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State Senator Howard Marklein announced that he has authored a bill with a $9.7 million increase to the Sparsity Aid program for rural schools. The bill is co-authored by Representative Jeff Mursau. It mirrors the increase that was removed from the Governor’s budget proposal by the Joint Finance Committee during budget deliberations. Marklein said sparsity aid is an important funding program that helps small, rural school districts. “This bill invests $9.7 million to increase the sparsity aid program and provides rural schools with support that they desperately need,” said Marklein. School districts with fewer than 745 students and less than 10 pupils per square mile currently qualify for $300 per

A Friendship woman has been arrested for possession of heroin. On September 27th, Adams County deputies executed a search warrant on a vehicle in the Town of Adams. The owner of the vehicle, 30-year-old Jennifer Decorah of Friendship was arrested on possession of heroin with the intent to deliver charges. The vehicle was targeted by law enforcement as part of ongoing drug investigations. Deputies received information Decorah was planning to sell the heroin she was alleged to be in possession of. Decorah is currently on bond for a methamphetamine arrest in Monroe County. The ensuing investigation and search of the vehicle resulted in the following charges being requested with the

Western Technical College will host its annual college-wide open house event on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the La Crosse, Black River Falls, Independence, Mauston, Tomah and Viroqua locations. Program and admissions information, facility tours, refreshments, and door prizes will be available at each location. The residence hall in La Crosse will be open for tours and wait list sign up. The college will be waiving the $30 application fee for those who apply during the open house. The offer is available to high school seniors and older, who wish to apply to attend Western in spring, summer and fall 2018. At the La Crosse main campus, all

Win tickets to the SOLD-OUT Adult Swim: Wizard Academy at Madison Children’s Museum on October 13 at 6 pm. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Double Trubbel Pumpkin Spice from The Lone Girl in Waunakee is made with real pumpkin. But the real secret may be its base of brewmaster John Russell Russell’s Belgian dubbel, made with a touch of brown sugar. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]