May 19, 2025
‘Pay attention and slow your life down’: A plea for work zone safety headed into holiday weekend
By Lane Kimble
DEFOREST, Wis. -- Jeff Dudman’s red, white and blue sweatshirt calls on drivers to do two things: “move over and slow down.” The sweatshirt also covers two kinds of pain: physical and emotional. “Now that…
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May 16, 2025
A great day to shoot some clays: Spring Tournament draws sellout crowd for fun-filled afternoon
By Lane Kimble
CASCADE, Wis. -- Most major construction projects require a combination of asphalt, concrete, and well-functioning equipment to get the job done. Fitting, then, a combination of guys from all of those worlds joined forces to…
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May 15, 2025
Eau Claire-area junior wins Work Zone Safe Wisconsin scholarship after taking course on dad’s suggestion
By Lane Kimble
Most teens who take the Work Zone Safe Wisconsin course do so because their driver’s education teacher required it. Not so for our latest scholarship winner. Evalin Hammett, 17, says her dad heard about WTBA’s…
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May 14, 2025
WTBA Environmental Committee covers wide-ranging agenda during Wednesday meeting
By Lane Kimble
WTBA’s largest committee packed a ton of important information and updates into its latest meeting at the WTBA offices this week. The Environmental Committee covered nonmetallic mining regulations, ATCP 93, federal orders and rule changes,…
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