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Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group have partnered for the seventh year in a row to put on the popular Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. “Manufacturing is the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy…” This annual competition is a tradition that highlights the state’s robust manufacturing industry and will ultimately determine what is the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin. “Manufacturing is the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy and an industry full of dedicated, hardworking people who keep this state

Wisconsin’s election administrator expects a record turnout this fall.  Wisconsin Elections Commission boss Meagan Wolfe yesterday said the preliminary numbers from last week’s primary election point to a record turnout. She expects the same in November. Wolfe said that’s going to put an emphasis on election security. She says the state is working with local election clerks to be ready with more ballots and more training. Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol have been critical of Wolfe over election security since the 2020 election.

There won’t be any Pride flags in classrooms in Kettle Moraine Schools this year. The district’s school board last night voted to stick with its ban on politics in the classroom, including a ban on Pride flags. Several students and parents spoke at last night’s meeting. Some want to see more activism in schools while others said schools should be for learning, not advocacy. The ACLU of Wisconsin says it is looking into Kettle Moraine’s policy.

There is more fallout from the change in Milwaukee’s Office of Violence Prevention. Milwaukee’s Domestic Violence Commission chief, Jermaine Reed, yesterday resigned in protest of Alderman Ashanti Hamilton’s appointment to the OVP. Reed said Hamilton should be disqualified ‘s a matter of principle’ because Hamilton pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child abuse in 2009 for beating his then six-year-old daughter with a plastic hanger. Hamilton avoided a felony history by entering into a deferred prosecution agreement. Reed’s resignation

The man who applied for Robin Vos’ ballot now wants to challenge his primary election win. Harry Wait, who runs the group Honest, Open, and Transparent Government, yesterday said he is going to challenge Vos’ win because he doesn’t trust Wisconsin’s election system. Wait’s challenge is based on what he calls the vulnerability of Wisconsin’s absentee voting system, the 303 Election Day registrations in Vos’ district, and the state’s bloated voter rolls. Vos won his race by 260 votes. Wait is under

Hundreds of guns are surrendered to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office during its recent gun buyback event.  The sheriff’s office says people brought in 577 guns over the weekend, which were exchanged for over 43-thousand dollars in gas and grocery gift cards.  The sheriff’s office says none of the guns were reported stolen.

ABOVE PHOTO: Dairyland is proud to support the Alma Area Schools with a donation to their new scoreboard. Dairyland Power Cooperative has donated $5,000 towards the purchase of a new scoreboard for the football and baseball field at the Alma Area Schools. The previous scoreboard was outdated and in need of repairs. The Alma Area Schools’ new scoreboard is customized to feature both football and baseball scores.“As an electric cooperative, one of our founding principles is Concern for Community. We

On Wednesday, August 17 emergency response personnel will take part in a mock airport disaster drill. The disaster drill will start around 5:00 PM on Wednesday and wrap up around 7:30 PM Wednesday evening. During this event, citizens may notice increased emergency activity in the area including response personnel and emergency vehicles with warning lights activated. As this is a planned and coordinated training event, the public should not call 9-1-1 to report or ask about an incident at the

Visit Eau Claire announced that with the addition of sculptures over the past few weeks, theEau Claire Sculpture tour is officially taking the claim as the largest outdoor rotating sculpture tour in the nation! “We are beyond excited to officiallyclaim the title as the number one largestoutdoor sculpture tour in the nation.” With the additional sculptures, there is a total of 87 sculptures on the Eau Claire Sculpture tour.“We are beyond excited to officially claim the title as the number