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Alliant Energy is seeking support for its Hometown Care Energy Fund.

The Hometown Care Energy Fund is an assistance program that provides up to $500 per eligible household to help with heating and cooling costs. Assistance stays local; the program distributes funds within the county from which it receives them. 

The Fay-Robinson Chapter, NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution) will be honored local volunteer Giles (Guy) Svehlek with a NSDAR Community Service Award.

Most Wisconsin conifers are evergreen and have needle-shaped leaves. Others are scale-like. A few conifers are deciduous, tamarack for example. Ginkgo has board leaves and is deciduous. Conifers have two cone types, seed and pollen, but only seed cones remain on the tree for a year or more. 

As local residents head out to the movie theaters to see the film adaptation of “Wicked” on opening night, Mazomanie resident and Wisconsin Heights graduate Marissa Bode will be at the L.A. version of “Shiz University” with her co-stars.

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the mural Connectedness, created by the Ho-Chunk and White Earth Ojibwe artist Christopher Sweet, was dedicated on the Great Sauk State Trail. The mural is located in Fuchs Park in Sauk City.

The welcome was given by Tywana German, executive director of the Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce.

The 2024 gun deer season is late by the calendar, opening Nov. 23.

Respiratory virus season is underway in Wisconsin, and it's common this time of year for people to seek antibiotics when sick.

When used correctly, antibiotics can help you feel better and save lives.

However, when taken unnecessarily, they can cause harmful side effects and contribute to antibiotic resistance.

My preparations for the upcoming gun deer season took me on a walk through the woods the other day.

While my purpose was to prepare my deer stand, I also needed the walk for therapeutic reasons. A busy work schedule and non- stop political ads and news had put my brain into overload mode. 

I needed to unplug.

We know the nine day gun deer season is on when:

Country clotheslines are hanging heavy with blaze orange coats, caps and vests.

Town and county roads could use a third or fourth traffic lane.

Cars commonly have a hitch cargo carrier beyond the bumper.

The Ho-Chunk Nation has earned an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs Program Short Form. The winning entry was a digital short titled, The Impact of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

The Nation partnered with Discover Wisconsin and was recognized during the 66^th Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards.