Independence News

With the extended deadline looming to apply for stimulus funding for the town's third stormwater pond project, the Town Board has approved a $648,470 contract to build the Independence Drive pond.

This Thanksgiving more than 3,200 Wisconsin soldiers will celebrate the holiday in Iraq.

The city's proposed 2010 budget can be viewed on the city's Web site, www.two-rivers .org. Print copies also are available for review at the Lester Public Library and at the city manager's office at City Hall.

A Independence, Wisconsin couple on their way to the hospital for the delivery of their second child, didn't quite make it.

A big I-Team investigation found transportation companies putting riders' safety at risk.

Milwaukee, WI 53205 414-344-5745 Fax: 414-344-3005 Homeless shelter that serves single women with children.

Wisconsin Place Names Until the 1763 Treaty of Paris, all of Canada, Wisconsin and what is now Marinette County were part of New France.

Nov. 3, 2009 1:50 p.m. CleanTech Partners of Madison will receive up to $14.5 million in funding from the federal stimulus package to fund energy efficiency projects at Wisconsin paper mills and factories.

Clean Tech Partners , a private, nonprofit organization in Middleton that invests in emerging energy-saving technologies, will receive up to $14.5 million in stimulus funds for the installation of energy efficient equipment across the state.

Students in finance classes at D.C. Everest Senior High School got involved in Wisconsin Money Smart Week.

BATH, Maine - The Navy's need for speed is being answered by a pair of warships that have reached freeway speeds during testing at sea.

Some banks are now taking another look at the tools they use for security. The Independence State Bank has a branch just down the road from the Bremer Bank in Elk Mound that was robbed Wednesday.

After a recent string of bank robberies in western Wisconsin, some bank employees are taking extra precaution.

Public forum: How can MPS better educate the children of Milwaukee? 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Riverside University High School, 1615 E. Locust Street Panelists: Mayor Tom Barrett, state Department of Administration Secretary Michael Morgan and Milwaukee School Board member Larry Miller Moderators: Aldermen Nik Kovak, Milele A. Coggs and Ashanti Hamilton ...

Door County supervisors showed their commitment toward increasing the community's energy independence on Tuesday, when they passed a resolution expressing support for a statewide energy initiative known as the '25x25' resolution.

Brown County Judge J.D. McKay's ruling in Green Bay Press-Gazette v. City of Green Bay was a victory for the idea of open government.

The Heart of Wisconsin Business Alliance, in collaboration with Centergy-Central Wisconsin Alliance for Economic Development, has brought together central Wisconsin interests in green energy and bio-refining to form a sector group to explore opportunities in this emerging industry.

Law enforcement in one town is getting more people and equipment because of almost half a million dollars in grant money.

Village leaders hope to study how a byproduct from a local chemical producer could be used to generate sustainable power.

Boasting environmentalists such as Aldo Leopold and Gaylord Nelson, Wisconsin has a range of resources that experts say could make the state a leader in the race toward gaining energy independence.