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This Small-Town Northern Wisconsin Shop Is Serious About Old-School Sausage

A butcher shop up north makes a Packers brat stuffed with cheese curds and jalapeño. That one sausage tells me quite a bit. It says somebody behind the counter is having fun. Mixing football pride with squeaky curds is a very Wisconsin kind of creativity. It also says the...

Lake Tomahawk, WI · 5d
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Wausau to buy mold-filled Myron Street house for $1, raze the structure for future affordable home

Wausau plans to pay $1 for a vacant, mold-filled house on Myron Street, raze the structure and offer the lot for a new home for an income-qualified buyer. The Economic Development Committee on Wednesday approved buying 108 Myron St. from Marathon County, which took the property this year for unpaid taxes.

Wausau, WI · 17h

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Wausau’s new credit card policy bans gift cards and alcohol but sets no spending caps

Wausau’s first comprehensive credit card policy would ban gift cards, alcohol and split charges, but the draft sets no spending caps on the city’s 65 cards. The Finance Committee takes up the policy Tuesday, three weeks after a Wausau Pilot & Review investigation found the cards carried $408,500 in combined monthly limits with no per-purchase caps or merchant restrictions. The Pilot reviewed three months of statements. That review also found:

Wausau, WI · 3d

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Do the homework before buying hunting land

Purchasing land for hunting — whether it’s a 40-acre property or a multimillion-dollar parcel — is a major investment. Companies like Whitetail Properties Real Estate can help make that purchase easier for buyers and sellers. Luke Gliniecki, an agent for Whitetail Properties who specializes in land in...

Shawano County, WI · 3d
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Wausau affordable housing fund on pace to spend $1.79 million in a year budgeted for zero

Wausau’s affordable housing fund is on track to spend $1.79 million this year, though the city’s adopted 2026 budget authorized no spending from the fund. The Wausau City Council takes up one piece of that spending Tuesday: a $650,000 budget amendment for a tax increment grant to Westside Commons. Gorman & Company built the 56-unit affordable apartment complex at 415 S. First Ave. As a change to the adopted budget, the amendment needs a two-thirds vote of the full council, or eight of 11 alders.

Wausau, WI · 1d

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Mobile bookstore owner opens The Fictional Fern in Merrill

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAW) - The Fictional Fern, a new independent bookstore, celebrated its grand opening in Merrill on Saturday. Before opening the brick-and-mortar location, owner Jessica Golisch sold books through Booked the Mobile Bookstore. The mobile bookstore sold books at farmers markets and vendor events starting May 10, 2025. At...

Merrill, WI · 1d

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Composting economical, environmentally friendly option

STRATFORD, Wis. — Rising costs and regulations are decreasing the options farmers have for disposing of carcasses, an unfortunate inevitability on all livestock farms. Heather Schlesser, a dairy agent with University of Wisconsin Extension, explained strategies and methods for one option — composting — Oct. 22 at the University of Wisconsin Marshfield Agricultural Research Station near Stratford.

Stratford, WI · 2d

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This Underrated Wisconsin Town Is So Cheap Your Social Security Check Feels Like A Fortune

There’s a town in Wisconsin where your money doesn’t just go further, it practically throws on a pair of running shoes and sprints ahead of you. Marshfield, Wisconsin is that town, and it’s been quietly making believers out of skeptics for longer than most people realize. Here’s...

Marshfield, WI · 11d

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8 Wisconsin Butcher Shops That Make Quality Meat Easier On Your Budget

One Wisconsin meat counter sits right on a university campus, and the cuts come from a meat science program where students help with the work. I love that detail. Your steak might have a little homework behind it. That shop opened in 2020, and it runs on weekday hours only....

