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There will be a new area code in southern Wisconsin later this year.  Starting September 15th all new phone numbers in the 6-0-8 region will instead have the area code 3-5-3.  The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin says it could run out of 6-0-8 numbers next year.

An event that has grown over the years and welcomes more people to Arcadia each year returns! Ashley for the Arts is a popular live music event that not only specializes in fun, but the money goes right back into the community, making Ashley Furniture a headliner along with all of the stars. Click here for full line-up and information.

ABOVE PHOTO: The decision was made to do a control burn of the shed, which was conducted by the Barron Fire Department. On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, about 2:30 p.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to the Hungry Hollow Grounds on Hwy 25 north of Barron for some possible dynamite that was located on site during the reconstruction of a small building. The Marathon County Bomb Squad was called in and determined that the dynamite needed to be

Motorists should be aware that reconstruction work will begin next week on County Highway B in Dunn County.  “Please utilize extreme caution when traveling, anticipate traffic delays and utilize alternate routes if possible.”    -Dustin Binder, county highway commissioner Dustin Binder, county highway commissioner, said 3.3 miles of Highway B from Packer Drive to Highway BB will be repaved with new asphalt tentatively starting on Monday, Aug. 14.  “The project is anticipated to be completed by Aug. 31,” Binder said,

ABOVE PHOTO: Cali Scholes, graphic communications student and Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation scholarship recipient, in a UW-Stout GCOM lab.   Graphic communications is a major force in the economy, averaging more than 500 companies and 10,000 employees in every state and $1.8 billion in shipments each year, according to the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation.  “Some of the largest graphic communications-related employers worldwide are in the Midwest – in the Twin Cities, Fox Valley, Chicago, Milwaukee and Des Moines. UW-Stout is located centrally

Mega Jackpot! Tuesday was a big day for the Sunshine State. The largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, worth an estimated $1.58 billion, was purchased in Florida, ending a run of 32 drawings. Even though the jackpot was not hit in the Badger State, the Wisconsin Lottery urges players to check their tickets for one of the nine ways to win a Mega Millions prize. Before Tuesday’s drawing, across the country, 62 second tier winning tickets of at least $1 million and 967 third tier winning

A corn mill in Columbia County will pay the state of Wisconsin nearly a million dollars as part of a pollution settlement. Attorney General Josh Kaul announced yesterday that Didion Milling will pay 940-thousand dollars over the next four years to settle claims that the mill was polluting the air at both its mill, and the company’s ethanol plant. The settlement is not related to the explosion at the mill in 2017. Didion continues to fight the one-point-eight million-dollars in

It will likely be next year before a judge in Chippewa County decides if the teenager accused of killing 10-year-old Lily Peters will be tried as an adult. A hearing in the case ended yesterday, but the judge said a ruling isn’t likely to come until January. Lawyers for the now-15-year-old accused of killing Peters want the case moved to juvenile court. The wait for a ruling is just the latest delay. Peters was killed in April of last year.

Federal prosecutors say the mother of the Wisconsin sailor accused of selling secrets to the Chinese encouraged him to do it. The claim came during Tuesday’s hearing for Jinchao Wei from Delevan. He’s accused of selling China information about his ship, as well as other secrets about U.S. military capabilities in the Pacific. Prosecutors say Wei, who was born in China, offered to sell the secrets as a way to improve his application to become a U.S. citizen. Prosecutors also

Xcel Energy is eyeing northwestern Wisconsin’s largest green energy project ever. The company yesterday opened the door to a 650-megawatt solar-specific project that combines solar with energy storage. Xcel says the idea is to use the green energy plant to replace the old, coal-fired King plant in Minnesota. That plant is supposed to come off-line in 2028. Xcel says it wants to cut its carbon emissions by 85 percent by 2030, and eventually become carbon-free.