State

A state department is warning the public about a new scam involving unemployment insurance.

This month, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is shining a light on the Steer It, Clear It law.

Local telecommunications companies, utilities and cooperatives were the big winners in the most recent $100-million-grant round of public funding for the expansion in Wisconsin of high-speed internet, also known as broadband.

National and statewide companies like Frontier, Charter, TDS and AT&T mostly saw their requests denied.

A regular reader and friend recently asked where I come up with story ideas and if I ever get writer’s block.

The answers are “I’m not sure” and “all the time.”

Wisconsin residents should take note: You’ll need to start using full area codes when making calls, even local ones.

Starting Oct. 24, callers will need to dial 1 plus the area code.

If you don’t, you may get a message that your call can’t be completed as dialed.

The DOT reminds motorists to watch out for emergency vehicles.

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association has announced its support for mandatory civics education in Wisconsin schools. The Reedsburg Independent is part of this organization.

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and a Wisconsin department reminds consumers to be careful what they do online.

A manufacturer with a location in Reedsburg has added another business to its roster.

Lakeside Foods announced it will purchase Cher-Make Sausage Co. based out of Manitowoc. Cher-Make, which is 93 years old, produces sausage, hot dogs, ring bologna and bratwurst.

Reggie Jackson, a writer for the Milwaukee Independent and the former head griot, or oral historian, at America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee, has a long history of military service in his family stretching back to the Civil War.