Here are today's vital statistics.
John Jack Bauer, 88 of Richland Center, died on Monday, October 19th at the Richland Hospital.
Funeral services will be held this morning at 11 at St.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Burial will follow in St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery with military graveside rights to be provided by the local Military Memorial Honors Unit.
Visitation will be held today at St.
Mary's Catholic Church from 9 until the time of the Mass at 11.
The family suggests memorials in Jack's name be directed to Richland County EMS or the Richland Center Police Department canine unit.
The Pratt Funeral and Cremation Service is assisting the family with their arrangements for John Jack Bauer, 88 of Richland Center.
Thomas J. Tommy Nalopinski.
92 of Muscaday died Wednesday, October 21st at Dove Healthcare in Fenimore.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday morning at 10 at the Pratt Funeral Home in Muscaday with burial to follow in the St.
John's Catholic Cemetery.
The Pratt Funeral and Cremation Service is assisting the family with their arrangements for Thomas J. Tommy Nelopinski, 92 of Muscaday.
Ellen Grace Klingerman-Clock.
83 of Rockbridge died Thursday in Mandovi.
Funeral services will be held this Thursday, October 29th at 11 a.m.
at the Pratt Memorial Chapel with burial to follow in the Woodstock Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday at the Pratt Memorial Chapel from 9 until the time of the service.
Ellen Grace Klingeman, clock 83 of Rockbridge.
Lois Ruth Moe Anderson Erson, 88 of Richland Center, died peacefully Thursday, October 22nd, surrounded by family.
Services will be held this Friday at 11 a.m.
at St.
John's Lutheran Church in Richland Center.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 3 until 7 with a short service by the Delta Kappa Gamma Society at 7 at St.
John's Lutheran Church.
Visitation will also be held at St.
John's Lutheran Church on Friday from 10 until the time of the service at 11.
In Louis Flowers, donations may be made to St.
John's Lutheran Church of Richland Center or to Youth with a Mission.
The Pratt Funeral Information Service is assisting the family with arrangements for Lois Ruth Moe Anderson Erson, 88 of Richland Center.
Dorothy Elaine Munns, 96 of Bear Valley, died Saturday at her home.
A mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday at 11 a.m.
at St.
Kilian's Catholic Church in Bear Valley, with visitation from 9.30 until the time of service.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the St.
Kilian's Catholic Cemetery Association.
The Clary Memorial Funeral Home assisted the family with the arrangements for Dorothy Elaine Munn's 96 of Bear Valley.
Thomas Lee Marshall, 68 of Richland Center, died Sunday at the Richland Hospital after a hard fought battle with cancer.
A funeral mass will be held Saturday morning at 11 at St.
Mary the Assumption Catholic Church in Richland Center.
The burial will follow in the Fancy Creek Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at the Stafford Funeral Home in Richland Center on Friday from 4 until 7 and on Saturday at the church from 9.30 until the time of the Mass at 11.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St.
Mary's Catholic School or a charity of your choice.
Thomas Lee Marshall, 68 of Richland Center.
James Robert Jim Auble,
of Shawnaw, Wisconsin, formerly Richland Center, died Thursday, October 15th.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday at Hope Church of Shawnaw, beginning with coffee donuts and visitation from nine until noon.
The celebration of life will begin at noon, followed by a light luncheon.
The family is planning a local gathering of remembrance in Richland Center in the coming weeks.
When a date, location and time are finalized, they will release the information here via WRCO.
James Robert Jim Allbaugh of Shawna, Wisconsin, formerly Richland Center.
Kimberly Kim Ann Fry, 55 of Richland Center, died Tuesday, October 20th at UW Hospital in Madden.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.
at Clary Memorial Funeral Home.
Visitation begins at 9 a.m.
and continuing until the time of service.
Barry will follow at the Basswood Cemetery.
In Louis Flowers, memorials may be given to the family.
Kimberly Kim Ann Fry,
55 of Richland Center.
Randall Nimix, 80 of Richland Center, died peacefully October 25th at the Richland Hospital.
Funeral services are pending with the Clary Memorial Funeral Home in Richland Center.
Randall Nimix, 80 of Richland Center.
In birth news today, Ashley and John Rutherford had a daughter, Olivia K. Rutherford.
Congratulations to the Rutherford on the birth of their new child, Olivia!
I am Phil Knee and for Todd Coppert all today, first of all a reminder the brush and compost drop off at the Richland Center landfill will be closed today and it will be reopening coming up on Wednesday.
In the legal dispute between the city of Richland Center and Richland County, Judge Daniel G. Wood of Adams County, as ruled in favor of the city regarding its petition for a writ of mandamus, the court found that the city met its legal burden, leading Judge Wood to sign the writ for service upon the respondents.
Richland County now faces a 14-day window following service to either approve the city's reimbursement claim or move to quash the order.
The case addresses county funding
for maintaining 1,495 veterans graves in Bowen Cemetery and Richland Center Cemetery, covering the period from July 1st, 2025 to June 30th of this year.
Although state statute sets a September 1st annual reporting deadline for municipalities, the city's documentation was submitted on September 14th.
County Clerk Jeffrey Harrison initially rejected the $17,859.83
recent reimbursement request based on the late filing, taking a position that state law provided no flexibility for deadline extensions.
In its court filing, the city argued that the statutory deadline is directory rather than mandatory and that minor procedural delays should not erase the county's underlying obligation to support veterans grave care.
