A kilowatt-hour of electricity saved is valuable. But in a system increasingly reliant on intermittent sources like wind and solar, that energy is worth a lot more at certain times of the day.
A second round of identical funding will be released next year, bringing the total to more than $411 million in allocations to Wisconsin communities with fewer than 50,000 residents.
Under the direction of Gov. Tony Evers, the DNR is working to add some fluorinated compounds, collectively known as PFAS, to a list of regulated contaminants in drinking water, groundwater and surface water.
Here they come: More than 80 entries have arrived for our popular River Valley Media Group Big Buck Contest. Here are all of the entries so far, and you can share yours at go.lacrossetribune.com/bigbuck2021.
In a rare sighting, the first barn owl nest was documented in the state of Wisconsin in more than two decades after a La Crosse resident spotted an owlet in their backyard, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.
Relive the sights of yesteryear through the Chippewa Herald's weekly Time Capsule series with short stories and photos of events and places provided from the Chippewa Area History Center.
Relive the sights of yesteryear through the Chippewa Herald's weekly Time Capsule series with short stories and photos of events and places provided from the Chippewa Area History Center.
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At one time Bethesda Lutheran Home was one of the largest employers in Jefferson County but its 400 acre campus has been leveled, its group homes in Wisconsin sold and the company is about to change its name.
The windows were removed from a Bethesda chapel, restored and installed in the Good Shepherd sanctuary in Watertown.
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