-year universities. Enrollment had been declining even before the merger but has accelerated since then.
A local doctor and neighbors weigh in how Wisconsinites can beat the heat
Many counties in northeast Wisconsin saw extreme heat on Monday, including Green Lake and Fond du Lac counties. A local doctor said heat can cause issues like heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce Warns Residents About a Scam
The Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce has been notified that there is an individual that is sharing similar events on Facebook acting as a point of contact for Vendors and stating they take vendor payments. This is false. If MACCI hosts any event that has vendors, please contact them directly...
Wisconsin State Champion Mason Bruhn to Swim for University of Denver This Fall (2024)
Excelling at back, fly and IM, Bruhn was the state champion in the 100 back his senior year and will bring that speed to Denver, making an impact right away. Current photo via Mason Bruhn. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and...
'The highest standard of excellence': Manitowoc banking icon Bill Censky earns top Wisconsin Bankers Association honor
MANITOWOC – Bill Censky has received a top honor from the Wisconsin Bankers Association for his excellence in banking, community service and civic involvement. Censky was one of three to be inducted into the WBA’s Leaders in Banking Excellence on Aug. 16. Their plaques joined 24 others on the Leaders in Banking Excellence...
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