The city emphasized that the submission included all required data and caused no prejudice to the county.
response.
The county moved to quash the writ and oral ruling is now scheduled for November 3rd at 10 30 a.m.
The Ritzen Center general government committee is scheduled to meet tonight at 5 30 in the council room at the city municipal building.
The committee will address several routine items alongside important municipal updates, including the review and approval of the September 20 second 20 second meeting minutes.
Key action items on the agenda involve status updates on the property conveyance of 929 West Seminary Street to Lydia's House Ministries, the ongoing Walmart property tax assessment challenge, pending legal litigation in Richland County Circuit Court, and proposed room tax ordinance amendments.
In addition, the committee will review contracts and agreements, such as the reassignment of a developer agreement for 291 North Jefferson Street,
27 EMS contract with Richland County as well.
Finally, members will discuss collective bargaining matters concerning a tentative agreement with the Richland Center Professional Police Association.
The Richland School District Board of Education will have its regular meeting on Wednesday, starting at 7 o'clock.
Throughout the evening, trustees will review reports from board members and the student council, approve meeting minutes from September 23rd, and address multiple financial updates, including the statement of cash and invoices, the business officials report, the adoption of the budget, and an amendment to the tax vote resolution for district operations.
Through a statewide fundraiser, more than 10,000 high-protein beef snacks have been delivered to Boys and Girls Clubs across Wisconsin.
The effort was organized by the Wisconsin Beef Council through its United Buy Beef shirt campaign aimed at offering healthy snacks to local youth.
The donations reach several regional centers, including the Boys and Girls Club of West Central Wisconsin, the Boys and Girls Club of the Tri-County area, and the Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh
In total, 327 shirts were sold, with all proceeds directed toward purchasing beef sticks.
The overall impact was further amplified by Stone Ridge Wholesale Division out of Coloma, Wisconsin, which offered the products at a discounted rate.
A 32-year-old Hillsborough man was injured Saturday morning following a single vehicle rollover crash east of Lafarge in Vernon County.
According to Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson, the crash occurred at approximately 8.30 on Saturday along State Highway 82.
Authorities reported that Andres P. Gonzalez was operating a Silver 2022 trailblazer eastbound when he swerved to avoid hitting a deer.
The SUV traveled off the right side of the roadway, became airborne,
and struck an embankment.
The vehicle then flipped over and over.
Multiple times before coming to rest in a field, approximately 425 feet from where it initially left the road.
Gonzalez, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was flown by Amplify EMS Air to Amplify Health by Gunderson and LaCrosse for medical treatment.
Although investigators believe Gonzalez was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, he was located outside the vehicle when emergency responders arrived at the scene.
The crash remains under active and best
with follow-up support requested from the Wisconsin State Patrol Technical Reconstruction Unit.
Three finalists to lead the universities of Wisconsin made their case Monday during a public forum at UW Parkside.
Candidates from Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee highlighted the value of higher education, the importance of the Wisconsin idea, and a commitment to be shared governance.
The next president will become the 10th leader of the UW system since its creation in 1971.
The Board of Regents is expected to make its selection following the final
interview.
Western Wisconsin is getting funding to expand rural broadband service.
More rural Wisconsin residents will gain access to high-speed internet under a new federal investment.
The U.S.
Department of Agriculture is providing more than $14.5 million to West Wisconsin Telecom Cooperative for a fiber broadband expansion project.
The funding will improve internet service for homes, businesses, farms, and schools in seven Western Wisconsin communities.
communities.
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Play along and see if you can beat Phil.
Which, statistically speaking, you probably can.
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Hey!
How you doing, young man?
I am wonderful.
You look absolutely amazing.
Well, thank you.
Yeah, nobody has said that to me ever, I don't think.
Can you clean my glasses?
Yeah, right, exactly.
The blur of blue?
Brewer
blue got to wear it proudly.
Yes.
Can you believe that?
No, we're living the dream.
I'm telling you
what this, this, you got to say this is a magical
year.
It may never happen again, especially in this, in this regard.
Yeah.
It's, it is, it's just like breath.
I was seriously, I was, uh, getting ready for my shower.
I looked at the scoreboard and it was two nothing.
Okay.
I got out of the shower and it's eight nothing.
Eight nothing.
Didn't
take
long well world series record with the number of two out base hits.
It's amazing.
Yes, they just kept pounding just pounding and pounding anyway Here's the thing too that I think it's just you know I've always been proud to be a Brewer fan But I mean you talk about if you wanted to model your team
where it's
a youth team where it's a high school team After a team, that's it
This is, this is the one that you should look at.
It's not all about swinging for the fence.
It's, it's about just putting, making contact.
And
it's, you know, who it reminds me of a little bit.
Who's that Kurt Thompson?
Oh yeah.
You know, bass hits, small ball, bass hits, stealing.
It's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's not the long ball game.
It's small
ball.
And.
You've
got to go with what you have.
If you don't have a
lot of home run hitters, you
have to play.
Go with what you've
got.
But I think they're stick to it.
It's new in the plate, though.
You have
these
six or seven pitch it
bad.
It's amazing how deep they get into pitchers.
I mean, a high school pitcher, their kid would be done in two innings.
Right, yeah, with a pitch count.
It's just amazing.
And it's impressive.
Lots
of fun.
I, you know, somebody was talking to me about the national announcers, how they feel like they're not, they're not for the brewers.
