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WI Recount Begins Today

By Morgan McCarthy | November 20, 2020

The hope is to finish counting some of the ballots in Wisconsin’s presidential recount by the end of the day. The recount begins today in Milwaukee and Dane counties. Election managers say it won’t take long to count the ballots from some of the smaller communities in each county. It’s going to take about a week to count the ballots in the city of Milwaukee and in Madison. Joe Biden leads President Trump by more than 20 thousand votes heading into

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WI Hospitals Call for Cooperation

By Morgan McCarthy | November 20, 2020

The top man at the Wisconsin Hospital Association says there are real needs in the state, and the first is the need for some cooperation. Hospital Association President Eric Borgerding said in a letter to Governor Evers and top lawmakers that they need to work together to get ahead of what he says is a crisis that is coming with the spike in coronavirus numbers. Borgerding says the state needs to open-up other overflow hospitals in other areas of the state. He

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Thanksgiving Dinner Not Gobbling Up as Much Budget

By Morgan McCarthy | November 20, 2020

Feeding the family at Thanksgiving this year will likely not take as much out of your wallet.  A new report shows a turkey day feast for ten will cost an average of about 47-dollars this year, down from 49-dollars in 2019.  The average cost of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is the lowest in a decade.  The calculation of the average price factored in costs for a turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, peas, cranberries, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and coffee, along

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WI Covid-19 Struggles Continue

By Morgan McCarthy | November 19, 2020

The number of COVID-19 deaths confirmed today is the second-highest total since the pandemic began.  The Department of Health Services says there were 83 deaths in the past 24 hours and 22-hundred patients are in hospitals across the state.  The 83 deaths reported today raises the number of COVID-19 fatalities to 28-hundred-and-76 people. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

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WI Unemployment Up a Bit

By Morgan McCarthy | November 19, 2020

The latest figures released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development shows unemployment rose slightly over the last month.  The jobless rate in October was five-point-seven-percent which is up from five-point-four-percent in September.  The national unemployment rate for October was just under seven-percent at six-point-nine-percent.

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Stuffing 101

By Morgan McCarthy | November 19, 2020

If Stove Top stuffing makes an appearance at your Thanksgiving dinner, you can thank a Purdue University alumna. The late Ruth Siems, a 1953 home economics graduate, is credited with the stuffing. The product hit shelves in 1971 as a dish appropriate for Thanksgiving but also for everyday meals. The secret behind the dish is the dimensions of the bread crumbs, which General Foods patented in 1975. Siems is listed first among the inventors, followed by Anthony Capossela Jr., John

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A “FAIR”y Tale Hits Local Shelves

By Morgan McCarthy | November 19, 2020

The Chippewa County Historical Society (CCHS) has published a new pictorial history book titled Northern Wisconsin State Fair – A Fair To Remember. This is the third book the local authors, Donna Bourget and Anne Keller have produced since 2017. Hundreds of photos and numerous news articles tell the stories and history about the Northern Wisconsin State Fair taking place during the last 123 years. Many area residents have also shared their memories of the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. The

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Barron Co. Remains Lead to Arrests in MN

By Morgan McCarthy | November 19, 2020

Today, with the help of Scott County MN Sheriff’s Office,  two arrests were made. Back in late June of 2020, with the help of the DNA Doe project, the  bones were identified as 63 year old Gary Herbst, of New Prague, MN.   Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen announced today that two arrests were made regarding the  death of 63-year-old Gary Albert Herbst of Elko New Market, MN. Mr. Herbst was reported as  a missing person to the Elko New Market

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Man Who Supplied Guns to Face Trial

By Morgan McCarthy | November 19, 2020

A Wisconsin judge is ruling that the man who gave Kyle Rittenhouse the rifle he used to kill two people during civil unrest in Kenosha will face trial.  Authorities say there is enough evidence to charge 19-year-old Dominick Black with two counts of intentionally giving a dangerous weapon to someone under 18.  Officials say that Black took money from 17-year-old Rittenhouse to purchase an AR-15 semi-automatic weapon.  Police allege that Rittenhouse killed two people and injured another when he opened fire during

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Boyceville Schools Plan to Shift Online

By Morgan McCarthy | November 19, 2020

Like many other schools in our area as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Boyceville Community School District will be pausing face-to-face instruction and transitioning to remote learning for grades 4K-12 on Monday, November 30th through Friday, December 18th. At the end of December, the administration will evaluate the situation and plan for a January return.  Currently in-person classes are scheduled to resume on Monday, January 4th, following Christmas break. CLICK FOR MORE FROM THE DISTRICT

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