Black River Falls, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Black River Falls Commercial Historic District (Black River Falls, Jackson County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. The Black River Falls Commercial Historic District represents the development of a concentrated commercial area primarily from 1911 to

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have announced the finalists for the 2021 Force for Positive Change Awards. This is the fourth time the statewide competition will recognize social entrepreneurship as a model for solving social or environmental challenges in a way that is sustainable, just

Hillsboro, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Hillsboro Condensed Milk Company (Hillsboro, Vernon County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. Dairy production is widespread in Wisconsin, and the state has played a significant role in the proliferation of numerous dairy products. In Hillsboro, one

La Crosse, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Caledonia Street Commercial Historic District (La Crosse, La Crosse County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. The Caledonia Street Commercial Historic District represents the development of a prominent commercial area on the north side of the city

Cudahy, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed Holy Family Catholic Church Complex (Cudahy, Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. Cudahy’s first Catholic congregation, the ethnically German St. Frederick’s, was established in 1896. As the congregation grew to include more ethnically Polish individuals,

Kiel, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Kiel Mill (Kiel, Manitowoc County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. A flour mill was planned for the Kiel community as early as 1860, but did not come to fruition until more than two decades later.

De Pere, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Mansion Street WWII Defense Housing Historic District (De Pere, Brown County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. As the United States was suddenly plunged into war in late December of 1941, many aspects of normal

Sheboygan Falls, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Sheboygan Falls School (Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021 The school known today as the Sheboygan Falls School was created through the combination of two stand-alone schools: a high school built

Sparta, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Sparta High School (Sparta, Monroe County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. Sparta High School, designed by prominent Wisconsin architects Parkinson & Dockendorff, was built in 1924 with rear additions designed by others added in 1967

Oshkosh, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the St. Mary’s Church Complex (Oshkosh, Winnebago County) on the State Register of Historic Places in February of 2021. St. Mary’s Catholic Church Complex at 605 Merritt Avenue in Oshkosh is a group of buildings constructed between 1886 and 1925 for a

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 27, now Wisconsin Act 24. The new law will provide a stable funding source for the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), Wisconsin’s only advocate for residential and small business utility customers. CUB is an independent, non-profit group that represents customers in rate

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Preston Cole are reminding Wisconsinites of the tribal right to spearfish in certain Wisconsin waterways and the legal consequences they could face if found interfering with that right. “Tribal members have the clear right to hunt,