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Make a positive impact: Give blood with the Red Cross

EAU CLAIRE — As spring approaches, the American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to continue to strengthen the national blood supply. People of all blood types – especially those with type O blood – are critical to ensuring hospitals can meet the daily demand for lifesaving transfusions.  During Red Cross…

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Boyceville Village Board meeting focused on Police report

BOYCEVILLE- The Boyceville Village Board moved through their agenda in just 25 minutes at their public hearing and board meeting held on Monday evening. Police Chief Greg Lamkin went over his report of the activities of the Boyceville Police Department (BPD) for the month of February. He said the department had 150 calls for service…

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Boyceville School district conducts walk through meeting about proposed referendum

By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE-About 20 people attended a Community Information and Walkthrough Meeting about the $18 million proposed Boyceville School District referendum on Thursday evening at the high school. District residents will be voting on the referendum at the upcoming April 2 election. If district voters vote in favor of the referendum, the funds would…

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Short season, good trees, hard work are core elements of local sapping businesses

By Renee Bettendorf CONNORSVILLE/DOWNING — For the last two years, Wisconsin has ranked fourth in the nation for maple syrup production according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. About 400,000 gallons of everybody’s favorite pancake condiment is produced annually in the state. Last week the Tribune looked in on three local maple operations and…

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DNR issues WPDES permit for Emerald Sky dairy that allows for expansion

By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued a Wisconsin Pollutant Elimination Discharge System permit that will allow Emerald Sky Dairy to expand. The dairy, defined as a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), currently has approximately 1,600 dairy cows, and the new WPDES permit will allow the dairy…

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DNR Highlights Importance Of Protecting Groundwater Groundwater Awareness Week Is March 10-16

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating Groundwater Awareness Week March 10-16, 2024. Groundwater is a vital resource in Wisconsin, with approximately 70% of Wisconsinites relying on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wisconsin’s groundwater also plays a critical role in supporting the state’s agricultural and tourism economy…

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Wanish Sugar Bush schedules open house for March 23

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX  — Have you ever wondered how maple syrup is made in a commercial operation? If so  — now is your chance to find out. Wanish Sugar Bush will be holding an open house on Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. You can watch maple sap turn into…

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