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Missing out on the farm pay day

My farming days are over but a recent story made me realize that I clearly left a lot of money on the table. I tried to make some money selling cows, sheep, wool and eggs but never seemed to hit th...
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Vote like your future depends on it

It is April 2026, do you know where your voting rights are?In less than a week, voters will head to the polls for the spring election.Voting booths will be set up in municipal buildings. Election workers will be there with their poll books and ballots. The election equipment will be publicly tested to make sure everything is in working order.It will all be set up, ready and waiting for voters to a...

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Capture Spring: Special Art Workshop & Art Tour

The Highground is celebrating creativity and community this spring with a unique art workshop and its annual participation in the Clark County Spring into the Arts Tour. Since 2017, creative arts—including painting, music, writing and more—have played a vital role in The Highground’s healing programs, supporting mental wellbeing and offering veterans meaningful avenues for expression.In anti...

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Where’s my “I survived alumni weekend” shirt?
BY NATHANIEL U NDERWOOD REPORTER
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Where’s my “I survived alumni weekend” shirt?

Well, here we are again. Somehow or another, I was able to coerce enough of my classmates into playi...

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Wisconsin maple syrup producers at a disadvantage

From the moment the maple sap leaves the tree, the clock is ticking. Depending on air temperature and local conditions, maple syrup producers have as little as a few hours to get fresh sap from collection points to where it is processed. Unfortunately, for maple syrup producers, state road weight limit laws hobble them in their race against time and in the process put Wisconsin manufacturers...

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WI’s tax burden ranks 34th among the states

State and local taxes paid in Wisconsin in fiscal year 2023 declined to just under 9.8% of all Wisconsin residents’ personal incomes, dipping just below the prior year’s low. This decline in what is often called the state’s tax burden put Wisconsin’s ranking at 34th among the 50 states for tax burdens in 2023. This was one slot above Wisconsin’s prior year rank of 35th among the state...

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