US Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade: What is Wisconsin law?

With today’s US Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe. Vs. Wade, there will be talk about what is or isn’t in the 1849 Wisconsin law pertaining to abortion. Here are the specifics of the Wisconsin law. 940.04  Abortion. 940.04(1)(1)  Any person, other than the mother, who intentionally destroys the life of an unborn child is guilty of a […]

Waupaca County Sheriff’s Race: Part 1

July 16 Debate between Durrant and Wilz By Trey Foerster Two Republican candidates running for Waupaca County Sheriff faced off in a debate on June 16 at Par 4 in Waupaca. The event was sponsored by the Waupaca County Republican Party. The candidates are incumbent one-term Sheriff Timothy Wilz and WCSD Sgt. Detective Cameron Durrant. […]

100 Million people in America are saddled with health care debt

KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation. Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on […]

WCSD Open House June 25

The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department will have an open house on Saturday, June 25, from 9-11 a.m. Citizens will be able to view the new Communications Center, the new conference room, and K9s. There will also be a car seat safety check, a driving simulator with beer goggles, medication drop off, free gun locks, coffee […]

WCSD vindicated in altered reports issue; DA disagrees

The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department was vindicated in the issue pertaining to altering reports by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. According to  a report by WFRV, “The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook page an update regarding the controversy over the accusations that the department ‘regularly’ altered reports. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals reportedly made a […]

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This morning there has been a problem with Facebook downloading. I asked, “I wonder what gives?” I reloaded again, and again. No lunch. Well, go to this site and you’ll get some answers! https://istheservicedown.com/ You’ll see that there is a major problem in Western Europe and eastern US with less major problems throughout the US.

Sen. Ballweg reviews wins for agriculture

By State Sen. Joan Ballweg Even under divided government, the Wisconsin Legislature and my office were successful in accomplishing a lot of great things for our state this session. I am introducing a new series of columns, which will take a deeper dive into issues we addressed in sectors ranging from agriculture to health to […]

Iola’s Kristian Welch gets tender from Baltimore Ravens

Iola’s Kristian Welch was among The Ravens tendered six exclusive rights free agents tenders on March 9 as part of a flurry of transactions. Baltimore extended tenders to the following six players: C Trystan Colon, QB Tyler Huntley, LS Nick Moore, S Geno Stone, LB Kristian Welch, and RB Ty’Son Williams. Welch played in 16 […]