But I, I think, you know, as I've said before, they want the series to go as long as it can go because, you know, advertisers and, you know,
pay,
that's what I mean.
And I think they're disappointed when.
it goes faster than it should.
Right.
You know what?
Bring the brooms out.
Yeah, exactly.
It could happen tonight.
Like I said, let's not worry about
getting back to Milwaukee.
No.
Let's get it done now.
Get it done.
So who's pitching tonight for... Well, it sounds like Dustin May.
Okay.
That's not a bad...
Well, he's not been stellar, but he's been better.
But you know what?
That was my trivia question yesterday.
He and Contreras have one World Series rings.
Yes.
With other teams.
So...
He's
been the Dodgers.
Wasn't it?
Yeah.
He was with the Dodgers.
So yeah, he's, he knows what it's like.
So it was,
he was with the Braves and he was not the starter back then.
So, yeah, I bet they feel like, God, we should have kept it.
Well, it's like a lot of players around baseball that the Brewers, which they could have kept, but that's how they've built the roster by trading, trading people away that,
you know, I
just hope they can keep them.
Yeah, well, that's, that's the next worry.
See,
and that's just, you know, it reminds me of so many good players that we've had and all this trade them away and get these two.
Yeah, but we're, we're seeing the benefits of that.
I mean, they
point out
last night, the Josh Hader trade when we were in first place and everybody was like, but the number of people that they got for him that are still with the program, you know, I mean,
It is what it is, that's what you have to do, but it's a business.
But I'm saying number one priority is to figure out how to keep William Contreras.
100%.
It starts with him.
Yes.
And it might mean, you know, and I love Yelich.
I hope that he sticks around.
They got two more years, but it might mean let's maybe rearrange his contract, get a little money push, because they're still paying Ryan Braun.
People don't realize that
they're
still paying Ryan Braun.
Really?
So you push it out over a course of
number of years so you can take
that money.
He's in line for a World Series ring if they win.
Braun
is?
Yes.
If you still get paid by the brewers, I think there's four of them.
You still get a World Series because you're part of the roster, part of the pay.
Pretty cool.
I'm waiting for my pay.
Everybody in the program gets a ring and that's been cool over the years if there's an outstanding local baseball.
a player and it happens every once in a while.
You'll see a major league scout there.
You can almost, almost every one of them has a ring.
Yes.
Oh,
that guy's got a big ring on.
Okay.
He must be a
scout.
I wonder if they're going to call, uh, Jamie Walsh and see if they, he's going to make all the
rings.
Yeah.
It'd be a good coup for him.
That's for sure.
I think there's a lot of work.
I don't even know where you'd start, but he would.
Yeah, absolutely.
Amazing.
Yep.
What do we have your question today?
If your car could talk, Phillip, what would it complain about?
Well, um,
uh, probably the mess inside.
I would say, please clean me, please clean me.
Yes.
But
your, your mini is no different.
You
know, I, it's clean today.
Is it clean?
Yep.
Wow.
Got gas.
So I cleaned her out.
Yeah.
Wow.
That's amazing.
Just wait, wait till this afternoon.
Mine, mine travels with the seats down all the time.
Cause I always have equipment back there.
I travel with a table and some stools and different things, you know, so it's
all.
And you have a whole luggage back there.
Pretty much.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You know, um, speaking of clothes.
You might be from periods Philip if your church going clothes were bought in the honey Nile at the local March Camouflage to church nothing wrong with that wrong as you're there your daily dilemma a Trigger treat a trigger treat her has a better beard than you.
Oh boy.
Yeah.
Do you give him candy or ask him help to move a fridge?
It's a tough one.
Yeah.
I mean, what do you do?
You say you're
a little old for
this,
but then, you know, maybe, you know,
maybe
he's, he, he developed early or something.
You know, maybe he's only 10 and I got a couple of cheese balls
before my wife gets 10 questions today.
Today is what is it on?
Well, it's, you know what?
A little bit of trigger treating.
Oh,
okay.
All right.
Here we go.
Maybe.
All right.
out of the whole NFL career since they've been keeping records.
Are you ready for this one?
How many NFL quarterbacks are documented as having been ejected from a regular season game?
Is it three, four, nine, or 11?
Three, four, nine, or 11?
Repeat the question again.
How many NFL quarterbacks are documented?
Quarterbacks.
Quarterbacks, yes.
Okay.
Wow.
All right.
And if you can name them, I'll give you a bonus.
All right, go ahead.
And when I tell you the names, you're going to go, oh yeah.
All right.
Number two, and the great, and it's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown.
Oh, here we go.
What does Charlie Brown keep getting while trigger treating?
Is it pennies, apples, rocks or toothbrushes?
All right.
I studied that one.
You did.
All right.
Number three, what is the name of the disembodied
disembodied hand in the Adams family.
Is it fingers handy thing or knuckles?
Number four, what city or what Wisconsin city is nicknamed the bicycling capital of America?
We had this three weeks ago.
You got it wrong.
Are you ready?
Is it Madison LaCrosse, Sparta or Eau Claire?
We didn't have this.
Yeah, we didn't.
I wouldn't have got it wrong.
You got it wrong.
Really?
Yeah.
All
right.
Number five, which insect did a third grade class successfully lobby to become Wisconsin State Insect in 1977?
Is it the monarch butterfly, the ladybug, the honeybee, the green, darner dragonfly?