Wisconsin · 4d

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Wisconsin bars heating shutoffs for unpaid bills Nov. 1 to April 15, and Georgia blocks freezing-day electric shutoffs from Nov. 15 for customers who agree in writing to a payment plan

Wisconsin utilities cannot disconnect residential customers for nonpayment when the service is used for home heating between Nov. 1 and April 15, the state’s Public Service Commission says, and this year’s moratorium began Sunday. Georgia has a winter hold of its own, with a condition attached. From Nov. 15 to March 15, the Georgia Public... The post Wisconsin bars heating shutoffs for unpaid bills Nov. 1 to April 15, and Georgia blocks freezing-day electric shutoffs from Nov. 15 for customers who agree in writing to a payment plan appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Wisconsin · 3d

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Tony Evers Appointees Jack Up WE Energies Utility Rates on Wisconsinites as Chairwoman Goes on Partisan Tirade

The Public Service Commission, appointed by Tony Evers, voted to jack up Wisconsin residents’ utility rates in 2027 and 2028. According to WISN-TV, the utility rates will increase 3.9% in 2027 and 3.5% in 2028. “It will be the energy company’s sixth rate increase since 2020,” the television station reported.

Wisconsin · 1d

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WPS customers could see smaller rate hikes

For months, Wisconsin Public Service has been asking state regulators for permission to raise electricity rates by nearly 15% over two years. This week, the state said the increase needs to be lower.

Wisconsin · 2d

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10 Wisconsin Cheese Shops Selling Fresh Curds, Aged Cheddar And Local Favorites

A block of cheddar can age for 20 years before anyone takes a bite. Some of the cheese waiting on Wisconsin shelves has been around longer than the people buying it. And the places selling it are just as memorable. One is a roadside castle beside a busy interstate. Another is a tiny shop that closes at 2 PM on weekdays and takes the entire weekend off.

Wisconsin · 22h

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Local farmer recognized for conservation efforts

DRIFTLESS - Bad Axe Watershed Stewards founder and president Travis Klinkner and his family have recently been recognized both nationally and locally for their trailblazing conservation efforts. The August 2018 flooding event, which exceeded all previous known floods in Southwest Wisconsin’s hill and valley terrain, left producers and communities recognizing...

Wisconsin · 3d

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Commentary: The election is over. The energy bills aren’t. Five priorities for Wisconsin’s new leadership.

Wisconsin voters have chosen a new governor and Democratic majorities in the Legislature. The campaigns have ended. The bills will not. Families and businesses still face rising utility costs. Communities are weighing enormous data center developments. Utilities are proposing billions in new power plants and transmission infrastructure. And too many Wisconsin families live in homes […]

Wisconsin · 7h

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The “Perfect Storm” Behind This Season’s Purple Soybeans

A soybean harvest typically produces off-white, tan seeds. But some farmers across Wisconsin and neighboring states are bringing in crops with purple, chalky, and shriveled beans this fall. Damon Smith, an extension specialist and professor of plant pathology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, said the discoloration stems from a mixture of harmless genetic variations, purple seed stain, and fungal infections from Diaporthe.

Wisconsin · 1d

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Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas Pause Winter Utility Shutoffs, With Protections Running Into Spring

Wisconsin bars heating shutoffs Nov. 1 to April 15, while Missouri and Kansas limit them in cold weather through March 31. Here is how each works.

Missouri · 1d

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Wisconsin bank CEO Jim Popp advocates for human touch as tech grows

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. Amid the widespread growth of financial technology, President and CEO of Johnson Financial Group Jim Popp emphasized the need to remain human-first. “I think all...

Wisconsin · 2d

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700 Grand opens in Wausau, adding 50 apartments and community services

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Wausau city leaders and community partners celebrated the grand opening of a new housing development at the corner of Grand Avenue and Thomas Street. 700 Grand has 50 apartment units and on-site support services to Wausau’s Southwest Jones neighborhood. The property offers one-, two-, and...

Wausau, WI · 4d

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Merrill-based mobile bookstore goes brick and mortar

MERRILL, Wis. (WJFW) – A mobile bookstore in Merrill, opened a brick-and-mortar location Saturday morning under a new name: The Fictional Fern. “It feels incredible,” said Jessica Golisch, owner of The Fictional Fern. “It feels very overwhelming and just unbelievable that we’re here and it’s opening and there’s been so many people here and it’s just been incredible.”

Merrill, WI · 1d