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I met the Lovelys back in 2019 when covering the Vernon County Dairy breakfast at the Dale and Brenda Torgerson Farm. While the Lovelys were performing, I stood for a while listening to them sing. There was something about them singing together that just made me feel good and smile.
While Mother Earth continues to feel the effects of humans in a not so positive way, a group in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin is taking steps to give back to her. The ‘Swamp Project People’, have that very intention.
With 370 registered and roughly 100 choosing not to race understandably due to weather conditions, a majority of racers braved the elements for the 2019 Kickapoo Valley Reserve Dam Challenge, along with team supporters and spectators.
If you have ever been on Hwy 33 about 5 miles Southeast of Wildcat Mountain State Park, on a very sharp bend, you just might have whisked by a place called Rustic Ridge Resort. I know I have, literally a few hundred times.
In the past couple years, streams and creeks throughout the Driftless region in Southwestern Wisconsin have been reshaped and seen bank erosion due to severe storms and more than average flooding.
With the worst flooding hitting the Driftless last summer, conservationists are beginning restoration efforts that are crucial to the health and management of the area’s waters. Read more at DriftlessNow.com
On Saturday June 8th a group gathered at the Ontario Library to learn about the Community Rights movement from Paul Cienfuegos. He explained three main legal constraints; the Commerce clause, state pre-emption and Dillon's Rule and how all these make it almost impossible for communities to fight off corporate projects that affect their health and well-being.
With a beautiful start to the Memorial Day weekend, Saturday’s sunshine and warm temperatures found the Kickapoo river busy with canoe and kayak enthusiasts alike.
