Around Town
EDELBURG AT NATIONAL CONVENTION: Scandinavia’s Patty Edelburg attended the National Farmers Union 122nd Anniversary Convention March 10-12 as a member of the Wisconsin Farmers Union.
Around the State
TURKEY BONUS HARVEST AUTHORIZATIONS: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin selling bonus harvest authorizations for the 2024 spring turkey season on Monday, March 18, with a designated sale date for each zone. Bonus harvest authorizations will be available online through the Go Wild license portal and at all license sales agents. Sales begin at 10 a.m. and run through midnight each day. Both hunters who missed the spring turkey drawing deadline last December and those seeking additional harvest authorizations may purchase bonus authorizations at this time. Bonus harvest authorizations are $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents. More info here.
OUTDDOR AND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS: Every year, local artists from around Wisconsin compete for the opportunity to have their artwork featured on the Wild Turkey, Pheasant and Wisconsin Waterfowl stamps. More information about the competition can be found in the “stamp design contest” here.
61-YEAR-OLD MAN BEATEN TO DEATH IN STEVENS POINT: A Wausau teenager is one of several suspects accused of brutally attacking a 61-year-old man they encountered in a Stevens Point parking lot who later died of his injuries. It happened on Friday, March 15, in the 1100 block of Centerpoint Drive around 11:45 p.m. Read the story here.
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