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Valvoline update, new owner at Hotel Mead, Hobby Lobby to open
Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Streetwise newsletter! I recently connected with a representative from Valvoline Instant Oil Change, who shared the company's initial plans for its new Wisconsin Rapids location. Valvoline intends to break ground on the new building early this summer and open by the end of the year on the corner of 12th Street South and East Riverview Expressway. ...
Largest attendance for Veteran ‘Duck Trip’ in event history
AUBURNDALE, Wis. (WSAW) – Local veterans were welcomed back home with cheers and applause after a day filled with fun, appreciation, and learning, thanks to the efforts of students at Auburndale High School. The event, which saw a record-breaking attendance of 90 veterans, took place in Wisconsin Dells. Veterans...
Keep your raincoat handy. Thunderstorms are forecast throughout Wisconsin on Thursday
With temperatures forecasted to reach 70 this afternoon, summer weather is in full swing this week in Milwaukee. But, along with longer days and warmer temperatures, summer also brings thunderstorms. Over the next three days, showers and storms are in the forecast across the state. Storms coming from the southwest...
Wisconsin woman in custody after traffic stop leads to discovery of methamphetamine
BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 42-year-old Wisconsin woman was arrested after a traffic stop on Thursday when authorities located several grams of methamphetamine. According to the Barron County Sheriff’s Office, on April 25, shortly after noon, the Barron County Drug Unit received a tip of a vehicle transporting drugs within the area.
ND Paper purchases Billerud's Wisconsin Water Quality Center in Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – ND Paper will own Billerud’s Wisconsin Water Quality Center and landfill. According to a Tuesday morning news release from ND Paper, the company closed on an asset purchase agreement with Billerud Wisconsin that stated ND Paper will own and operate the Water Quality Center, associated landfill and landfill assets. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the facility operates at 2811 Fifth Ave. N. in Wisconsin Rapids.
Slight risk of severe weather this evening
South-central Minnesota is under slight risk for severe weather this afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service. Thunderstorms are expected to spread across Minnesota and Wisconsin this afternoon and this evening, with the strongest storms expected over southern Minnesota, the weather agency stated. Large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are […] The post Slight risk of severe weather this evening appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
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