Is it the monarch butterfly, the ladybug, the honeybee, or the green, darner, darner?
The Dagum Dag Dragonfly.
It's Darner, D-A-R-N-E-R, Darner.
Darner.
Darner Dragonfly.
Okay.
Number six, what unusual item did Oscar Mayer actually release?
Okay.
All right.
Do you know?
Is it a hot dog dental floss, a salami sunscreen,
Livell liver worst lip plumber are baloney inspired beauty face mask This is like which product is real.
Oh, okay.
I got it.
All right.
Go ahead Is it hot dog dental hot?
Yes.
I already got it.
Oh, you did.
All right Seven.
Oh, let me turn the page here.
Number seven the shower concert is a common phenomenon.
Oh
What percentage of people admit to regularly seeing in the shower?
Is it 45%, 55%, 70% or 80%?
Hmm.
Okay.
All right.
Number eight.
Number eight.
According to Experian, approximately how much is how much was the US average consumer credit card debt balance in March of 2023?
is it 2700, 4700, 6700 are over 11,000.
Yeah.
Okay.
All right.
Number nine, an older Delta dental survey finds that one in 500 people brush their teeth while driving through the faults.
Wow.
boy.
I don't know what he's laughing about.
All right.
Number 10.
According to worldwide Nelson survey, 31 out of a hundred people said they do laundry daily.
True or false?
All right.
I thought you were thinking I was going to say something else besides driving.
Yeah, I
thought so too.
Well,
I think I've done pretty well on this one because I knew actually knew some
of you did.
Yes.
How many bud?
I'm going to say seven.
Really?
I thought you said you knew something.
Well, I knew 70%.
That's, I know, but that's especially last week's quiz.
I know I need to stop.
You at least have to get nine here.
The barber's kid was tough on me.
Yeah.
I'll talk to him about that.
Yeah.
All right, buddy.
How many NFL quarterbacks were documented as having been injected from a regular season game?
Uh, three, four.
three, four, nine, or 11.
I don't think there have been very many.
So I went with three.
It is three.
Fran Tarkington of the Minnesota Vikings in 1974, Trent Dilfer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1995 and Tony Banks, the St.
Louis Rams in 1996.
Okay.
Yeah.
I don't remember him so much.
Yeah, I don't either, but Trent Dillford was a big one.
Oh yeah, absolutely.
And Fran used
to
kill the Packers all the time.
Number two.
And it's a great, and it's, and it's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown.
What does Charlie Brown keep getting for trigger treating?
Rocks.
He does.
Yeah,
I can relate to him.
I got a rock.
Number three what is the name of the disembodied hand in the Adams family thing is the thing no mouth no stomach no excuses and and somehow still more helpful around the house than most teenagers.
Number four what Wisconsin City has nicknamed the bicycling capital of America.
Sparta.
It is sparta.
Again if I got that wrong I can't believe I got it wrong.
Maybe I got it wrong.
I'm gonna say because I actually
knew that
one.
Yeah.
Number five, what insect did a third grade class successfully lobby to become Wisconsin State Insect in 1977?
I'm going with Honey Bee.
It is the Honey Bee.
When a third grade class at Marinette decided to study the legislative process, hands on, they teamed up with the Wisconsin Honey Bee Producers Association.
They successfully lobby to get the Honey Bee to
designated as the official state insert.
Insect.
They managed to beat off fierce competitors like the Monarch butterfly, the ladybug, and thankfully, Phillip, for the summer picnectar's everywhere, the state's unofficial mascot, the Smith Skeeter.
The Skeeter.
Yep.
Yeah, right.
Yep.
Number six, what unusual item did Oscar Meyer actually release?
Is it hot dog, dental floss, samurai, slimy screen, sunscreen,
liverwurst lump plumber, our baloney inspired beauty mask.
I went with a beauty mask.
It is.
It's a baloney inspired beauty face mask.
That was a guess.
The fact is in 2022 skin care masks looked a lot like slice of baloney.
It was actual, it wasn't actual lunch, lunch meat.
Gremel
used to say, you look good enough to eat.
Now she's come with you to you and two slices of bread.
Mm-hmm.
Wonder bread.
Yeah, wonder bread.
Number seven, the shower concept is a common phenomenon.
What percentage of people admit it regularly seeing in the shower?
Is it 45, 55, 70 or 80%?
I went with 70.
Nope, it's 80%.
Oh!
80%.
I was
on such a roll,
baby.
You were.
80% of people seeing the show are often aided by good acoustics and relaxing environments.
I'm surprised it's that high.
Yeah.
Wow.
According, number eight, according to Experian, approximately how much, how much, how much was the average US consumers credit card balance in March of 2023?
$6,700.
That is $6,700.
They keep telling me to live within my mains field, but apparently my credit card didn't get the memo.
Right, right.
I'm thinking it might be higher these days,
especially
if people charge
Brewer
tickets.
Well, that's two dates.
But I'm just saying that's the closest survey.
An older Delta dental survey finds that one in 500 people brush their teeth while driving.
True or false?
Gotta be true.
It is true.
Your dentist said brush twice a day, not
Twice between stop lights.
Oh boy.
I am one of those 500 feet.
You brush in.
I do.
While you're driving.
I do.
Will you spit out the window?
Spit right.
I got a can in there.
Oh you got a can.
Right in there.
Spittoon.
