Month: January 2024

Republican congressmen Glenn Grothman and Mike Gallagher have introduced legislation to protect sturgeon spearing in Wisconsin.  Grothman says the SPEAR Act would proactively exempt the state of Wisconsin from any listing of lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act.  Currently the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting a species status assessment of lake sturgeon and considering listing lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act.  Grothman says that would threaten the careful population management […]

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced today the online application period for the Public School Open Enrollment Program for the 2024-25 school year opens next week.  Beginning Feb. 5, 2024, and running through April 30, 2024, parents and guardians can apply to send their children to any public school district in Wisconsin during the 2024-25 school year through the open enrollment program. Application materials and additional information on the […]

The Fed's preferred inflation guage has moved below 3% for the first time since March 2021, before the start of the central bank's rate-hiking campaign.  Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says inflation cooled last month even as the economy kept growing briskly.   Friday's government report showed that prices rose just 0.2 percent from November to December, a pace broadly consistent with pre-pandemic levels and barely above the Fed's 2% annual target.  Compared […]

Waupun Business Alliance members, 1. Nominations are now open for the Community Impact Award, to be presented at the Waupun Business Alliance annual banquet on March 28th. The Community Impact award is given to an organization or an individual who has made or is making a substantial positive impact on the future of Waupun’s residents, economy, or community. Please click here to nominate a person or organization. In addition to the community impact […]

COLUMBUS, Wis. — Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water will review the group’s progress from the past year and explore what’s next for conservation during its Soil Health Expo on Feb. 7. Details Who: Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil & Healthy Water, a farmer-led watershed conservation group What: Soil Health Expo When: 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Where: Juneau Community Center, 500 Lincoln Drive, Juneau RSVP: Media should register by emailing […]

Fond du Lac, Wisc.: Moraine Park Technical College was recently recognized for its comprehensive framework for strategically investing in benefits, compensation, and employee communication to support the health, financial security, and career growth of its employees at a sustainable cost structure. In Gallagher’s 2023 U.S. Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey, the College was identified as an organization that excelled in implementing successful strategies for managing people and programs.   Moraine Park […]

Green Lake, Wis. (January 29, 2024) - After more than 20 years, the Thrasher Opera House’s Harvest of Bargains sale has come to an end. The annual sale along with the dedicated volunteers who spent countless hours working on the sale, provided steadfast and important support during the early years of the opera house.  “This strategic move was made to allow the organization to concentrate on expanding its mission-driven activities […]

A Deforest man is in custody following a high speed chase in Dodge County.   Shortly after 2am Sunday a sheriff's deputy observed a car speeding on state Highway 16/60 east of Columbus, and the suspect vehicle accelerated to speeds in excess of 130 miles an hour.  The pursuing deputy briefly lost sight of the car and stopped pursuing.  The chase ended when another deputy pulled over the vehicle on Highway 60 in […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers can be asked questions related to his role serving as a Democratic elector in the 2020 presidential election as part of an ongoing lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’s attorneys. Unlike most depositions, the judge ruled Thursday that Evers can’t be interviewed in person but instead can be asked questions in writing that he can then answer […]