Around Town
KRISTIAN WELCH: With the long-term injury to Packers special teams linebacker Nick Niemann, Iola’s Kristian Welch has been eyed as a possible replacement. Kristian is currently on the team’s practice squad. Read the Dairyland Express story here.
Around the State
PRISON OVERHAUL: Gov. Tony Evers has a sweeping plan to overhaul Wisconsin’s aging prison system, which includes closing a prison built in the 1800s, moved forward Tuesday, Oct. 28, with bipartisan support despite complaints from Republican lawmakers that their concerns weren’t being addressed. A bipartisan subcommittee of the state building commission approved spending $15 million to proceed with planning for the Evers proposal. Read the Associated Press story here.
