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Gift cards make great last-minute gifts

December 23, 2009 By

Giving a gift card seems like a good idea, but there are pros and cons to the convenient, spur-of-the-moment, slightly better-than-a-wad-of-cash gift.

“It’s always the perfect size and the perfect color” for that person who’s hard to shop for.

Susan Bach with the Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin cautions buyers to be aware of different types of fees. She says service fees, maintenance fees, and inactivity fees will all diminish the monetary value of that original gift — for the buyer and the recipient. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Uncategorized

Rain’s a pain

December 23, 2009 By
Plows were out in Madison on Tuesday

Plows were out in Madison on Tuesday

It’s beginning to look a lot like a wet Christmas Eve is shaping up across much of Wisconsin. A winter storm system will dump a messy mix of precipitation across southern Wisconsin Thursday through Christmas Eve, and Weather Central meteorologist Brian Olson says that’s going to be a mess.

“In addition to three quarters to perhaps half an inch of to perhaps an inch of rain, there’s a ton of snow melt” from the last winter storm which rolled through the region two weeks ago, dumping up to 16 inches of snow in some locations. “And this wasn’t a fluffy snow to begin with, so there’s a lot of water content in that,” says Olson. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Weather

Charges expected in livestock shootings

December 23, 2009 By
Trenton W. Hollister

Trenton W. Hollister

Officials in Barron and Dunn Counties say they now have two suspects, in connection with several incidents of livestock being shot in late November. 

Two animals were found dead November 30th in Dunn County, and the following day a third animal died from its injuries. The same day in Barron County, five cows were shot. All of the animals died or had to be put down. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime & Courts

No need to rush on health care

December 23, 2009 By

As the Senate continues work on its version of a national health care reform bill, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) says he still has some major concerns about the package.  Ryan says the proposal is the height of fiscal and economic responsibility, and he believes it will damage the nation’s economy and the health care system. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Medicine

Higher gas prices won’t deter holiday travelers

December 23, 2009 By

Gas is a buck more than a year ago at this time, but that’s not stopping people from fulfilling their year-end travel plans.

In fact, even more people are traveling this holiday season when compared to last year, despite the higher price for fuel. Beth Mosher is with Triple-A. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transportation
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