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 Labor and delivery services at Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake will be temporarily paused beginning May 1 due to staffing limitations that supports the service. The pause is anticipated to last 30-60 days. “The reality is that two HSHS hospitals in western Wisconsin have closed causing undue stress on an already fragile healthcare market…”-Dr. Brandon Parkhurst, vice president of medical affairs Affected patients will be notified and staff will work closely with them to transition their labor and delivery care to

On Thursday April 25thth, 2024 at 12:38pm the Barron County Drug Unit received a tip of a vehicle with drugs be transported in it. A traffic stop was conducted on this vehicle and the driver, Tomi Jo Quagon, 42, of Stone Lake was arrested on a probation warrant. A search of the vehicle was conducted and the driver attempted to dispose of meth into a liquid substance. Recovered in the vehicle were: 449 grams of liquid testing positive for meth

On Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., the Barron County 911 Center received several calls of a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lane of Hwy 53 from the Rice Lake exit. The vehicle traveled five miles in the wrong lane of traffic before being stopped by the Barron County Highway Department workers near Hwy W on Hwy 53. The driver was 16, had a learners permit and did not have another driver in the vehicle with her. Several

Today is the deadline for some student borrowers to get debt cancelled by consolidating their federal loans. The Department of Education is making this one-time payment adjustment. It’s part of the Biden administration’s effort to forgive nearly five-billion-dollars in student loans. Check for eligibility at StudentAid.gov WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

April was a good month for Wisconsin Powerball players. A winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at Kwik Trip on 1580 E. Washington St. in West Bend for the Monday, April 29 drawing. It was the ninth winning ticket of $50,000 or more sold in Wisconsin during April. The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (11-38-47-67-69) plus the Powerball (14). The Powerball jackpot is growing fast. The estimated jackpot for the Wednesday drawing is up to $178 million.

Wisconsin’s electronics recycling law bans all electronics from Wisconsin landfills and incinerators. Electronics contain valuable reusable materials including plastics, metals and glass. Recycling or reusing these materials lessens environmental impacts and economic costs by reducing the need for virgin materials in new products. Many electronics also contain harmful materials, including lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, other heavy metals and chemical flame retardants. When improperly disposed of, these chemicals can pollute our soil and water and harm human health. Improperly handled e-waste

Whether for Mother’s Day, an upcoming wedding, birthday, or any other special occasion, many consumers do their gift shopping completely online. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) cautions consumers to pay attention and confirm websites are legitimate before ordering. The internet has made it easy for deceptive sellers to misrepresent who, what, and where they are. For example, consumers searching or viewing ads online for a florist commonly find professional-looking websites for businesses that claim to

ABOVE PHOTO: Students work in Gilbert Creek west of Menomonie for a science project. UW-Stout students have conducted summer environmental research through the LAKES REU and Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin grants.  University of Wisconsin-Stout can officially add a new “color” to its identity – green. The U.S. Department of Education has named UW-Stout a national Green Ribbon school, based on its long-term and ongoing efforts to infuse sustainability into operations and the classroom and to create a campuswide culture that

With the Wisconsin fishing season opening this Saturday, Xcel Energy is reminding recreational and fishing enthusiasts to be safe around dams and hydroelectric facilities. “If you’re operating a watercraft near a dam, you need to be aware of changing flow conditions from either the spillway or powerhouse. “Boating or canoeing above or below a dam can be very dangerous, especially if the flow changes and your boat is anchored in a hazardous area,” said Rob Olson, Hydro Operations at Xcel

The driver of the Eau Claire school bus that crashed on its way to Minneapolis may not have had all of his paperwork squared-away. The Wisconsin State Patrol yesterday said it referred driver  Christopher Leubner to the St. Croix County D.A.’s Office for possible prosecution. Investigators are suggesting a misdemeanor charge of operating a school bus without the proper school bus endorsement. Leubner was behind the wheel when he smacked into the back of an oil tanker last week on