06 July 2022

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Wheat Can Do It,  How War in Ukraine  Impacts Rural Wisconsin

Wheat Can Do It, How War in Ukraine Impacts Rural Wisconsin


Wheat Can Do It, How War in Ukraine Impacts Rural Wisconsin Wheat, corn and seed oils produced locally – as well as the machinery that helps farmers do so – will play a large role as Russo-Ukrainian War creates “perfect storm” of economic dilemmas MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR When Russian military forces invaded neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, the implications for the planet

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Mercury Racing Fuels  Future of Wide Open

Mercury Racing Fuels Future of Wide Open


Mercury Racing Fuels Future of Wide Open Mercury Racing, a global provider of highperformance marine propulsion systems, continued its commitment to students pursuing careers in skilled trades and marine propulsion by issuing four scholarships. For the fourth year in a row, Mercury Racing presented two Fond du Lac, Wis.-area high school students with Excellence in Trade Scholarships. These

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Who’s Been Spitting on My Plants?

Who’s Been Spitting on My Plants?


Who’s Been Spitting on My Plants? CAROL SHIRK CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENER Carol Shirk Have you seen frothy white spit-like masses on your plants this spring? The aptly named spittlebug makes these deposits after creating a spittle-like secretion by combining air with excess fluid secretions from the sap they consume. Notably, however, it isn’t really spittle – it comes out the other

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Sword Field just Weeks from Completion

Sword Field just Weeks from Completion


Sword Field just Weeks from Completion The bulk of construction for Horicon school district’s athletic complex – named Sword Field by naming-rights sponsor Fred F. Schwertfeger – will take place this month with the track and turf coming soon. The total cost for the project at present is just shy of $4 million, according to numbers provided by district administrator Rich Appel. The

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