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Chaseburg Area Cancer Walk raised more than $80,000 for regional medical facilities

By TIM HUNDT CHASEBURG, Wis. – The Chaseburg Area Cancer Walk organization recently concluded a successful 2025 fundraising campaign that generated significant financial support for regional medical...

Vernon County hires highway engineer after year long search

Jan. 20, 2026 by TIM HUNDT VIROQUA, Wis. — After a search lasting more than a year Vernon County officials say they have hired a dedicated highway engineer to navigate a growing infrastructure issues involving...

54-year-old man killed in Richland County crash

Jan. 20, 2026 RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. — A Richland Center man died Friday after his vehicle spun into oncoming traffic on a snow-covered highway, authorities said. Richard A. Schulze, 54, was traveling north on...

Hazelnut specialist joins Coon Creek Community Watershed Council at Feb. meeting 

Jan. 19, 2025 For aspiring hazelnut growers, selecting the best cultivars and establishing successful orchards can be a daunting task. A regional hazelnut expert hopes to demystify the hazelnut establishment...

Wisconsin Farmers Union hosts Farm & Rural Lobby Day in Madison

Jan., 20, 2026 Over eighty family farmers and rural advocates gathered in Madison on January 14 for Wisconsin Farmers Union’s annual Farm & Rural Lobby Day. Participants advocated for policy...

Skilled but uncertain: Immigrant workers and employers navigate hiring hurdles under Trump

January 19, 2026 by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch Ricardo Manriquez starts his shift at the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry headquarters in Manitowoc long before the sun rises. More than 100 miles away, on a dairy...

GOP efforts to limit DEI move ahead as Democrats criticize ‘attack’ on marginalized communities

by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner January 20, 2026 Republican efforts to target diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs throughout Wisconsin are advancing this week with a constitutional amendment...

Reports: US Department of Justice delivers subpoenas to Walz, Frey, Her, Ellison, Moriarty

Reports: US Department of Justice delivers subpoenas to Walz, Frey, Her, Ellison, Moriartyby J. Patrick Coolican, Wisconsin Examiner January 20, 2026 Days after news leaked of a criminal investigation of Gov...

Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage from EU and test longtime NATO alliance

Jan. 20, 2026 By WILL WEISSERT, JAMEY KEATEN and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s pledge to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control...

Trump’s ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

Jan. 20, 2026 By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A ballooning Immigration and Customs Enforcement budget. Hiring bonuses of $50,000. Swelling ranks of ICE officers, to 22,000, in...

US forces in Caribbean seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela

Jan. 20, 2026 By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as the Trump administration...

Jurors selected in trial for alleged murder-for-hire plot of Border Patrol leader in Chicago

Jan. 20, 2026 By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A jury was selected Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty for the life of a Border Patrol commander behind an...

Vernon County Sheriff’s Report for the week ending Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026

Jan. 19, 2026 1/12 Deputies were dispatched to Sugar Grove Road in the Town of Kickapoo for report of a male with an active probation warrant at a residence. The warrant was confirmed and the male was found in...

Vernon County General Government Committee tweaks board rules

VIROQUA, Wis. — The Vernon County General Government Committee moved to amend county board rules regarding committee quorums and public disturbances during its meeting on Jan. 7, 2026. The committee debated...

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