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Several events are planned in the Hayward area this week to recognize Veterans Day on November 11th.
The Hayward Intermediate School will hold its Veterans Day program Wednesday morning at 9 in the school gym.
The Lakuta Ray Annual Veterans Powwow will also take place Wednesday from 1-8pm at the Elcio High School.
In Stone Lake, the Lions Club will host a Veterans Day lunch on at noon at the Stone Lake Lions Hall.
Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP.
And on Thursday, November 12th, the Hayward High
High School Choir will hold a Veterans Day concert at 7 p.m.
in the High School Auditorium.
Several local businesses are also offering Veterans Day specials, including a free breakfast at Hayward Family Restaurant and a red, white and thank you dinner at Marketplace Foods.
For more information, visit the Sawyer County Veterans Service Office's Facebook page.
The Lakuta Ray Housing Authority is accepting entries for its 14th annual Christmas Festival of Lights Contest.
The outdoor decorating contest is open to tribal members living within the Lakuta Ray Reservation Boundaries.
There will be five cash prizes ranging from $75 for fifth place to $500 for the grand prize winner.
Those interested in participating must turn in an entry form to the LCO Housing Authority Office by 3 p.m.
on Friday, December 11th.
Judging is scheduled for Tuesday
December 15th, weather perm who has previously won f is not eligible to win the entry form and more inform on the Lakuta Ray Facebook community choir will hold three Christmas cantata next month.
program is called a festi and carols.
Performances 3rd and 4th at 7 p.m.
And 2 p.m.
All at the Hay
open to the public with a free will offering accepted.
Gas prices are continuing to fall across Wisconsin, with the state once again seeing one of the largest weekly declines in the country.
According to GasBuddy, Wisconsin's average gasoline price dropped nearly 29 cents over the last week, the fourth largest decline nationwide.
The statewide average is now about $3.90 per gallon.
Nationally, GasBuddy reports the average price of gasoline fell nearly 16 cents over the last week to $3.
in 96 cents per gallon.
That's about 39 cents lower than a month ago, but still 92 cents higher than this time last year.
Diesel prices are also declining, with the national average falling nearly 10 cents over the last week to about 6 dollars and 19 cents per gallon.
Patrick Dahan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, says prices are falling as refineries finish seasonal maintenance and increase production while demand slows with cooler weather.
He says increased oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are also
helping bring prices down, and the national average could remain below $4 in the coming weeks.
Churches across northern Wisconsin are getting ready to collect shoebox gifts for children in need as part of Operation Christmas Child.
National Collection Week runs November 16th through the 23rd with several drop-off locations throughout the region.
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan's Purse that sends shoeboxes filled with toys, school supplies, and other gifts to children around the world, including those
affected by war, poverty and natural disasters.
Since 1993, the organization has delivered more than 244 million shoebox gifts to children in over 175 countries and territories.
This year, the goal is to reach 12.8 million children.
Some drop-off locations in the area include the Hayward Wesleyan Church, the Spooner Wesleyan Church, the Lady Smith Christian Church, and Grace Bible Fellowship in Washburn.
Collection hours vary by location.
those hours along with instructions for packing a shoebox on the Operation Christmas Child website.
For Muskie101 News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
Now, a look at Northwood's news.
I'm Maddie Schaefer.
With the holidays just around the corner and Wisconsin's first death related to measles, state health officials say it is more important now than ever to protect yourself from the highly contagious disease.
Here's civic media's
Connie Feldman.
Ryan Westergaard is an infectious disease doctor with UW Health in Madison.
Westergaard says the baby who died was less than a year old.
It's the first measles-related fatality in our state in more than three decades.
Right now, the health department
has 477 confirmed cases of measles across our state.
Westergaard says, while that may not seem like a lot, considering the state's population, it's important to remember what it was like before we had a measles vaccine.
In the era before vaccines, the percentage of people who would get infected with measles was approximately 100%.
It's so effectively transmitted.
And when that happens, the number of severe cases and hospitalizations and death
was not rare.
It was very common.
So a disease that can spread that quickly can't go from a small problem to a big problem very quickly.
Columbia, Green Lake, and Salk counties are the latest to report confirmed cases of measles.
The Wisconsin State Climatology Office wants to hear from Northwest Wisconsin residents about how extreme weather has affected their communities.
The office is working with the Rural Partnerships Institute in Wisconsinet to hold meetings across the state.
One of those meetings is scheduled for Wednesday, December 9th at Northwood Technical College in Rice Lake from 4 to 6 p.m.
The meeting will focus on discussing the impacts of extreme weather, including flooding, drought, and severe winter storms.
