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This Charming Little Wisconsin Town Is So Budget Friendly It Feels Almost Too Good To Be True

There’s a particular kind of skepticism that kicks in when something sounds too good, the kind that makes you squint a little and look for the catch. Marshfield, Wisconsin will trigger that skepticism immediately, and then spend the rest of your visit systematically dismantling it. This central Wisconsin city...

Marshfield, WI · 2d
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Applebee's and IHOP in Plover, business roundups, 7 Brew update & more

Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Streetwise newsletter! IHOP on Village Park Drive in Plover closed Nov. 8 ahead of the new Applebee's and IHOP opening soon in Crossroads Commons. The franchisee said the new dual-branded restaurant would open in mid-November at 1400 Commerce Place. The restaurant marks the return of Applebee's to the area after it closed in September 2019 on U.S. 10 East in Stevens Point. I also recently shared a few Streetwise roundups for Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids. In Wisconsin Rapids , Mini Rapids, an indoor mini golf course, announced it will close at the end of the year. Milltown Coffee Company closed in Mid-State Technical College Oct. 29, Country Freckles moved from Eighth Street to 1710 Baker St., Taco Bell reopened, and Food Truck Tuesdays will be held at Central Wisconsin BMX in 2027. I shared a roundup of downtown business news in Stevens Point , including Fall Line Outfitters' closure with Hooked & Tagged's plans to open at the site, Wicked Willow's move to the former Erbert & Gerbert's space, and Turquoise on Main's closure. Crews continue working to build a 7 Brew drive-thru coffee shop in Stevens Point . I recently created a

Plover, WI · 1d

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Treasure Hunters Lose Hours In This Packed Wisconsin Warehouse Of Estate-Sale Finds

Most of the price tags are missing on purpose. The owners name a number at checkout, and almost everything is open to friendly negotiation. That little twist sets the tone for a giant pole-barn warehouse in Wisconsin. It’s stacked with estate-sale furniture, lamps, toys, records, china, books, and seasonal decorations.

Milwaukee, WI · 5d
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Wisconsin business owners weigh in on potential marijuana legalization

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Recreational marijuana remains illegal in Wisconsin, while neighboring states such as Michigan and Illinois have legalized it. Business owners and advocacy groups are weighing in on what legalization could mean for the state. Governor-elect David Crowley, a Democrat, said Wisconsin should legalize marijuana. “I believe...

Wisconsin · 2d
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This Wisconsin Sausage Shop Is The Kind Of Place You Visit Hungry

One butcher shop here sells a brat called the Loaded Baked Potato. It also sells a Philly Cheesesteak brat, a Gyro brat, and a Chicken Cordon Bleu brat. That’s just the start of a brat list with more than 30 flavors. Then come the snack sticks, with names like Cherry Chipotle and Bacon Cheeseburger. The jerky shelf brings its own crowd of flavors too.

West Bend, WI · 21h

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Marathon County home sales: Three seven-figure deals snap the high-end lull, week of Nov. 2–6

Every sale below — and thousands more across six counties — is searchable in the tool embedded at the end of this story, or anytime at wausaupilotandreview.com/property-transactions. Wausau Pilot & Review. Three seven-figure sales — a Rib Mountain land deal, a Stettin home and a Brighton commercial property...

Marathon County, WI · 1d

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Insurance company loses appeal in wrongful death lawsuit

WAUPACA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — An appeals court rejected an insurance company’s attempt at an early appeal of a decision requiring it to provide a defense in a wrongful death civil lawsuit stemming from a 1992 double murder. Tony Haase was acquitted last year for the 1992 murders...

Waupaca County, WI · 1d

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This Little Wisconsin Craft Shop Has Everything For A Fun Creative Afternoon

More than 4,000 paper designs live under one roof at this shop. That number alone made me stop and read it twice. Who knew paper could come in that many moods?. The store stretches over 4,000 square feet, and it’s all devoted to paper crafting. Rubber stamps, metal dies, inks, and embellishments fill the space. Hundreds of finished samples hang around the store to spark ideas.

