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Wisconsin Vietnam veteran honored at DC ceremony for fallen heroes
For many soldiers who served in Vietnam, the danger faced in battle went beyond bullets and bombs. Hundreds of thousands of veterans have since died from effects of Agent Orange exposure.
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Referendum to fund county-owned nursing home will not be on local November ballots
More than a month after the sale of a county-owned nursing home in rural Wisconsin fell through, the Lincoln County Board on Tuesday voted against allowing voters to decide whether to provide more funding to the facility.
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Oneida County shoots down mining resolution as companies express interest in sulfide mine
The Oneida County Board of Supervisors shot down a resolution Tuesday to allow a county committee to consider unsolicited requests from mining companies to explore or mine on county-owned land.
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Knowlton Distillery is making a name for itself using byproducts from cheese production
“Being a dairy family and living in the dairy state, we want to make sure we do those products justice,” said Heather Mullins, who uses milk byproducts to craft award-winning spirits.
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Lac du Flambeau tribal leaders and lenders reach deal in class-action lawsuit
Lac du Flambeau tribal leaders and non-tribal payday lenders have agreed to pay a $37.4 million settlement to borrowers as part of a federal class-action lawsuit over an alleged predatory lending scheme.
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Monkey business: Wisconsin primate sanctuary running out of space
Amy Kerwin left the field of animal research with hopes of creating a sanctuary where monkeys could retire and live out the rest of their lives. Now, her central Wisconsin facility is running out of space.
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Play ball: Snowshoe baseball draws crowds to northern Wisconsin town
Jeff Smith, longtime manager of the Snowhawks, told WPR’s “Morning Edition” that rounding the bases is no easy feat, something he learned the first time he was up to bat.
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Should Wisconsin hold a sandhill crane hunt? A committee will study that and more.
A committee of lawmakers, conservationists and farmers met for the first time Thursday to study ways to manage Wisconsin’s population of sandhill cranes as their numbers have grown.
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7th Congressional District candidate Kyle Kilbourn says health care a major concern
Kyle Kilbourn of Woodboro is one of two Democratic candidates for the 7th Congressional District seat that covers central and northern Wisconsin who hopes to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in the November election.