A new tobacco control report card shows Wisconsin is falling behind in efforts to reduce tobacco use. The American Lung Association’s 2018 “State of Tobacco Control” report gave Wisconsin an A in only one category…smokefree workplace laws. But Donna Wininsky with the Lung Association in Wisconsin says the state received a D and three Fs in the other categories. Wisconsin received a D grade for the level of tobacco taxes, and an F in funding for raising the minimum age of sale to 21 along with prevention and cessation programs.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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