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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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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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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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A day in the life of the Von Rudens

WESTBY, Wis. — On a crisp fall morning, Brett Von Ruden walked across the driveway at his home and turns the lights on in the barn to prepare for morning milking. He is the fourth generation to flip that switch in the Von Ruden barn as he raises the fifth generation with his wife, Nicole.

Westby, WI · 2d
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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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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 · 1d

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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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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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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 · 2d

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La Crosse Buyers Find More Options as Fresh Supply Falls

La Crosse offered buyers more choices overall, but fresh listings dropped sharply, so new arrivals were worth jumping on fast.

La Crosse, WI · 21h

Wisconsin Examiner

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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 · 10h

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Wisconsin farmers see varied results in final weeks of harvest

WRIGHTSTOWN, Wis. — Wisconsin farmers are moving into what should be the final weeks of harvest, with crop conditions varying widely across the state after a season marked by drought in some areas and stronger yields in others. Exceptional drought in northwest Wisconsin has cut into yields and pasture...

Wisconsin · 6h

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We Energies customers face another rate hike — but smaller, as regulators push back on utility

We Energies customers are in for another round of rate hikes over the next two years, although not as steep as the utility first proposed. Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission voted Thursday to approve a roughly 7% increase in We Energies’ electricity rates spread across 2027 and 2028 — the utility’s sixth consecutive rate hike. The utility expects an average residential customer’s monthly bill to rise between $7 and $8 per month in 2027 and again by between $6 and $7 the following year.

Wisconsin · 1d

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USDA revises grant matching requirements following dairy industry concerns

USDA has revised matching requirements for its Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives program following concerns from dairy industry organizations. The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association announced Thursday that USDA will no longer require the program’s four regional centers to provide matching funds for federal grants or administrative activities. However, dairy farmers and processors receiving grants through the centers must contribute matching funds ranging from 10% to 25% of the federal funding requested.

Wisconsin · 10h

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The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved rate increases for WE Energies customers for 2027 and 2028

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved rate increases for W.E. Energies customers for 2027 and 2028, though the adjustments are lower than the utility's initial requests. Under the approved decision, base electric rates will rise by 3.9% in 2027 and an additional 3.5% in 2028. For a typical residential customer, the 2027 adjustment translates to a monthly bill increase of approximately $7 to $8, or roughly $156 over the full year. In 2028, residential bills are projected to increase by another $6 to $7 per month.

Wisconsin · 5h

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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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Wisconsin enterprise to lay off 78 workers at corporate headquarters in January

MIDDLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – High-end household product and kitchenware distributor Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC will execute a permanent workforce reduction at its corporate headquarters early next year, according to a notice filed with state and local officials. In a letter sent to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, the company confirmed that a total of […]

Middleton, WI · 2d

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Sun Prairie farm owner seeks 7,000 pledges to turn farm into full cooperative

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV) - A “for sale” sign stands in front of the Bloomin’ Farm Cooperative in Sun Prairie. Owner Stan Hinkley is calling on 7,000 people to buy the farm by pledging $500 each and keep the land from developers. Hinkley was part of the...

Sun Prairie, WI · 14h

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Inclusive Wisconsin brewery winds down after nearly 8 years as costs mount

A Wisconsin craft brewery ended regular operations on October 25 after nearly eight years, citing rising costs, weaker consumer spending and lasting economic pressure from the pandemic. The wind-down follows…

Madison, WI · 3d