Once again, voters across the state will be asked to sign off on school ballot issues to pay for buildings, renovations, maintenance and operational costs. The total on April 2: $1.4 billion. That is …
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By WisPolitics.com
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3/27/24
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Motorists on US 10 crossing the Prescott Lift Bridge, which carries traffic over the St. Croix River between Pierce County and Washington County, Minn., will encounter lane closures between 7 a.m. …
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3/27/24
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MADISON – Sen. Rob Stafsholt (R – New Richmond) released the following statement after his Wisconsin and Minnesota Income Tax Reciprocity bill, authored along with Rep. Shannon …
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3/27/24
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ELLSWORTH – The Ellsworth Village Hall was packed Monday, March 18 for a special board meeting on the proposed anaerobic digester, along with roughly 60 attendees tuned in online. Many people …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/20/24
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ELLSWORTH – At the March 4 Ellsworth Village Board meeting, the board learned that current water rates do not cover the cost of operations and maintenance nor any potential system upgrades, …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/20/24
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PRESCOTT – The Prescott City Council awarded the bid for the Elm and Washington Street reconstruction project to the lowest bidder Total Excavating LLC in River Falls for $2,134,017 at the …
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By Danielle Boos
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3/20/24
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MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the second round of Urban Forestry Grant Program recipients for the 2024 grant year. The program helps fund projects …
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3/20/24
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RIVER FALLS – The City of River Falls received $1,401,000 in the federal appropriations legislation signed into law by President Biden on March 9, 2024. This funding, which was secured by Sen. …
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3/20/24
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State legislative lines have been redrawn for 2024 and signed into law by Democrat Gov. Tony Evers. So, shouldn't congressional lines be redrawn too, given that Republicans hold a 6-2 partisan …
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By WisPolitics.com
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3/20/24
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RIVER FALLS – University of Wisconsin-River Falls Chancellor Maria Gallo joined others Wednesday at the state Capitol in Madison as Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a change in …
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3/13/24
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PRESCOTT – The March 4 Prescott Planning Commission focused on challenges of the proposed Riverfront Mixed Use Development at 214 Front St. and 20 Orange St. including the inadequate sized turn …
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By Danielle Boos
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3/13/24
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To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Gov. Tony Evers has signed an $846,790 contract with prime contractor Pheifer Brothers Construction Co. of Neenah for the replacement of …
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3/13/24
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PRESCOTT – The City of Prescott approved a lease agreement between BNSF Railway and the City of Prescott to lease a cubicle of office space for the resource protection officer within the …
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By Danielle Boos
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3/6/24
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Primaries are notoriously low turnout affairs. So it's an interesting play by the Republican majority in the Assembly to set for the August partisan primary a proposed constitutional amendment on …
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By WisPolitics.com
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3/6/24
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PRESCOTT – At the Feb. 26 Prescott City Council meeting, City Administrator Matt Wolf gave a brief history regarding City Well #3 that hasn’t been in use since 2021. In September 2021, …
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By Danielle Boos
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3/6/24
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The Pierce County Board voted 15-1 Feb. 27 to authorize the borrowing of funds not to exceed $30,475,000 and issuance of bonds for a new judicial facility adjacent to the Pierce County …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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3/6/24
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Most analysts a month ago considered it a longshot that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers would sign a GOP bill containing his legislative maps. But that's what happened on Feb. 19, after majority GOP …
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By WisPolitics.com
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2/28/24
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HUDSON – St. Croix County continues to be one of the fastest growing counties in Wisconsin. As we continue to grow, the demand for public safety services rises with it - creating a need for …
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2/28/24
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RIVER FALLS – Growing up in Eau Claire, Sarah Godlewski never envisioned that she would one day work in government, but she’s doing her part to ensure that young Wisconsinites see doing …
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2/21/24
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At the Feb. 5 Prescott Plan Commission meeting, City Planner Carter Hayes discussed the update on the proposed Riverfront Mixed Use Development at 214 Front St. and Orange Street.
This project …
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By Danielle Boos
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2/21/24
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