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 The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six top candidates to become the 76th Alice in Dairyland. The candidates are Ashley Hagenow, Shannon Lamb, Lydia Luebke, Jackie Rosenbush, Charitee Seebecker and Jodie Weyland. Prior to being selected, the candidates completed an application and preliminary interview. Over the next several weeks, the six top candidates will prepare for the three-day Alice in Dairyland Finals, scheduled for May 11-13, 2023 in Walworth County. The three-day process

Wisconsin lawmakers have once again blocked a new meningitis vaccine requirement.  The legislature’s rules committee yesterday voted to suspend the vaccine rules from the state’s Department of Health Services.  Many parents were upset at the scope of the new rules, and lawmakers say DHS went too far and acted on its own.  The rules would have created a new meningitis vaccine requirement for seventh graders, and changed the rules for the chickenpox in Wisconsin. State Senator Steve Nass says the vote is

We are about halfway through tax season, and Wisconsin’s taxman says they’ve processed about a third of the state’s income tax returns.  The Department of Revenue yesterday said it has handled over one-million tax returns so far this year. That includes three-thousand people who filed for free through the state’s My Tax Account portal.  Revenue says the average tax refund so far is just over 780 dollars.

On March 9, 2023 at approximately 9:57 PM, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and Menomonie Fire Department were dispatched for a vehicle crash on Interstate 94 near mile marker 33 westbound in the Township of Lucas, Dunn County. The Dunn County Communications Center received information from the Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) that a Trooper was investigating a crash at that location and was struck by a passing vehicle. Preliminary investigation showed the WSP Trooper was outside of his patrol car

Strep throat is making its way across Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services this week said there’s been an uptick in the number of cases turning-up in doctor’s offices and hospitals. As usual, most of the cases are in kids and their parents. Doctors say you should get tested if you have a fever and a sore throat, before strep becomes something worse.

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is below three percent, but the state isn’t back to pre-pandemic job levels yet. The latest report from the Department of Workforce Development puts the state’s jobless rate at two-point-nine percent. That’s down from three percent at the end of last year. The labor participation rate, however, continues to lag. DWD says 64-and-a-half percent of people in Wisconsin are working. That’s about two points lower than the labor participation rate just before the coronavirus outbreak in 2020.

A report follows up on a deadly officer involved shooting in Dunn County that occured in January. Below is the District Attorney’s decision regarding that incident. OFFICER INVOVLED SHOOTING DEEMED JUSTIFIEDAS SELF-DEFENSE AND DEFENSE OF OTHERS Dunn County District Attorney Andrea Nodolf released her decision today that the use of deadly force by Dunn County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Blum, Menomonie Police Department Officer Tyson Kahl, and Menomonie Police Department Lieutenant Michael Sampson were justified acts of self-defense and defense of

Eric Atkinson has been named the new City Administrator for the City of Menomonie. Atkinson was selected by the Menomonie City Council and will begin his role on April 16 following Lowell Prange’s retirement after 35 years of service as Menomonie’s City Administrator. “I’m looking forward to collaborating with the community to help improve the quality oflife for all of Menomonie’s residents and visitors.” Atkinson has served the City of Menomonie since 2012 as the Chief of Police. Prior to

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers doesn’t want the FDA to allow non-dairy products to be marketed as milk.  Today Evers wrote a letter to the FDA asking it to reconsider its recommendation that products like those that come from nuts and plants can be considered milk.  Evers says that decision could hurt Wisconsin dairy farmers that take time and effort to produce quality dairy products.

The National Sleep Foundation, which launched Sleep Awareness Week in 1998, says 45% of Americans report poor or insufficient sleep negatively affects their daily lives. Sunday, March 12 begins Sleep Awareness Week. It’s also the day to move clocks ahead one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins and sleep schedules may be affected. Sleep is one of the pillars of a healthy lifestyle, along with a balanced diet and regular exercise. Kelly Schmidt, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital Sleep Disorders Center