James Kelly

1 week ago | civicmedia.us | James Kelly |Adam Hess |Savanna Tomei-Olson |Lucas Hunt

GRANT COUNTY, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – Three western Wisconsin counties will see aerial treatment aimed at slowing the spread of the invasive spongy moth in May and June of this year. According to a press release from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, the treatment areas over the next few weeks will include Pepin, Buffalo, and Grant Counties.

1 week ago | civicmedia.us | Adam Hess |Stuart Wattles |James Kelly |Savanna Tomei-Olson

The following items on the agenda were discussed and approved:• The Council appointed Doug Martyniuk as Alderperson for District 3. • Mayor Todd Coppernoll informed the Council that a contract was approved, by the Utility Commission, to Town & Country Engineering, for Force-Main Improvements on Highway 80 North to improve underground pipes for waste water. • The Council accepted the donation of a new dugout for Youth Baseball.

1 week ago | civicmedia.us | Stuart Wattles |Adam Hess |James Kelly |Savanna Tomei-Olson

RACINE, Wis (Civic Media) – Three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in the Racine County Courthouse nest box, officials announced this week. The chicks’ parents are a male with no name tag and a new female, Teca, who hatched in 2019 in Indiana. Community members are invited to suggest names for the new arrivals. Meanwhile, in Oak Creek, the first peregrine falcon eggs of the 2025 season hatched at the We Energies Power Plant on Friday, May 2.

1 week ago | civicmedia.us | Stuart Wattles |Adam Hess |James Kelly |Savanna Tomei-Olson

MILWAUKEE, Wis (Civic Media) – The Milwaukee Public Museum will soon have both a new name and new home in downtown Milwaukee. When the museum reopens in 2027 at the corner of N. Sixth Street and W. McKinley Avenue, it will be known as the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin. Museum officials announced Tuesday that the new name reflects its mission to highlight the natural wonders and diverse cultures found across the state.

2 weeks ago | civicmedia.us | Brittney Merlot |Jimmie Kaska |James Kelly |Savanna Tomei-Olson

WAUSAU, Wis. (WXCO) – The National Weather Service confirms at least 4 tornados touched down and did destruction in southern Eau Claire county Monday evening. The NWS Twin Cities reported an EF-1 tornado touched down northeast of Mondovi in Buffalo County, and crossed into Eau Claire County briefly before lifting. A second EF-1 touched down for a moment, south of Allen and west of Foster. Another tornado with at least EF-1 damage occurred south and east of Augusta.