The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast before spreading manure on fields.

This tool helps determine the potential for manure runoff from a field depending on weather conditions and soil temperature. Users can access this tool at https://runoffriskadvisory.wi.gov.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting multiple nominations for the Farm to School Advisory Council until May 15.

Members serve three-year terms, and the council meets quarterly. The nomination form and more information is available at https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/AgDevelopment/FarmToSchool.aspx.

The case against Oneida man Collyn Jorgenson has been put on hold until the end of April at the request of defense attorney Nila Robinson to give her client time to receive mental health treatment.

Amanda Bowman, the Bowler woman accused of setting her cousin’s house on fire in 2024, is scheduled to stand trial at the end of August.

The date was set during a final pre-trial hearing Feb. 25 in Shawano-Menominee Circuit Court, over three months after Judge Katherine Sloma warned that action needed to be taken after a year of delays.

Ten rural communities from around the state, including Wittenberg and Gillett, will get help meeting their biggest economic development needs and planning for their long-term goals.

The Gillett Water and Sewer Commission went 10 years without a sizable water rate increase but is now seeking rates that would nearly double the cost of water, according to documents filed with the Public Service Commission.

Average residential customers currently pay $17.91 in volume and meter charges for 3,000 gallons of water, plus the $11.67 Public Fire Protection fee on their monthly water bills.