Brown bats rebounding, other species still threatened

Applications are now accepted for the Food Security and Wisconsin Products Grant Program, which secured continued funding was made for, through a $10 million investment in the 2025-27 biennial budget. The program is designed to provide funding to non-profit food assistance organizations, for the purpose of purchasing food for Wisconsin’s food security network, as well as to support the growth an...

Chippewa County is providing residents with a special clean-up, to dispose of hazardous waste, chemicals, batteries and fluorescents bulbs, in an environmentally safe manner. Improper disposal of these products can cause fires, and injuries to people and animals, as well as groundwater contamination. The disposal event happens Saturday, Oct. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the Northern Wisconsin St...