I forgot about that.
All right.
Number 10.
According to a national wide Nielsen survey, 31 out of 100 people said they do laundry daily.
Got to be true.
It is true.
Wash it, dry it, and leave it in the bedroom chair for a week.
Nine right.
I'm one of those people too.
Really?
Yeah.
Nine out of ten you're above average.
Hey, you know what buddy me too recessed you yet.
I can go out for reasons.
Yeah, you're back up to an average Thank you.
Have a good day be kind
Welcome back to the news at noon.
Reminder, the brush and compost drop off at the Richland Center landfill is closed today and will reopen tomorrow.
The Richland County Board of Supervisors will convene in a special meeting Wednesday, October 28th.
At 7 p.m.
in the county boardroom in Richland Center, the primary item on the agenda is a resolution authorizing Russell Law Offices SC, serving as corporation counsel to sign and act as an intervener on behalf of Richland County in connection with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin's certificate of authority process for the proposed Becky 765 kilovolt high voltage transmission line.
Midcontinent Grid Solutions Wisconsin, LLC, is seeking electric public utility status from the State Commission, a process classified as a Class 1 contested case that requires formal party intervention by October 29th.
Participating as an intervener grants the county legal standing to present evidence, call witnesses, and question testimony during the regulatory proceedings.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has issued a formal response regarding claims circulating on social media posted by Michelle Squire Rave.
The online posts alleged misconduct by jail personnel, asserting that actions were authorized or covered up by sheriff revels.
While the Sheriff's Office typically refrains from commenting on social media commentary, officials decided to address the matter directly after public inquiries surfaced online.
According to official records, Rave was sentenced to probation in June 2023 and subsequently violated her probation terms in April 2024.
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections issued a violation warrant in July 2024, leading to her placement in the Monroe County Jail August 4th.
She was later sentenced to 18 months in prison, October 2 of that year, after being transferred to the Tachita Correctional Institution, October 10 of 2024.
Addressing specific claims regarding her housing, the Sheriff's Office clarified the application of Wisconsin Statute 302.40.
While the statute limits solitary confinement for jail rule violations to 10 days per violation, officials stated that raves specialized housing placement was necessary to prevent harm to herself, other inmates and staff rather than functioning as a standard disciplinary measure.
Jail records show she was housed in segregation initially, moved to a general pod August 7th and returned to segregation August 18th until her prison transfer
The sheriff's office also refuted accusations regarding a privacy breach in the shower area, stating that records show a male sergeant never entered the area.
Instead, two female corrections officers engaged in a conversation with Rave and provided clothing before she exited.
Furthermore, officials dismissed allegations of physical abuse and claims involving a witness
picking her up upon release, noting that Rave was transferred directly to state prison rather than being released home.
Throughout her two-month stay, corrections staff logged over 300 body-worn camera recordings documenting interactions and multiple rule violations.
Sheriff Rebels categorically denied all claims of staff misconduct or cover-ups pointing to Wisconsin Statute 942.01 regarding criminal defamation.
The sheriff's office indicated that potential defamation matters will be thoroughly investigated and referred to the district attorney's office for prosecution as appropriate.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice, along with the Federal Trade Commission and 19 other states, has filed a lawsuit against Dollar General Corporation.
The suit alleges that the retailer engages in deceptive pricing practices by charging customers higher prices at checkout than those listed on store shelves, price tags, and advertisements, resulting in millions of dollars in overcharges for consumers.
According to the complaint, Dollar General has repeated the mislabeled prices and overcharged consumers over several years, despite widespread internal knowledge of the issue.
Thousands of stores allegedly extracted millions of dollars in unlawful overcharges while lacking sufficient safeguards to prevent these errors.
Furthermore, despite receiving tens of thousands of consumer complaints, the company failed to implement adequate corrective policies.
The FTC alleges that these practices violate the FTC Act and the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act
while Wisconsin asserts violations of state consumer protection and weights and measures statutes.
Enforcement actions rely heavily on inspections conducted by state and municipal inspectors as well as consumer reports.
Consumers wishing to file a weights and measures complaint can do so by visiting datcap at datcp.wi.gov.
On the November 3rd ballot, Wisconsin Question 1 titled the Prohibit Partial Vito to Increase Tax or Fee Amendment is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment
scheduled for the November 3 ballot.
The proposed measure asks voters whether to amend Section 10.1c of Article 5 of the Wisconsin Constitution to explicitly prohibit the governor from using partial veto authority to create or increase any tax or fee.
A yes vote supports adding this restriction to executive veto powers, whereas a no vote opposes amending the Constitution, maintaining
the governor's current partial veto scope.
The measure was introduced by Republican Senator Chris Capenga and received unanimous support from legislative Republicans, while legislative Democrats voted against referring it to the ballot.
Supporters argue that the amendment rebalances authority to rewrite laws.
Opponents contend that restricting line item veto power makes it more difficult for future governors to address revenue shortfalls or adjust state budget priorities effectively.
Wisconsin governors have held partial veto powers over appropriation bills since 1930.
Previous constitutional amendments passed by voters in 1990 and 2008 incrementally limited this authority by forbidding the creation of new words from individual letters and banning the creation of new sentences by combining parts of multiple sentences.
Question 1
represents the next proposed constitutional limitation on the scope of the governor's line item veto authority.
There are two other questions on the ballot.
We'll cover those in the next two days as we prepare for November 3rd.
The City of Richland Center Planning Commission will convene for a public meeting Wednesday, October 28th at 5.30 p.m.
in the council room at the municipal building
Located at 450 South Main Street, the agenda includes multiple public hearings and formal consideration of land use applications and regulatory updates.
The first set of items involves a certified survey map.
Applications submitted by the Wisconsin Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists
who will be, which will begin with a public hearing followed by discussion and potential action on the proposed land division.
The commission will also hold a public hearing regarding a conditional use application submitted by Calerie LLC.
Action on this application will follow the public hearing.
Additionally, the meeting will feature a public hearing and action item concerning the repeal and replacement of Chapter 452, the Floodplain Zoning Ordinance, as mandated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Since 2009, Cady's COVERD has served as a crucial support system for Southwest Wisconsin Technical College students
facing food insecurity, recognizing that unexpected expenses, job losses, or rising living costs can disrupt a student's educational path.
The food pantry provides vital emergency and supplemental food assistance.
By removing the barrier of hunger, Cady's cupboard enables students to stay focused on their coursework and long-term goals.
The demand for this service continues to grow with 1,218 visits recorded during the 2025-2026 academic year alone.
Thanks to generous support from the community, including contributions through the Chargers Day of Giving and donations from Community First Bank and Go Macro,
The pantry continues to stock essential goods and nutrition.
As upcoming food drives work to replenish supplies, Katie's cupboard remains dedicated to ensuring no student has to choose between basic necessities and pursuing their education.
The Richland Center General Government Committee is scheduled to meet today at 5.30 p.m.
in the Council Room at the City Municipal Building.
The committee will address several routine items alongside important municipal updates, including the review and approval of the September 22 meeting minutes.
and the payment of bills.
Key action items on the agenda involve status updates on the property conveyance of 929 West Seminary Street to Lydia's House Ministries.
The ongoing Walmart property tax assessment challenge pending legal litigation in Richland County Circuit Court and proposed room tax ordinance amendments.
In addition, the committee will review contracts and agreements such as the reassignment of a developer agreement for 291 North Jefferson Street.
the 2027 EMS contract with Richland County and a draft Memorandum of Understanding regarding the redevelopment of the Richland campus.
Finally, members will discuss collective bargaining matters concerning a tentative agreement with the Richland Center Professional Police Association.
Celebrate the season and support regional artisans at the upcoming holiday market hosted at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center at Riverview Terrace in Spring Green.
The festive community event takes place Saturday, November 14th.
From 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m.
admission is free for all attendees.
Visitors can spend a day exploring a curated collection of handcrafted gifts, unique treasures and seasonal food offerings,
from talented Wisconsin makers.
Set against the scenic landscape of the driftless region, the market provides a family-friendly atmosphere filled with holiday cheer, local craftsmanship, and community spirit.
Whether you're looking for a one-of-a-kind present or seeking to enjoy a festive day out with family and friends,
The Holiday Market offers an ideal setting to shop local and celebrate together.
The Visitor Center is located at 5607 County Road C in Spring Green.
Additional details and event updates can be found online at the Tele-SN Preservation website.
The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help hospitals and transfusion centers stay prepared to help all patients
Two blood drives are being held Wednesday until they end at 2 p.m.
at Richland Center High School and 4 p.m.
at Weston High School.
A blood drive will also be held Friday from 9.30 to 1.30 at the Waniwok Public Library.
Appointments can be made by calling 800-RED-CROSS visiting redcrossblood.org or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor app.
Walkans are always welcome.
In recent months, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, DATCAP, has reported several scams that are targeting specific groups and people.
Michelle Reinet is with DATCAP.
This is an example of something that we want to bring to light, that they don't always cast the wide net.
We've been highlighting more and more examples where they are
making very specific scams for targeted groups because we know that consumers have not been trained that if a scam is too generic they'll catch on.
So these scammers are being very precise and using an opposite strategy where they're targeting small groups or even specific individuals in designing their scam with great detail and they're trying to be very convincing.
And so here in late August we heard from a deadcap consumer who
ran into a situation where a scammer posed as a farm equipment business and they sold fake equipment to this farmer who spent over $17,000 on a bulldozer only to end up empty-handed.
And these scams have been reported nationwide impacting the farming community, but really they're just fake listings on social media and on classified ads impersonating real businesses to draw in the farmers.
Scammers try luring in their victims by making the scam seem legitimate.
They're using real looking images.
They're including real product specifications and details.
They're sending purchase agreements and invoices that seem legitimate.
And then the scammer requests payment through a method that is irreversible.
In this case, it was a wire transfer.
They schedule the delivery date with the farmer, but then the equipment is never being delivered.
And again, by the time individuals are realizing this is all a scam, it's too late and these scammers have disappeared.
So a reminder to everyone that it can come in a wide net, the scams can, or they can come very targeted and specific to individual groups or individuals.
There are ways to verify.
the information is legitimate.
There are tips, you know, we need to take the time to put the tips in place.
And that means before buying based on any ad, we have to do that research and search online with the word scam and complaint and call the different organizations to see if they have any information.
Know that the top search results, they might be paid ads.
And so we need to scroll down past those ads and look for that unpaid search results.
Never send money to anyone who demands payment.
that wire transfer gift card cryptocurrency payment apps.
Use that credit card as often as possible because that allows us those extra protections.
