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ABOVE PHOTO: Wittman feels that it’s incumbent on her to be a role model to her three children. …  Suzanne Wittman believes that building relationships is the foundation for building a community. As the new executive director of the Shawano County Chamber of Commerce, covering Shawano and Menominee counties in eastern Wisconsin, she is helping to highlight the area’s natural resources, its people and to create a better quality of life. “… if I didn’t raise my own voice, no

The Dunn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, will consider an order to establish a Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District. County officials remind those interested in attending that state law establishes specific criteria for how the board conducts this meeting and decides whether to approve the order. On July 14, 2022, the county received a petition to establish the lake district. The petition contained signatures from 53.76 percent of the landowners within the proposed district, comprising 508 owners

The State Patrol is hoping for a better day today after icy roads and accidents closed I-94 for hours yesterday. The interstate was closed in both directions between Tomah and Millston after a crash early yesterday morning. Troopers were able to clear the scene by yesterday evening, but the delay caused all manner of traffic problems. Troopers say roads could be icy once again today.

A fight outside a school in Oshkosh landed several adults in jail. Police were called to Merrill Middle School in Oshkosh yesterday afternoon. They say two students got into a fight, and then their family members showed-up. Officers took ‘several’ of the adults and one of the students into custody. Other students were kept inside the school until the situation calmed down. There’s no word yet on possible charges.

Altoona Schools are going to be asking for more money this April. The city’s school board last night approved a 26 million-dollar referendum question. The district wants to buy the old National Business Institute building and turn it into a school for young kids. Some of the money would also go to upgrades at the city’s other schools. Altoona’s superintendent says Altoona is growing, and that means the schools need to grow to keep-up.

Wis-DOT says the Flex Lane is working. The Department of Transportation yesterday said the Flex Lane has taken about 10 minutes off the drive along Madison’s Beltline. In some cases, that’s cut the commute in half. The Flex Lane opened six months ago. Wis-DOT says there were some adjustments for drivers to make, but most drivers have not gotten the hang of it.

The top three priorities for Wisconsin’s largest group of dairy farmers all have to do with the water or the land. The Dairy Business Association yesterday updated its priorities for Wisconsin lawmakers this year. The first is a focus on clean water initiatives. The DBA says the state needs investments in water quality, and they want farmers to have a say in those projects. The dairymen also want to see a better permitting process for large dairy farms, with a focus on maintaining

The top Republican in the State Assembly says there’s no path to legal, recreational marijuana in Wisconsin. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday said while he supports a medical marijuana program, he is not looking to create a pathway to fully legalize the drug. Vos said he’s not looking to create a pot industry, or try to find new money for the state. Both Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu have said they could support a medical-only marijuana program with strict

There’s another push to end Wisconsin’s personal property tax. A pair of Republican lawmakers, state Senator Duey Stroebel and state Rep. Dan Knodl, have a new piece of legislation that would end the state’s tax on certain things that businesses buy. Stroebel says the personal property tax is a drain on small businesses, and is one of the business communities most hated taxes. Knodl says there is no reason for the tax to exist. Lawmakers have suggested ending the tax in

2023 is off to a great start for Mark Cunningham. “Dreams really do come true,” He is a regular player of the Wisconsin-only lotto game, Megabucks, and last week, he purchased a $15.1 million winning Megabucks ticket from Wayne’s Food Plus, 151 Butternut Ave., in Luck, WI for the Wednesday, January 4, 2023, drawing. Cunningham came to the Wisconsin Lottery office in Madison on Monday to claim his winning ticket. “Dreams really do come true,” said Cunningham. One of the longest-running lotto games in Wisconsin,