Few can argue that the coronavirus pandemic has created unforeseen challenges for farmers. It’s one of the reasons why Gov. Tony Evers announc…
May 17-23 is the 46th annual National EMS Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate Emergency medical services (EM…
The COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent safer-at-home order has led many residents to show their creative side – creativity in working from h…
Next week, during National Newspaper Week (Oct. 6-12), we hope our readers will recognize the service of newspapers and their employees to the…
Registration for the 2020 Wisconsin Civics Games opened on Monday, Sept. 16, at www.wisconsincivicsgames.com.
With June just days away, many Wisconsinites begin thinking about vacations, warmer weather and being outdoors. All Wisconsinites should be th…
“Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. It is also the product of these activities…
“Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. It is also the product of these activities…
Last week, the staff of The Herald-Independent and McFarland Thistle discovered a candidate for local office drafted their own endorsement let…
Early in 2018, the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission (WWICC), the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (SHGTUS) and Wa…
In recent years, civic education in schools across the country has been on the decline. Just look at the last national civics assessment, in w…
This year’s theme for National Newspaper Week, observed next week Oct. 7-13, is “Journalism Matters.” Look no further than the comments of Bru…
In a victory for newspapers across the country, the International Trade Commission voted unanimously last week to reverse tariffs imposed on n…
Newsprint is the paper on which newspapers, and many other products, are printed. You’re holding it in your hands right now.
In today’s polarized political environment, there is one thing on which all parties should be able to agree: Transparency at all levels of gov…
McFarland residents approved a multimillion dollar ballot measure to upgrade their schools.
Civil asset forfeiture is the procedure by which law enforcement agencies can seize assets and property they suspect were the proceeds of a cr…
While it may seem refreshing to see bipartisan cooperation in the legislature, why does that seem to only happen when the shared goal is to ob…
Every four years, dissatisfied voters paint presidential elections as choosing the lesser of two evils.
Rep. Gary Hebl (D-Sun Prairie) and Sen. Mark Miller (D-Monona) have introduced legislation that would undo changes in the 2015-17 biennial sta…
