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Reshaping local news: We need your help building a sustainable local news outlet

2024 was an amazing year and we have come so far. We began publishing 2023, but in 2024 we have taken huge strides in building a new kind of local news outlet, but we still have a long way to go. As the end of the year...

2 months ago

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State Sen. Pfaff Guest Column: June Dairy Month is Special

As a farm boy, June Dairy Month has a special meaning to me. Growing up on my family’s dairy farm in northern La Crosse County, I saw the huge impact dairy has on our state. It is the economic and cultural lifeblood of...

9 months ago

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Guest Column – State Senator Brad Pfaff: A day without daycare

Take some time and ask yourself, what would your day look like without child care? Would you be able to work? Would your business lose employees? This week, we commemorate “A Day Without Child Care;” a day to highlight...

9 months ago

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Prepare Now To Boat Safely This Summer

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recommends May as a good time to inspect your boating equipment and review safety tips to prepare for the summer boating season. MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of...

9 months ago

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Guest column: State Rep. Loren Oldenburg on National Youth Apprenticeship Week

Column by State Representative Loren Oldenburg (R-Viroqua) The first National Youth Apprenticeship Week is this week. As a fourth generation farmer, Iunderstand the importance of agriculture and other skilled trade...

9 months ago

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Guest Column: State Senator Brad Pfaff on Earth Day

We celebrate Earth Day on April 22. For me, Earth Day is a reminder to appreciate and protect what has given us so much. That’s why I’ll never stop fighting for clean drinking water, defending our incredible forests and...

10 months ago

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State Sen. Brad Pfaff guest column: Growing our economy

The people of western Wisconsin know what it means to put in a hard day’s work. People who work with their hands, drive trucks, pour concrete, and nurses who care for our loved ones. They understand the value of a...

10 months ago

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Guest Column: State Sen. Brad Pfaff celebrates National FFA Week

Growing up on my family’s farm in northern La Crosse County, I learned the value of work. Farming is what my family did morning, noon, and night. It filled our days. I milked the cows before I went to school and after I...

12 months ago

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Guest Column: State Sen. Pfaff draws on Coon Creek conservation history for new grazing legislation

Sometimes the greatest innovations are not actually new, but are old practices viewed in a new light. We see many of these innovations today in the way that we care for our land, whether it’s supporting the growth of...

February 8, 2024

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End the nightmare – Guest Column on domestic violence prevention by Jane Schmidt

Editors note: The Help End Abuse Response Team (HEART) program is new program in Vernon County made possible by a $200,000 Rural Violent Crime Initiative grant. It is a collaboration between the Family & Children’s...

February 3, 2024

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Reshaping local news: We need your help building a sustainable local news outlet

State Sen. Pfaff Guest Column: June Dairy Month is Special

Guest Column – State Senator Brad Pfaff: A day without daycare

Prepare Now To Boat Safely This Summer

Guest column: State Rep. Loren Oldenburg on National Youth Apprenticeship Week

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Reshaping local news: We need your help building a sustainable local news outlet

State Sen. Pfaff Guest Column: June Dairy Month is Special

Guest Column – State Senator Brad Pfaff: A day without daycare

Prepare Now To Boat Safely This Summer

Guest column: State Rep. Loren Oldenburg on National Youth Apprenticeship Week

Guest Column: State Senator Brad Pfaff on Earth Day

State Sen. Brad Pfaff guest column: Growing our economy

Guest Column: State Sen. Brad Pfaff celebrates National FFA Week

Guest Column: State Sen. Pfaff draws on Coon Creek conservation history for new grazing legislation

End the nightmare – Guest Column on domestic violence prevention by Jane Schmidt

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