The Gillett City Council gave final approval April 3 to hanging banners downtown that honor individual local veterans as a “Hometown Hero.” The project is championed by Michael Kohn, who is working with DotCom Branding of Shawano to produce the banners.

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community has closed on the purchase of 372 acres of undeveloped land on Monument Mountain in Massachusetts. The purchase is the culmination of about two years of effort to regain the land important in the tribe’s history and culture to protect it for future generations. “It represents a Land Back movement to reclaim land in a way that differs from the western colonial way of thinking about it,” Stockbridge-Munsee President

The College of Menominee Nation in partnership with Lightcast and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium has announced its findings from a recent economic impact study, reflecting CMN’s effects on the local and regional economies, as well as the benefits created by the college in its continued pursuit of student employability and community enrichment. The impact study’s results reflect the college’s 2022-23 fiscal year, showcasing more t

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages the public to explore Wisconsin with a Natural Resources Foundation field trip. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin is a nonprofit that protects the state’s lands, waters and wildlife and connects all people with nature. This year is the 32nd season of Natural Resources Foundation field trips, and 278 trips are scheduled from April through early November. Field trips are expert-le

April 5 Pulaski 6, Baraboo 4 Pulaski went 2-0 with a pair of wins at the D.C. Everest Tournament. The Red Raiders closed out the tournament with a 6-4 win over Baraboo. Pulaski 19, Wausau East 0 Green Bay NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy 10, Gillett/Suring 1 April 4 Three Lakes/Phelps 17, Marion 3 Mosinee 9, Shawano 5 Wittenberg-Birnamwood 12, Westfield 2

April 5 Pulaski’s girls placed sixth with 40 points and the boys were 13th with 12 points at the Midwest Indoor Championship at UW-River Falls. The girls team of Addison Krueger, Lily Urben, Faye Brunke and Olivia Sprangers won the 4x200-meter relay in 1:48:77, fewer than three seconds faster than Osseo. Sprangers earned a second-place finish in the 60-meter dash in 7.92.

April 4 Pulaski 2, Marshfield 0 A scoreless first half turned in favor of Pulaski as the Red Raiders defeated Marshfield 2-0 in their season opener. Emmah Hyer and Anya Hasser each scored for Pulaski.

April 3 Luxemburg-Casco 2, Oconto Falls 1 After postponements of games against Coleman and Oconto, the Oconto Falls girls softball team opened its season at Luxemburg-Casco High School. The Panthers lost 2-1. Bay Port 5, Pulaski 3 Pulaski’s 2025 season opened with a Fox River Classic Conference loss to Bay Port. The score was 5-3.

A new law in Maine aims to make a big change to the state’s campaign finances, and by extension, political advertising. If applied in swing states like Wisconsin, the law could restrict the substantial influence that super PACs, and their billionaire funders, flex on our politics. First Maine’s legislation must survive court challenges. Super PACs — political action committees that must remain independent from and not coordinate with candidates a