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Moraine Park Technical College was again awarded Workforce Advancement Training (WAT) grants from the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). The College’s Economic & Workforce Development team submitted six grants for consideration for $1,178,314–the highest in the state for two consecutive years. Moraine Park received full funding for all 6 grants which will support over 54 companies and almost 7,000 hours of training.   Approximately $5 million is available each year in […]

MADISON - Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – partnered with Johnson Financial Group to announce this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin: Jolly Good Soda, manufactured by Krier Foods in Random Lake. Jolly Good was crowned the winner at WMC’s annual Business Day event on Thursday in Madison.  Over 130 products were nominated for the contest this year, representing dozens of manufacturing sub-sectors […]

Hello Waupun! It's finally here, moving week!!  Monday we'll open the new Senior/Community Center. On Tuesday at 1pm will be my regular monthly town hall, and we'll be at the new building. I hope you can make it out, get a city update, and check out the new building. This is an exciting development for Waupun, and both Mayor Nickel and I are proud to have played a small role […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All three election workers in a Wisconsin town of about 800 people resigned last week over a longstanding dispute, just ahead of the start of in-person absentee voting in the crucial swing state and a month before the Nov. 5 election.  An interim clerk was appointed last week to oversee elections in the central Wisconsin town of Westfield, where 538 people cast ballots in the 2020 presidential […]

Wisconsin's unemployment rate held steady last month.   Figures released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development show the state unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in September, below the national rate of 4.1 percent.  Wisconsin's labor force increased by 6,700 over the month and 1,300 over the year.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Absentee ballot drop boxes in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin are only available in a small fraction of the places they were four years ago, with many conservative communities opting not to offer them for the upcoming election.  In 2020, more than 500 drop boxes were available for voters to return absentee ballots in more than 430 communities across the state. But as of Wednesday, the […]

The Wisconsin Attorney General is critical of recent attempts to prevent the use of drop boxes in certain Wisconsin communities.   The Wausau mayor removed a drop box at city hall only to have the city clerk put it back.  Three town clerks in Dodge County decided against using drop boxes after the sheriff strongly urged them not to.   Attorney General Josh Kaul says it's an unfortunate continuation of baseless attacks on the integrity […]

MADISON, Wis. – This Halloween, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) will again be working with local law enforcement agencies across the state to closely monitor sex offenders on probation or parole and keep children safe during Halloween trick-or-treat activities.   DOC Probation and Parole Agents, working with law enforcement, will conduct random home visits on high-risk sex offenders during trick-or-treat hours.   Individuals on the sex offender registry who are on […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Registration is now open for the Dairy Business Association’s 2025 Dairy Strong conference, happening in Green Bay on Jan. 15-16 at the KI Convention Center.   “The 2025 conference will explore how policies, practices and priorities are influencing the future of the dairy community,” Lee Kinnard, DBA board president, said. “Following the presidential election in November, programming will feature nationally recognized political analysts and timely topics.”  This conference […]