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Wisconsin has had the highest participation rate ever for individual health insurance HealthCare.gov.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that 306,470 state residents have signed up for the latest round of coverage. This surpasses last year’s record by more than 40,000 people.

The monthly meeting of the Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) occurred in two Prairie du Sac venues on Dec. 12. The theme was home-cooked leadership.

The day began with a visit to Culver’s Headquarters, where SCIL met with Craig Culver and Culver’s Vice President Rich Modeski.

Winter is officially here, and with that comes the potential for dangerous road conditions.

Snow, sleet and ice make it harder to control and stop your vehicle.

From Oct. 2023 to May 2024, winter weather contributed to more than 11,000 crashes in Wisconsin, resulting in nine fatalities and over 2,000 injuries.

 It was the Christmas holiday circa 1969 and our family had traveled from our home near Milwaukee to visit relatives on the farm, which six months later would become our permanent residence.

I had just turned 6 and my brother Kevin was 9. There was snow on the ground and we decided to go sledding.

Early winter is a great time to marvel at frost formation on vegetation. We can get by just calling the buildup of frozen water as ice if it falls as rain and freezes or frost if it comes from moisture in the air and goes directly to frost, or some mixture between.

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue reminds property owners to check their tax bills for the lottery and gaming credit.

The credit provides relief to qualifying taxpayers. This year’s estimated credit is $213.

Evergreen boughs, branches, limbs and spurs are not as needy as Christmas trees and don’t have to be as cultured to be an attraction for some village and city dwellers. Greeting porch pots, swags, and indoor tables, mantles and even floor accents are easy to assemble or drop in position.

Numerous awards were handed out during the Wisconsin Farmers Union State Convention, held Dec. 13-15 at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells.

More than 200 farmers and ag supporters gathered for a weekend of networking, educational workshops and policymaking.

VA is launching a new outreach campaign to encourage all eligible veterans to enroll in VA health care – including approximately 13,000 unenrolled Wisconsin veterans who served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced new winter road condition categories to better reflect current conditions on roads across the state.