The Portage Municipal Airport is set to receive $300,000 biennially over the next several years from the U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics. The decision comes just one year after the region’s common council discussed whether to close the airport.

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Nearly 500 people have graduated from the Sauk County Institute of Leadership since it started in 1997.

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The state DNR has distributed $4 million to tribes, municipalities and nonprofit organizations in Wisconsin to improve air quality and urban reforestation efforts.

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From crime prevention to dementia awareness, the Woman’s Club of Pewaukee has served the region for 120 years. The group’s past president shares more about their work with "Wisconsin Today."

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An Eau Claire nonprofit that supports survivors of domestic violence is navigating local and state funding shifts in hopes of avoiding a “substantial change in our programming” halfway through next year.

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