And then try as best you can when you're purchasing a product to see it in person whenever possible because then we can determine if things are legitimate or if they're just created by artificial intelligence or completely made up.
If you believe you've been the victim of a scam, you can contact DATCAP's Consumer Protection Hotline by phone at 800-422-7128 or by email at datcphotline.gov.
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced a major investment of over $325 million across 42 projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, or RC.
This funding aims to empower American farmers, ranchers, and private landowners to enhance their operations, protect vital natural resources, and ensure the long-term productivity of agricultural lands.
The RCPP leverages public-private partnerships by pairing federal resources with private investments to tackle key environmental challenges locally.
Recent improvements to the program have streamlined administrative processes, providing partners and producers greater flexibility to implement targeted, effective conservation strategies.
Across the country, funded initiatives address diverse local priorities.
In Iowa, a multi-county project focuses on integrating cover crops, forage plantings, and watering systems to improve soil health and water quality while boosting livestock profitability.
In Georgia, efforts led by Tall Timbers Research Incorporated will restore long-leaf pine forests and protect 6,000 acres of working forest lands.
Meanwhile, Texas projects will conserve coastal prairies through voluntary agricultural easements, and Washington State initiatives led by the Lumination and Nooksack Indian Tribe aim to restore salmon habitats in the Nooksack River watershed.
The Kickapoo Middle School and high school choirs are thrilled to announce their upcoming Royals Variety Show, a spectacular concert celebrating iconic songs and legendary musicians.
throughout the years.
Audiences will be treated to dynamic large group numbers, intimate small group performances, and impressive soloists taking on timeless hits from music royalties such as Queen, Dolly Parton, Wicked, The Beatles, and many more.
The variety show will feature two performances in the Kekapu Auditorium, located at S6520 State Highway 131 in Viola.
The opening performance will take place Friday, November 6th at 7 p.m., followed by a matinee show Saturday, November 7th at 2 p.m.
Admission is free with free will donations, gratefully accepted, to support both the local food pantry and the Kickapoo Music Department.
The Sauk County Land Resources and Environment Department is hosting the 2027 Sauk County Youth Conservation Poster and Speaking Contest, offering local students in grades K through 12 a platform to engage with natural resource preservation.
Open to public, private and homeschooled students, these competitions encourage participants to explore critical environmental topics, express creative ideas and present solutions for local
and statewide conservation issues.
The poster contest invites artwork focused on the 2027 theme from Source 2C.
Every drop has a journey, while the speaking contest challenges students to deliver persuasive, fact-based speeches on soil and water conservation.
Both contests follow a path from local county judging through area and state levels, with top poster entries advancing to national competition.
Deadlines for all entries are set for Friday, January 8th, with local judging events taking place in mid-January in Baraboo.
The Ithaca School Foundation is hosting its fourth annual trivia night fundraiser Friday, November 6 from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
at the Ithaca High School Commons.
Doors open at 5.30 p.m.
and the main event will feature modernate moderation by Ithaca alumni Adam Hess.
Ron Brisboy and Phil need no word yet as to whether the trivia cowbell will be present.
Participation costs $10 per person with team size is limited to a maximum of eight people.
Space is restricted to 20 teams.
Total interested participants can pre-register by contacting Ron Brisboy at 608732-0322 or via email.
at brisboy b-r-i-s-b-o-i-s-1998 at gmail.com prior to the November 2nd deadline.
Walk-in teens will be welcomed on a first come first serve basis if space permits.
Attendees are welcome to bring their own snacks to the event while the Ithaca Class of 2030.
will be on site selling concessions.
All proceeds collected through the night will support the purchase and installation of a new senior class composite photo display case for the school.
Through a statewide fundraiser, more than 10,000 high-protein beef sticks have been delivered to Boys and Girls Clubs across Wisconsin.
The effort was organized by the Wisconsin Beef Council through its United Buy Beef Shirt Campaign, aimed at offering healthy snacks to local youth.
The donations reached several regional centers, including the Boys and Girls Club of West Central Wisconsin, the Boys and Girls Club of the Tri-County area, and the Boys and Girls Club of Oshkosh.
In total, 327 shirts
were sold with all proceeds directed toward purchasing beef sticks.
The overall impact was further amplified by Stone Ridge Wholesale Division LLC out of Kaloma, Wisconsin, which offered the products at a discounted rate.
Andy Gussert, director of the Wisconsin Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, noted that Wisconsin clubs serve over 2 million free meals and snacks annually to combat youth hunger.
He expressed gratitude for the partnership with the beef council, emphasizing how much the kids appreciate receiving real beef snacks in their lunches.
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Thomas J. Tommy Nelapinsky, 92 of Muscaday, died Wednesday, October 21st at Dove Healthcare in Fenimore.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 28th at 10 a.m.
at the Pratt Funeral Home in Muscaday, with burial to follow in the St.
John's Catholic Cemetery.
The Pratt Funeral Anchorimation Service is assisting the family with their arrangements.
Tommy is survived by his sister Betty Asim of Madison, one niece and two nephews.
Thomas J. Tommy Nalupinsky, 92 of Muscaday.
Ellen Grace Klingeman Clock 83 of Rockbridge died Thursday, October 22nd in Mandovi.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 29th at 11 a.m.
at the Pratt Memorial Chapel with burial to follow in the Woodstock Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday at the Pratt Memorial Chapel from 9 a.m.
until the time of service.
