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After a closed door meeting by the Chippewa County Board of Supervisors regarding a workplace complaint involving the Sheriff, we received a written response from Sherriff Travis Hakes addressing the issue personally. In the spirit of transparency, Sheriff Hakes also sent a response from this legal representation. Below is a letter from his Attorney, Richard Hodson regarding the situation. RICHARD HODSDONATTORNEY AT LAW September 21, 2023Chippewa County Board of SupervisorsSent by Email to Each Member Commissioners:I represent Chippewa Sheriff Travis

There’s a new bill legalizing the herbal supplement Kratom in Wisconsin. The bill co-author, Republican John Macco, says small doses can have act like a narcotic painkiller without being addictive. He says they hope the supplement can help end the opioid epidemic. Lawmakers failed to legalize Kratom last year after criticism from law enforcement.

The big apple is known for is larger than life city-life and that often includes big heroes working around the clock responding to calls for help.  For this weeks’ Friday free Good we hear a smaller voice calling for help and meet the big hearts who responded to that need.  Rescuers in New York had to lift a 5,000 pound slab of concrete in order to save a kitten that was 30 feet down a drain.  Here is the moment they were able to grab the kitten

It was a wondrous Wednesday in Wisconsin. Three different lotto games produced big winning tickets following their September 20 drawings. In Butler, a winning $2.8 million Megabucks ticket was purchased at Kwik Trip on 12501 W. Arden Place. The winning numbers were 10-17-25-29-41-44. In Fond du Lac, a winning $72,000 Badger 5 jackpot ticket was sold at Hansen’s BP on 414 W. Johnson Street and in Stoughton, a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at Jagat Petroleum LLC on 1009 W. Main Street. The winning numbers for the Badger 5 win were 1-4-5-6-28 while

“These investments will grow our rural economies, ensure Wisconsinites can lead safe, healthy lives, and set our communities up for success into the future”  U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that Wisconsin will receive more than $28 million to support farmers, producers, and rural communities. The investments are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development programs. The funding has been awarded to 11 cities, Tribes, companies, and individuals and will help improve public health and safety, expand access

The Badgers begin their Big Ten season a day early.  Wisconsin plays Purdue in the Big Ten opener tonight.  This is the first time Badgers have played on a Friday since 2020 when they beat Illinois at home.  The Badgers have made a habit of beating the Boilermakers in recent years, Wisconsin has not lost to Purdue since 1997.  Wisconsin is 2-1 on the season, Purdue is 1-2.  Kickoff is at 6:00 p.m.

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources hopes to have its wolf management plan finalized by the end of next month, and hunters groups hope that will include a specific number of wolves for the state.  The DNR yesterday announced two more open houses on the wolf plan.  Both will happen next month, one in Ashland, and the other in Marshfield.  The DNR board is expected to vote on the plan on October 25th Meanwhile hunter’s groups like The International Order of

The village of Cadott  is considering buying the old Marshfield Clinic building. Cadott police department and the village board will hold two public listening sessions on a potential purchase. The idea is to use the old Marshfield Clinic building on Highway 27 for a new village clerk and police department office building. There’s also talk of adding a new library onto the old clinic.  The old Marshfield Clinic building is for sale for just under 900-thousand dollars, Cadott’s police chief

There is now a complaint over the group of former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices who are offering the state’s assembly speaker advice on impeachment. The liberal-leaning group American Oversight filed a complaint With Dane County’s district attorney asking him to void any action that comes from the panel. American Oversight says Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is breaking the state’s open meetings rules by asking the former justices for their advice on how to possibly move forward with an impeachment against

A handful of Republican lawmakers want to start the impeachment process against Wisconsin’s elections chief. Five state representatives yesterday filed articles of impeachment against Meagan Wolfe for her time as administrator at the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The lawmakers say they want to remove Wolfe because she has ‘failed to adhere’ to existing laws, and because they want to save taxpayer money from a lawsuit that could come from the Wisconsin Senate’s effort to fire Wolfe . State Rep Janelle Brandtjen,