Wisconsin · 16h

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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 · 3d

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Wisconsin Dairy Honored With Platinum Award

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) recognized 24 dairies for reaching exceptional reproduction achievements. These dairies received Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze in DCRC’s Excellence in Dairy Reproduction Awards program during the group’s annual meeting, held Nov. 10-12. The dairies excel at reproductive efficiency, fertility and well-implemented management procedures. Among those receiving platinum recognition is Davis Family Farm from Darlington, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin · 13h

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Projected nationwide rise in heating costs may hit Door County, Northeast Wisconsin

DOOR COUNTY (NBC 26) — Home heating costs across the nation are expected to rise by more than 7% this winter, which may affect neighbors in Door County and other parts of Northeast Wisconsin. The increase was reported by the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), a Washington-based non-profit...

Door County, WI · 6h

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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 · 2d

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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 · 6d

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Winter shutoff protections now cover heating customers in Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin and certified households in Iowa, and Missouri seniors 65 and older who register with income under 150% of poverty can keep heat by paying at least half

Missouri utility customers who are 65 or older, register with their gas or electric company and have income below 150% of the federal poverty level cannot be disconnected in winter as long as they pay at least half of their bill, the Missouri Public Service Commission says. Missouri’s Cold Weather Rule runs from Nov. 1 […] The post Winter shutoff protections now cover heating customers in Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin and certified households in Iowa, and Missouri seniors 65 and older who register with income under 150% of poverty can keep heat by paying at least half appeared first on The Money Overview .

Missouri · 20h

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Contaminated soil removed from spill site on Enbridge’s Line 5 in northern Wisconsin

Enbridge crews have been removing contaminated soil at the site of a gas leak on the company’s Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin. The Aug. 25 leak occurred as the company has been building a new 41-mile segment of Line 5 around the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation in Ashland and Iron counties.

Wisconsin · 17h

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Your letters: Green energy robs green countryside

There’s something special about wide-open fields and the peace of Wisconsin’s beautiful countryside. Isn’t it ironic that some state officials push so hard for “green” energy while supporting projects that replace the productive farmland that makes Wisconsin special? When will it stop?. Twenty-three years ago,...

Barron County, WI · 12h

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A Wisconsin utility bill carries $1 billion in shuttered power plants nobody uses, but regulators blocked a bid to add data center costs on top of it

A switchyard outside Milwaukee still hums with equipment tied to power plants that stopped running years ago. Nobody draws electricity from them anymore. Yet the bill for building them never actually closed. Every month, a line on local electric statements quietly covers that unfinished debt. Regulators just decided how much...

Wisconsin · 20h

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How Fred Bachmann Turned a Swiss Family Name Into Four Decades of Wisconsin Hot Tubs

The founder of Bachmann Pools, Spas & Saunas started with one tub on a construction floor in 1985, and he still sells by the advice his Swiss-born father gave him. Fred Bachmann’s parents had a line they used about their son and water. He had to be the first one into the lake, the river, or the swimming pool, and the last one out. As a toddler, he was told he hated getting out of the bathtub.

Madison, WI · 2d

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Clearfield Supports East Central Energy’s First-in-Minnesota BEAD Expansion Project

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2026 – Clearfield and East Central Energy are expanding fiber broadband service across Minnesota and Wisconsin – building on ECE's recent federal broadband funding award and ongoing network deployment efforts. The partnership follows ECE's Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment Program agreement of being the first...

Minnesota · 14h

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People Drive Out Of Their Way For The Fresh Meat At This Wisconsin Butcher Shop

A butcher shop that calls itself the maker of a famous five-foot summer sausage deserves your full attention. Five feet. That is taller than plenty of sixth graders. The sausage is only the opening act. This old-fashioned shop also stocks thirteen kinds of bacon and twelve flavors of snack sticks.

Wisconsin · 7d