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Due diligence process

Several months ago Woodside Ranch owner Damon Zumwalt approached the Juneau County Board requesting the County guarantee a $7-million loan towards a youth sports complex in the Town of Lemonweir.  The County had done due diligence in determining the financial stability of Zumwalt, his businesses, and his ability to repay the loan.  Aaron Gadouas of More >

Packers name Clements new offensive coordinator

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers have hired Tom Clements as their new offensive coordinator.      Clements has been the Packers’ quarterbacks coach since 2006. He replaces Joe Philbin, who left Green Bay to become the Miami Dolphins’ head coach.      Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers credits Clements for helping his development.      More >

Egg Recall

MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination.      Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use in 34 states. The eggs carry six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms, GFS, Glenview More >

Alabama Bible Man

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) – School board members in Jackson County have decided not to ban a man known as the “Bible Man” from holding monthly meetings with elementary school children.      The board took up the matter this week in response to complaints that religious assemblies were being held during the school day. The Wisconsin-based More >

Soldier Killed-Funeral

MAYVILLE, Wis. (AP) – The body of a soldier from Mayville will be returned to his hometown Friday where a motorcade procession is planned.      A brief ceremony is expected to take place at American Legion Post 69 for 1st Lt. David Johnson. The 24-year-old soldier was killed in action in Afghanistan on Jan. 25. More >

Wisconsin Jobs-Mining-Inquiry

HURLEY, Wis. (AP) – A federal agency says it’s looking into whether Wisconsin violated treaty rights by not consulting with tribal governments that might be affected by a state mining bill.      The Bureau of Indian Affairs says it’s conducting an inquiry after at least one tribal government asked it to get involved.      The More >

Transmission Line

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The public will get a chance next month to sound off on a proposal to build a power line from Alma to Holmen in western Wisconsin.      Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin, Dairyland Power Cooperative and WPPI Energy have asked the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to approve the 345-kilovolt line.      The More >

Whooping Cranes-Migration

MILWAUKEE (AP) – A conservation effort involving an ultralight plane leading endangered whooping cranes South for the winter has been forced to stop short of its Florida destination.      Officials decided Thursday to stay in Alabama.      The nine young cranes and the crew involved in Operation Migration have been in northern Alabama since before More >

Whipple elected to National Inventor Board

 contributed……Terry Whipple, Executive Director of the Juneau County Economic Development Corp. (JCEDC) and founder of the “Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club” (I&E Club) was recently elected to the United Inventors Association Board of Directors at their annual board meeting in Orlando, Florida. Since 1990, the United Inventors Association (UIA) has been the Inventor Industry’s national membership foundation More >

Send-off Ceremonies

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin National Guard is planning a pair of send-off ceremonies this weekend for about 200 soldiers headed overseas.      The first ceremony is scheduled for Saturday morning at an Experimental Aircraft Association hangar in Oshkosh. The proceeding will honor about 130 members of the 1157th Transportation Company. The troops have More >