Wisconsin health officials are again warning of the dangers of mosquito-borne diseases after detecting the first West Nile virus activity in the state in 2024. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirmed WNV infections in a healthy blood donor from Washington County in southeastern ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a week ago that 17 counties around the state are receiving nearly $11 million in disaster funding to help communities rebuild after three separate incidents caused emergency declarations over the past 18 months. Of those 17 counties, eight are in the Upper ...

Bouquet From Diane Schabo, president, Dickinson County Cancer Loan Closet: On behalf of the Dickinson County Cancer Loan Closet, I would like to give a huge shoutout to the 100+ Women Who Care and Habitat for Humanity who provided the needed repairs to our building. Because of the ...

Barb From Joanne Jacobson Burns, Crystal Falls: On the banks of the Paint River in Crystal Falls next to the dam at the bottom of 6th Street is a veterans park. In that park are three plaques honoring local men killed in the Vietnam and Iraq wars. There is also a beautiful rock garden ...

Wisconsin is conducting its annual Think Smart Before You Start campaign, which is aimed at making ATV and UTV trail and route systems safer for everyone. Today through Sunday, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources conservation wardens and local law enforcement will be on trails and ...

When the calendar turns to the month of August, parents of small children everywhere know that many of those little ones will soon be taking their seats in kindergarten classrooms for the first time. Like a lot of things, kindergarten has changed over the years. Here is a generalized list of ...