Organizers say they especially want to hear
from farmers, tribal nations, emergency managers, local officials, and others who have experienced extreme weather firsthand.
The information gathered will be used to develop weather and climate resources and help communities better prepare for future weather events.
You can find more information on the Wisconsin State Climatology Office's website.
For Northwood's News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Thelman.
Shawnaw County is the latest to join the growing list of Wisconsin counties where measles is now confirmed.
The Shawnaw Menominee County Health Department confirmed a measles case there yesterday.
The Health Department is not releasing any further information.
Last week, the State Health Department announced the first death related to measles in more than three decades.
Just one day later, they named the first potential public exposure site at Marshfield Medical Center's Western Emergency Department.
They say a person infected with measles visited the location while they were contagious.
The most recent numbers from state health officials confirm 477 cases of measles across our state.
Updated numbers are expected later today.
Wisconsin drivers are getting a pleasant surprise at the pump for a change.
Gas prices dropped below 4 bucks a gallon for the first time since September.
Civic Media's Maddie Schaefer has more.
Gas prices are continuing to fall across Wisconsin, with the state once again seeing one of the largest weekly declines in the country.
According to GasBuddy, Wisconsin's average gasoline price dropped nearly 29 cents over the last week, the fourth largest decline nationwide.
The statewide average is now about $3.90 per gallon.
Patrick Dahan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, says prices are falling as refineries finish seasonal maintenance and increase production while demand slows with
cooler weather," he says.
Increased oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are also helping bring prices down, and the national average could remain below $4 in the coming weeks.
For Civic Media
News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
Dahan also says where you buy your gas matters right now.
Busier stations that go through gas faster can replenish their supply at current market rates, but slower stations still need to sell their more expensive shipment without taking a loss.
For consumers, that just means it'll pay to shop around over the next few weeks.
WeE Energy's recent announcement of rate hikes is prompting significant local government action in southeastern Wisconsin.
The Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously last week to approve up to $1.35 million in borrowing for a comprehensive feasibility study.
The study will evaluate the potential replacement of WE Energy's service within the city by creating municipal, city-owned public utility.
Meanwhile, Alliant Energy, which serves areas in the southern, eastern, and central part of our state, recently disclosed ongoing talks for seven potential new sites and three expansions to existing data centers.
Over the next six months, the utility anticipates securing contracts for an additional one gigawatt of data center power supply to accommodate the rapid
increase in AI and data center electricity demand which is projected to raise peak system load by approximately 60% by 2031.
Alliant has expanded its four-year capital expenditure plan to $15.9 billion.
The U.S.
Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing finalized a $5.1 billion loan package for Alliant Energy to support grid reliability and power generation expansion across Iowa and Wisconsin.
This federal package aims to lower electricity costs and deliver more than $1 billion in savings to regional consumers while funding natural gas-fired facilities, energy storage systems, and infrastructure upgrades.
The rapid expansion of data centers has drawn significant local pushback in communities all around the state.
Milwaukee recently joined places like Superior, Madison and Wisconsin Rapids in passing their own data center construction moratorium.
Many smaller communities have done the same thing at the local level.
Grassroots groups and political figures have advocated for rate payer protections and moratoriums to ensure that large corporate energy demands do not result in higher utility bills for local residents.
That's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
A setback for the pack.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports NFL.
The Green Bay Packers coming off that impressive win over New England, now dealing with the news that running back Josh Jacobs suffered a severe broken finger of carrying the ball Sunday.
Will it require surgery?
Head coach Matt LaFleur.
He does.
It should happen sometime this week and then as far as how long he'll be out, I think that's to be determined.
Estimates are a three-week recovery.
Meanwhile, backup Caleb Johnson could get more reps
running back.
What's he been working on to improve?
Protection, past protection, you know, me knowing my stuff and I feel like I've been doing that very, very well.
So every time I got here, you know, I've been knowing it and you know, just been applying myself every day to it and showing him that I can be reliable on every down.
I feel like to me, you know, that's my confidence right now.
So I feel like I can do it.
The Packers host the Viking Sunday NBA, the Bucks in New York tonight, taking on the defending champions, the Knicks, College Hoops, the Badgers at the Coles Center.
They're playing the Fairfield Stags out of Fairfield, Connecticut with sports on Mike Clemens.
I'm meteorologist Brandon Bormans, another mild November day today with mostly sunny skies, high temps in the mid fifties.
Showers becoming likely tonight with mostly cloudy skies, lows in the mid thirties, a lingering shower Wednesday morning, otherwise partly sunny with highs in the mid forties.
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