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Patients who are repeatedly trying to quit smoking are more likely to be successful if they don’t wait between attempts. A study at University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention split 437 participants trying to quit smoking tobacco into two groups. One group was encouraged to wait a month before trying to quit again, and the other was told to try again right away. The Center says 80-percent of people who were told not to wait, compared to

A proposal in the Wisconsin Legislature would add a black and white license plate option to the vanity plate list. The plate, which would have a black background and white text, has been a popular option for motorists in Iowa and Minnesota. In Iowa, blackout plates have brought more than 30-million dollars in revenue since they became available in 2019. In Minnesota, the plates were introduced on January 1 and more than 16-hundred were sold in the first two days. 

 Residents of a village in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador are looking forward to having — for the first time — clean water, thanks to the skills and efforts of determined engineering students at University of Wisconsin-Stout. “The intention is that once we finish the project, we hope we’ll never have to touch it again. They can operate it completely on their own,” – Jeremiah Hubbard The students are members of the university’s Engineers Without Borders chapter. They designed a

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced updates to its Farmland Preservation Program due to Governor Tony Evers signing 2023 Wisconsin Act 42 in December. “The Farmland Preservation Program helps ensure agricultural lands will remain productive, viable, and sustainable,” -DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski. This legislation makes the following updates to the Farmland Preservation Program: “The Farmland Preservation Program helps ensure agricultural lands will remain productive, viable, and sustainable,” said DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski. “This change to

“The County Highway B project is the significant project that will taking place this year…” – Dustin Binder, county highway commissioner. The list of road projects that the Dunn County Highway Department will undertake this year is dominated by continued work on two stretches of Highway B that will be reconstructed in 2024.  “The County Highway B project is the significant project that will taking place this year,” said Dustin Binder, county highway commissioner.  For total cost of the projects,

Tax-related identity theft involves the theft and misuse of your Social Security number (SSN). It generally happens in one of two ways: someone uses your SSN to get a job and their employer reports that person’s income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as if it were yours, or someone uses your SSN to file for your tax refund. You may not even know your identity has been stolen until the IRS informs you of the unreported income or multiple

The Original Banbury Art Crawl is back this weekend…. with more fine art than ever before! The Banbury Art Crawl for 2024 has expanded. This Friday night and Saturday (Feb 2nd and 3rd) buildings 10 and 13 will be overflowing with original artwork—over 100 artists with paintings, pottery, fiber arts, jewelry, woodworking and so much more! This is a juried fine art show! Plus the shops and studios of Building 13 will be open with more original artwork plus unique

Dairy, beef, and hay producers, as well as custom operators and nutrient applicators, should mark their calendars for February 19-21 for the 2024 Symposium at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI. The opening session will feature one of the region’s most sought-after speakers, Jolene Brown, with her “Top Ten Mistakes That Break Up a Family Business.” Brown, often referred to as the “Dr. Phil of Agriculture,” is a hall of fame and award-winning speaker who has devoted her

St. Joe’s in Chippewa Falls is closing earlier than first expected. Originally, HSHS said the hospital would close in April, but a letter sent out last week said St. Joe’s will now close on March 22nd. HSHS and Prevea announced this month that they are closing all of their hospitals and clinics in the Chippewa Valley. The closing means patients at St. Joseph’s will need to find new doctors as of mid-March.

A Cadott man who was hurt in a snowmobile crash earlier this month has died. Mark Sibbers was hurt when he crashed his snowmobile along a public trail near Mauston. His friends over the weekend said Sibbers died from his injuries. Another man from Chippewa County also died in that wreck. The Department of Natural Resources and the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.