Wisconsin granted federal disaster relief declaration

Marshfield Clinic Health System has begun performing non-urgent surgeries at its hospitals in Marshfield and Eau Claire and anticipates increasing the number of procedures at its hospitals in Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Beaver Dam and Neillsville, and the system’s outpatient surgery centers in Minocqua and Wausau over the next several weeks. “Six weeks ago, the health system made the thoughtful dec...

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) met to discussed and provided direction on utilities’ accounting treatment to be used for costs incurred during Wisconsin’s ongoing response to and fight against the spread of COVID-19. The direction will ensure operational and financial stability for Wisconsin’s regulated utilities and provide for future decisions on what costs can ulti...

Timothy D. Zwicke, 57, Park Falls, and Garret M. Hill, 19, Medford, were involved in an accident on March 16 at 12:19 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy 13 and Allman Street in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Hill vehicle was eastbound on Allman Street and in the roundabout at the intersection with Hwy 13. The Zwicke vehicle was southbound on Hwy 13 and entered the rou...