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A state department advises households and businesses to take a closer look at their Internet and any potentially connected devices.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has advice for residents in light of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

As soon as the leaves change colors, drop and begin decomposing, giving us a fragrant autumn smell, we begin searching for something green, seeming never to exhaust our love of chlorophyll-laden botanicals.

While most would search high on the hilltops and bluffs, polypodium grows in damp, sandy places on or near rocks.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is encouraging as many people as possible to get a flu shot this year due to increased risks from COVID-19.

According to the department, those who get a shot by Oct. 31 can help protect themselves by reducing their risks of complications and hospitalizations due to flu.

It’s allergy season, and it’s important to differentiate between seasonal symptoms and COVID-19, according to SSM Health.

Coronavirus and allergies share some symptoms such as cough, headache, fatigue, sore throat, congestion and runny nose.

Recently, C Troop buried one of our own in Appleton.

One of our mortarmen left almost two years ago to deploy with another unit to Afghanistan. Friday, Sep.

11th, was going to be his first drill back with C Troop. He never made it out of the house.

Wisconsin State Patrol is promoting National Rail Safety Week, informing motorists of why they need to be vigilant at rail crossings.

Last year, Wisconsin had 48 train-related crashes, which resulted in nine injuries and four deaths. Another four were killed and two injured while trespassing on rail properties.

COVID-19 forced a congressman to try something new to interact with the media.

Rep. Mark Pocan, a democrat representing the second congressional district, recently held a virtual meeting to discuss current issues and projects affecting Sauk and Iowa counties.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order last Friday that instructed clerks across the state not to mail out any absentee ballots until it has been determined whether Green Party presidential candidates Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker will be on the Nov. 3 ballot. 

A local bank chain is trying to expand to two branches currently occupied by Associated Bank.

Royal Bank hopes to acquire the branches in Richland Center and Prairie du Chien. This is still pending regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.