Students of Environmental Biology at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County have just completed a course in which they learned about native plants as they collected seeds and planted pollinator gardens on campus, led by instructor David Caithamer. “Dr. Dave,” as they call him, has given the course a focus on service-learning and pollinators. Students collected…
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Ryan Fouks took his grand father Sheldon Simonson for a ride recently, while hauling a load of milk into Minnesota for Delander Trucking. In his words he describes the trip. “Every day the Lord gives me a new opportunity for adventure. Today, I was lucky enough to bring Grandpa (Sheldon) with on today’s load of…
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Glenhaven News: December 18th-24th Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year! This week flew by! And, now Christmas is upon us. Monday, we had a very special musical guest. Rod Hildahl came and sang for all the residents. He has a lovely baritone voice and plays guitar as well. Very impressive and all the residents…
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has issued a public health advisory calling on all Wisconsinites to take urgent action to prevent additional hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19. The highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Wisconsin and is anticipated to cause a rapid increase in disease activity in the coming…
Read MoreThe state’s main aid program for supporting local roads could deliver support more efficiently to communities with the greatest need, raising the question of whether it’s time to revisit how these dollars are distributed. The state’s General Transportation Aids (GTA) program is the second-largest program in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. At $508.2 million in…
Read MoreBy WisBusiness.com At least 393,810 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been wasted in Wisconsin since the vaccines became available in December 2020, according to state DHS numbers reviewed by WisBusiness.com in mid-December. That’s about 4% of the more than 9.8 million total doses the state has received. The number of doses wasted each week has largely…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee has approved a variance for subdividing a property in the Town of New Haven that waives the requirement for 10,000 contiguous square feet two feet above the floodplain. Mark and Renee Bartz own 160 acres in the Town of New Haven,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Another year has gone by, and we will soon be approaching the two-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Colfax Messenger has been reporting on local news since April of 1897. Here is a look back at the top headlines from January, February and March of 2021. January 6,…
Read MoreMADISON – On a cold wintry day, it can be cozy to warm up by the fireplace but for a young child, especially those learning to walk or crawl, it can be dangerous. In the last three years UW Health’s Burn and Wound Center has treated 25 kids, including 10 in 2021, for fireplace related…
Read MoreMADISON – Wisconsin’s rural communities and residents have access to a new and growing directory of resources and success stories offering aid and inspiration on topics ranging from affordable housing and economic development to cultural programs and environmental protection. “Wisconsin’s rural communities face unique challenges,” said Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic…
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