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A new report shows the state’s fiscal situation has improved since 2010, but remains at or below the national average. Dale Knapp is a researcher for the Wisconsin Policy Forum. He said they’ve seen progress in the short and long term, due to two factors. He said the first is that the state repaired the […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Guns to be used by a Rock County school district’s new competitive shooting team will not be stored at the school. The Parkview School District asked permission to store the guns for the Parkview High School shooting team in a building owned by the Village of Orfordville. The school district received a grant for a […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Charges have been filed in Oconto County Court, against a 50-year-old Lena man accused of firing at officers during a Sunday standoff at his home. Prosecutors say Thomas Benser choked and threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend on Saturday. She allegedly called police the following day, saying Benser sent her a voicemail where he threatened to kill himself […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Philip “John” H. Downing, age 85, of Ontario, WI, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018, at Norseland Nursing Home with his loved ones by his side.   Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 17, 2018, 1:00 p.m. at the Ontario Community Center.  Pastor Gary Daines will officiate.  Burial with full military honors will follow at the Hilltop Rest Cemetery, Ontario. Family and friends are invited for visitation Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Community Hall.  Memorials may be given in Philip “John’s” name to the Ontario American Legion Post, or to the Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse.  The Torkelson Funeral Home of Ontario is assisting

The public is invited to a March 21 presentation on illegal drug trends and what is being done to solve the drug epidemic problem.        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]