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Sen. Ron Johnson and Gov. Evers toured Fort McCoy and met with military leaders as roughly 1,000 Afghan refugees are already at the Wisconsin military base.

Ron Johnson visited Fort McCoy Wednesday morning, where he said he saw men, women and children settling into the base.

By Wednesday morning, the U.S. military evacuated another 11,000 people from the Kabul airport and some Afghan evacuees have started arriving at Fort McCoy near Tomah, Wisconsin.

New solar facility looks to increase renewable energy in Portage County Unmute AMHERST, Wis. (WAOW) -- Despite delays due to COVID, Northwind Solar isn't slowing down. On Monday afternoon they opened their new facility, showing off not only the future of their business, but also the future of solar power in Portage County. Northwind Solar is looking to bring more renewable energy to the area as recovery from the pandemic continues. "This spring has been great, and this is really our first event, with the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum here, visiting and learni...

Wisconsin Rapids City Times Mill Bill heads to governor’s desk By City Times staff MADISON – A bill authored by Sen. Patrick Testin (Stevens Point) and Rep. Scott Krug (town of Rome), designed to help restart the Verso Mill, passed in the state Senate on June 30, after passing the Assembly on June 22. The bill is designed to allow for the use of federal pandemic stimulus/relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 to create a loan to aid in the mill’s purchase. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) would be the entity making the loa...