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MADISON ― The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) honored six adoptive families today by presenting them with the 2023 Governor’s Outstanding Adoptive Parent Award. The awards were presented during a celebration at the State Capitol as part of Wisconsin’s proclaimed month-long recognition of Adoption Month. Nominations for the awards were received from adoption professionals,...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) received an application requesting a new specialty license plate from the International Crane Foundation. This organization works worldwide to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds and flyways on which they depend. A $25 donation for the foundation will be collected at issuance and at...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering free tree seedlings to every fourth-grade student in Wisconsin as part of the department’s annual Arbor Day tree planting program. Wisconsin fourth grade principals, teachers and those who homeschool can now place seedling orders and coordinate delivery by completing the 2024 Arbor Day application by March...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds wild turkey hunters that applications for the 2024 spring season are due by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2023. Hunters can apply for harvest authorizations or purchase preference points toward future drawings through Go Wild or an authorized license agent. Turkey harvest authorizations are...

We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Cizinsky, formerly the Director of Programs & Impact of the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s Scale Up Milwaukee program, will become the Forum’s new Director of Business and Community Operations. She will begin work for the Forum on January 2. Elizabeth brings considerable management, data analysis, and fund development...

Coon Valley, WI: Sydney Widell, a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate specializing in Freshwater and Marine Science, has assumed the role of Watershed Coordinator with the Coon Creek Community Watershed Council (CCCWC). Sydney has gained valuable insight into the Coon Creek Watershed from her involvement in the Oral Narrative Project. This initiative, known as the Learning to...

Starting today, Public Health Madison & Dane County is accepting applications from local community organizations to receive funding that supports violence prevention efforts in Dane County. In 2022, Public Health first launched the series of funding opportunities for community projects that aligned with goals laid out in the Roadmap to Reducing Violence. Since then,...

Milwaukee, Wis. – The CTA is real, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is real; however, this letter is not. Scammers have long impersonated government officials; this time, they’re using a new act to confuse business owners into giving up their information.   How the scam works  You receive a letter in the mail that looks very...

A circulating GOP bill aims to require buyers of certain residential properties to disclose if they plan to live there. The goal is to improve housing affordability, advocates say. Rep. Shae Sortwell sent a co-sponsorship memo to other lawmakers highlighting the legislation. He noted the current seller’s market has prospective buyers...

-- A circulating GOP bill aims to require buyers of certain residential properties to disclose if they plan to live there. The goal is to improve housing affordability, advocates say. Rep. Shae Sortwell sent a co-sponsorship memo to other lawmakers highlighting the legislation. He noted the current seller’s market has prospective...

Oconomowoc, Wis. – Bank Five Nine has been named one of the 2023 Best Banks to Work For. American Banker has partnered with Best Companies Group to identify banks that excel at creating positive and supportive workplaces for employees. “Bank Five Nine is proud to announce we have once again been named one of...

FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, November 28, 2023 – Vesta, a CPA-led advisory firm serving southeast Wisconsin communities, is pleased to announce that it is expanding its area of service into Milwaukee’s North Shore with a new workspace in Mequon to better serve clients. The new Vesta branded workspace...