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A solar installation project at the City of Altoona-owned Solis Circle housing project, located at 1511 Devney Drive, is beginning this week. The rooftop solar photovoltaic project, funded primarily through an Energy Innovation Grant from the Wisconsin Office of Energy Innovation, will provide up to 40 kilowatts of solar power to the residents of Solis Circle, and shave an estimated $283, 130 off of the Solis Circle electric bill over the next twenty-five years. Solis Circle is a 25-unit housing

Snowmobile trails in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest will be closed beginning March 31, 2023. “While we have enjoyed a generous snowpack this month, conditions are deteriorating quickly,” said USDA Forest Service Recreation Program Manager Karen Katz. “Trails will close Friday to keep riders safe and protect the quality of resources.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOREST INFO.

Boards, commissions, and committees of the City of Marshfield are mostly comprised of volunteer citizens appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the Common Council. With the dedication of the many volunteers who serve and contribute countless hours, the City can offer all the wonderful services. These volunteers help make the City of Marshfield a great place to live, work and play. Currently, the City of Marshfield Mayor Lois TeStrake is seeking city residents to serve on thefollowing: CLICK HERE

Former Greenwood High School support staff member Dylan North will spend nine months in jail. He was sentenced this week after pleading no contest in January to sexually assaulting a student. Police were notified of the possible relationship in October 2021, and court documents said North had two victims.

An Iowa man has been killed in a logging accident in Richland County this week. Officials say he was 54-year-old Joseph Abitz of Dubuque. He was hit in the face by a hydraulic line while working on a log skidder on Wednesday. and was unresponsive when EMS arrived. He was pronounced dead at Richland Hospital.

Two children who were hospitalized after falling from a cliff at Governor Dodge State Park Wednesday are expected to fully recover. The four-and-six-year-olds fell just after 2 p.m. Wednesday. The six-year-old fell about 20 feet to a ledge, while the four-year-old fell about 80 feet. Iowa County Sheriff Michael Peterson says their recovery is “the best outcome possible.”

 In-state tuition rates at the University of Wisconsin are seeing a hike for the first time in a decade. Yesterday, the Board of Regents approved a proposal from President Jay Rothman that will increase tuition and room and board starting in the fall.  Rothman cited higher operating costs and a one-hundred-30-million-dollar shortfall in Governor Evers’ proposed budget plan as reasoning for the hikes.  Rate increases vary by location but the average annual tuition hike is roughly four-and-half percent for in-state undergrads, close

The Wisconsin man accused of sending threatening messages to Governor Tony Evers is taking a plead deal.  On Wednesday Michael Yaker of Windsor pleaded guilty to threatening former Wisconsin Highway Commissioner Gerald Mandli.  In exchange he had seven other charges dropped, including sending threatening messages to Evers, the Dane County commissioner, and the Dane County sheriff, among others.  He’ll face five years in prison when he’s sentenced in June.

A group of Wisconsin lawmakers is working on a plan to expand Medicaid benefits.  A bipartisan bill introduced this week would allow pregnant, low income mothers to keep Medicaid coverage for a year.  The bill is being co-sponsored by nearly 50 percent of the state legislature.

Vietnam War Veterans from Wisconsin were honored yesterday with a “proper welcome home” event in Milwaukee. Fifty years ago on March 29th, the last of the U.S. troops and prisoners of war came home from Vietnam. During that time, many Vietnam War Veterans weren’t welcomed with open arms because of the controversy of the war. Yesterday a “welcome home” procession took place, followed by a “lived experience” panel discussion by the Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans, and a wreath laying ceremony.