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West Bend, WI – Washington County Health & Human Services Department was awarded a $30,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) to provide no-cost mental health services to Washington County veterans.  The check was presented today by WDVA Secretary James Bond at the county’s Behavioral Health clinic. The department’s outpatient clinic currently services those in...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public that 2024 state park and forest annual admission stickers and trail passes are now on sale. Give the gift of the great outdoors by purchasing admission stickers and trail passes for family, friends and co-workers. The DNR recommends purchasing stickers by Friday, Dec. 8...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jim Winn, a member of Farmers for Sustainable Food and president of Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance, was selected as the Field to Market 2023 Farmer of the Year. Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® is a diverse group of grower organizations; agribusinesses; food, feed, beverage, restaurant and retail companies; conservation groups;...

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Terence Ow, professor of information systems and analytics in Marquette University’s College of Business Administration, was featured among Poets & Quants for Undergrads’ 50 Best Undergraduate Professors for 2023. Selections were chosen from over 650 nominations of business faculty from students, alumni, colleagues and deans, and were chosen by the Poets & Quants editorial...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging Wisconsinites to make a plan now to properly dispose of their holiday trees after their celebrations wrap up. Wisconsin law generally prohibits landfill disposal of yard waste, including leaves, grass clippings, brush and pieces of wood (branches, sticks, etc.) under 6 inches in diameter. The...

MADISON – A new statewide advocacy group will focus on the unique needs of Wisconsin’s defense industry and its supply chain. The Wisconsin Defense Industry Council (WDIC) was formed in conjunction with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) to strengthen and support Wisconsin’s defense industry through collaborative advocacy, information sharing and...

Madison, WI, December 21, 2023 Houseless individuals, members of local faith communities and representatives from social service agencies as well as the general public will gather at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 21st, the longest night of the year, to remember and honor people who died without shelter in Dane County and elsewhere this...

Menomonee Falls, WI – Association Acumen, a full-service association management company based in  Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, announced that it has recently been awarded reaccreditation by the Association  Management Company Institute (AMCI), the global trade association representing the Association Management industry. Among 500-plus Association Management Companies (AMC) worldwide, only 81 (16%) have achieved  AMC Institute Accreditation, demonstrating the commitment...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the village of Montfort and the city of Mayville are applicants for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve their public drinking water systems. Montfort plans to replace water mains. Mayville will replace the water mains on Alley Street...

Retired Brig. Gen. Gary Ebben, who concluded his 38-year military career serving as interim adjutant general of Wisconsin while simultaneously serving as Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Air, was inducted into the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s Hall of Fame during a Dec. 1 ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin. Ebben is the...

MADISON, Wis.—Dec. 6, 2023—Chad Joranlien has been selected as the new WPS Health Solutions Chief Information Security Officer. Joranlien has been with WPS since 2021, serving as Deputy CISO. The CISO position oversees all aspects of cybersecurity and IT security compliance. “I am excited for the opportunity and energized to lead the cybersecurity efforts...

Sturgeon Bay, WI- John and Jean Van Den Brandt are putting their money where their passion lies—in protecting the wild spaces of Door County for future generations. The celebrated wildlife photographer and his wife and field assistant, Jean, have visited some of the most remote landscapes on the planet—hundreds of miles from a road and within yards of...