Warm winters and rising performance costs are driving Ashwabay Alliance to restructure operations this year.

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Portage County is one of 40 Wisconsin counties improving social connections for older adults through a statewide grant program funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

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As university branch campuses close, the aftermath creates an “education desert.” To provide rural students with improved access to higher education, the College for Rural Wisconsin launched a program through UW-Madison.

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Kody Green of La Crosse has a new book out that shares his experiences living with schizophrenia and struggling in the workplace.

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The report shows housing in the state’s capital city growing by 37 percent since 2005. The city had 138,000 new units last year.

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For the past 15 years, trail volunteers in Lodi have collaborated with local students to provide outdoor learning opportunities. Now, the Ice Age Trail Alliance has a formal partnership with the Lodi School District.

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This fall, a four-story mixed-use building is expected to open in downtown Appleton. The more than 120,000-square-foot space will feature the historic museum, classrooms and community apartments.

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Brown County plans to close its downtown jail facilities and construct a new $15 million pod this spring at the Brown County Jail.

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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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