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Early damage estimates from flooding in southeastern Wisconsin last week are at $26 million, and are expected to increase. Heavy rains throughout the region resulted in widespread flooding that damaged homes, businesses, and roads. Assessments continue, but Wisconsin Emergency Management says early reports show almost 3,800 homes were damaged. About 2,300 of those were in […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The vice-chair of President Donald Trump’s voter integrity commission has some Wisconsin elections observers shaking their heads. In an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said “we may never know” who actually won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election. “Because even if you could prove that a certain […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

For the second time in as many years, Tomah Memorial Hospital has been recognized for using technology to enhance care and create a new patient interactions. Hospitals and Health Networks has published its Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems, which included Tomah Memorial as a “Most Wired” facility among small and rural facilities across the US. Tomah Memorial Information Systems Director LaVonne Smith said the recognition is a confirmation of the work being done to provide quality community care. Smith said technology also enables staff to use data from the hospital’s electronic health record to help analyze clinical outcomes and look for opportunities to enhance processes at Tomah Memorial. The

The Juneau County Board of Supervisors received the 2016 audit report on the county finances at its meeting Tuesday morning. Melanie Lendowsky of Johnson Block & Co. said the scope of the audit included all funds and activities of Juneau County. She also said they will comment on several matters such as small dollar variances on main checking accounts, clean-up of old outstanding checks, and SACWIS trust reconciliation with the state. For the 2016 fiscal year, the county had a total of over $10 million in its fund balance. The fund balance for health services had a $1.5 million deficit for the 2016 fiscal year. Lendowsky said that it may require a

A dairy producer from Wittenburg was elected chairman of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]