Home

The Augusta Area School District is excited to announce that one of it’s teachers was recently recognized by the Wisconsin Art Education Association as it’s 2023 WI Art Educator of the Year. The state-wide competition was open to all Wisconsin public art educators. To be considered for the award, any educator needed to receive a nomination. According to the Wisconsin Art Education Association, the Art Educator of the Year award is given to an art educator who has significantly demonstrated

ABOVE PHOTO:“Don’t let the idea of “perfect” get between you and all of the small improvements you can make. One small intervention or success can start a snowball into years of achievable shifts that will ultimately bring about decades of improvement. Starting “small” and “now” will bring about so much more positive change than waiting until you can implement your ideal,” says Lauren Langworthy, partner at Blue Ox Farm and WiWiC Conservation Coach. She will host a field day June

ABOVE PHOTO: Alexis Brunner, RN at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital. Each year in May, as part of National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital each recognize one outstanding nursing colleague who exhibits excellence in caring for patients and families and has a superior level of knowledge and skill. This peer-nominated award is the highest a colleague can receive at the hospitals. She treats everyone that walks through the doors – visitors,

A portion of heavily traveled Highway B in Dunn County will be repaved this year instead of 2024, county officials have announced.  “It was a project that we thought needed to get done sooner rather than later” Dustin Binder, county highway commissioner, said the 3.3 miles of Highway B from Packer Drive to Highway BB will be repaved with new asphalt later this summer.  “It’s our most utilized county road in Dunn County that serves a large area in the

ABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout plastics engineering students and faculty gather with EVCO officials, including chairman and CEO Dale Evans, second from right, at EVCO headquarters in DeForest. How can the plastics manufacturing industry be more sustainable? Seniors in University of Wisconsin-Stout’s plastics engineering program tackled that big question this spring. As they researched possible answers, they realized multiple ways the industry can move forward using recycled materials and that their generation of engineers can be part of the solution. The 11 students, eight

On Monday, May 22, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin will kick off her “Delivering for Our Veterans Tour” with a roundtable discussion on the Senator’s work to increase health care and disability benefits for Wisconsin veterans who have been harmed by toxic exposure while serving in the military. Veterans are now eligible for these benefits because of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 that Senator Baldwin helped pass into law. Senator Baldwin will be

“We’re stepping up enforcement right now because we want seat belt use to become anautomatic habit for all drivers and passengers in Wisconsin.” -Sheriff Hakes The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office along with the Cadott, Chippewa Falls, Cornell, andStanley Police departments will join law enforcement agencies across the country to step uppatrols and remind drivers that buckling up can save a life. The Click It or Ticket seat beltenforcement campaign begins May 22 and runs through June 4, 2023. “Seat belts

The man who shot and killed two Barron County police officers last month was a known threat who had a ‘declining mental status.’ A new report into Glenn Perry, the man who police say shot and killed officers Emily Breidenbach and Hunter Scheel, describes him as angry and armed. The report, which was released Friday, says Perry’s father warned police about him. That warning came after Perry’s daughter said he hated cops. Investigators say Perry used a rifle that he

An 18-year-old from Madison is looking at federal charges after investigators say he hacked thousands of sports betting accounts. Federal prosecutors last week charged Joseph Garrison with computer and wire fraud charges. They say he stole 600-thousand dollars from people who’d signed-up for online gambling websites. Investigators say he used stolen usernames and passwords to access 60-thousand accounts. If convicted on all charges, Garrison could spend nearly 60 years in prison.

Milwaukee’s 2023 shooting tally jumped by double digits over the weekend. Milwaukee Police say 11 people were shot between late Friday night and late last night. One of those people died. The victims include a 16-year-old, a 17-year-old, and a 19-year-old, who were all wounded in separate shootings. Milwaukee Police say they made two arrests in one of the shooting cases.