Ellen is survived by her son,
Richard and Cindy Clock, siblings, Marilyn and Carlisle Peckham and Bob and Loretta Klingerman, two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, honorary children and friends, Ellen Grace Klingerman Clock, 83, of Rockbridge.
Lois Ruth Moe Anderson Ersin, 88,
of Richland Center died peacefully Thursday, October 22nd, surrounded by family.
Services will be held Friday, October 30th at 11 o'clock at St.
John's Lutheran Church in Richland Center.
Visitation will be held
Thursday from three o'clock until seven o'clock with a short service by the Delta Kappa Gamma Society at seven o'clock at St.
John's Lutheran Church.
Visitation will also be held at St.
John's Friday from 10 o'clock until the time of service at 11.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St.
John's Lutheran Church of Richland Center or to youth with a mission, ywam.org, the Pratt Funeral and Cremation Service.
is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Lois Erzine is survived by her sisters Rachel Jackson and Eleanor Moe, a brother Curtis and Mary Moe, daughters Anne and Scott Fisher, Joy and Dave Coyne and Carrie and Bill Pink.
Stepchildren Chris Erzine
Eric and Dee Dee Urseen and Christy Urseen, 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, many beloved nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Lois, Ruth, Moe, Anderson, Urseen, 88 of Richland Center.
Dorothy Elaine Munn's 96th of Bear Valley died Saturday, October 24th at home.
A mass of Christian burial will be held Friday, October 30th at 11 a.m.
at St.
Killian's Catholic Church in Bear Valley with visitation from 9.30 a.m.
Until the time of service, burial will follow in the church's cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the St.
Kilian's Catholic Cemetery Association.
The Clary Memorial Funeral Home assisted the family with the arrangements.
Dorothy is survived by her brother-in-law, Paul Munse, several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Dorothy Elaine Munse, 96 of Bear Valley.
Randall
Kay Nimix, 80 of Blue River, died Sunday, October 25th at the Richland Hospital.
Funeral services will be held Friday at the Clary Memorial Funeral Home with visitation from 10 a.m.
until the time of service at 11.
There will be a celebration of life lunch at 11.30 a.m.
with burial at the Richland Center Cemetery following the lunch.
Survivors include Randall's wife Jan Nimix,
Children, Nikki and Dana Doskacil and Kent and Amy Nimitz.
Two stepchildren, Jennifer Tash and John and Benita Mahalan.
Brother, Kenny and Trish Nimitz, sister Peggy and Bob Grilinski.
Four grandchildren, one stepgrandchild, many other relatives and friends.
Randall K. Nimitz.
80 of Blue River.
Thomas Lee Marshall.
68 of Richland Center died Sunday at the Richland Hospital after a hard fought battle with cancer.
A funeral mass will be held Saturday, October 31 at 11 o'clock at St.
Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Richland Center.
Burial will be in the Fancy Creek Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at the Stafford Funeral Home in Richland Center Friday from 4 o'clock until 7 o'clock and Saturday at the church from 9.30 until the time of Mass at 11.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St.
Mary's Catholic School or a charity of your choice.
Tom Marshall is survived by his sons, Alex and Cammy Marshall, Andrew and Andrew Andy Marshall, their mother, Deb Marshall, four grandchildren, three sisters, Janine Marshall, Wendy and Richard Marshall, Anselia and Roger Rush, brother, Greg and Ingrid Marshall, brothers-in-law, John and Jack Hasburg.
Ron and Leanne Hasberg, Bill Hasberg, Rod Reitz, and Colleen Strater, sisters-in-law Franny Hasberg and Doug Muller, and Patty Hasberg, several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends, Thomas Lee Marshall, 68th of Richland Center.
James Robert
Jim Allbaugh of Shawnaw, Wisconsin, formerly of Richland Center, died Thursday, October 15th.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday at Hope Church of Shawnaw, beginning with coffee, donuts, and visitation.
From 9 a.m.
until noon, the celebration of life will begin at noon, followed by a white luncheon.
Everyone is welcome.
The family is planning a local gathering of remembrance in Richland Center in the coming weeks.
When a date, location, and time are finalized, they will release the information here via WRCO.
Swedberg Funeral Home and Hope Church, both of Shawno, are assisting the family with the arrangements.
Jim is survived by his wife, Mary, sons, Todd Albaugh and Mike and Emily Ulysses, daughter, Heather,
and Michael Galoy, sisters Peggy Olbaugh and Mary Olbaugh, two grandchildren, former wife Linda Wallace, several nieces, nephews, countless wrestlers, runners, assistant coaches, and friends, James Robert Jim Olbaugh of Shawnaw, Wisconsin, formerly of Richland Center.
Kimberly
Ann Kim Fry, 55 of Richland Center, died Tuesday, October 20 at UW Hospital in Madison.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.
at Clary Memorial Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 9 a.m.
and continuing until the time of service.
Burial will follow at the Basswood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family.
Survivors include her husband, John Fry, son, Logan Fry, daughter, Lindsay Fry and A.J.
Ballerud, mother, Anne Shitwood, brother, Kevin Shitwood, sister, Sarah and Jeremy Byrd, father-in-law Robert Fry, brothers-in-law David and Mary Fry and Bobby Fry, sisters-in-law Jan Holloway, Lisa McGlynn,
and Chris Fry, many other nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Kimberly Ann Kim Fry, 55 of Richland Center.