Dane Co. Exec. Parisi: Directs county resources to monitor extreme drought threat
Contact: Casey Slaughter Becker, Office of the County Executive 608.267.8823 or cell, 608.843.8858
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement in response to worsening drought conditions in Dane County.
“Dane County is in the midst of a record drought that I fear poses a grave threat to the vitality of our county’s robust agricultural economy....
St. Croix Economic Development Corporation: Greater St. Croix Valley communities in the top 50 self-employment
Ellsworth, Wisconsin (Pierce County), better known for the production of cheese curds, ranks 15th among the state’s 226 communities in an analysis of households with self-employment. An estimated 14.69 percent of Ellsworth’s households derive income through self-employment. Prescott (Pierce) is just behind Ellsworth in 16th place with 14.68 percent of its households with self-employment income.
The self-employment...
