Let’s just get this right out there – whatever I did to whomever years ago that made you angry enough to place a curse on my power equipment – I am sorry.
- Will Dunham Reuters
WASHINGTON — Scientists are documenting a planetary system in the Milky Way galaxy that is so starkly dissimilar to our own solar system that they are struggling to find the proper terminology to describe it.
- Ellie Kluetzman For Agri-View
As we sail through life there are the big things which affect our lives – and the small things. I had the opportunity in early March to visit my older brother Chuck in Texas. He had been fighting Stage 4 lung cancer for going on three years and his fight had become futile.
- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
HAYWARD, Wis. – Those who grow up on a family farm develop touchstones that define life. Those touchstones act as guideposts to gauge honesty, trust and cooperation. Often seemingly ordinary events on a farm become extraordinary due to the mix of work, personalities in a family and unpredict…
- Climate Central
Dangerous heat has been spreading across much of the United States as a prolonged heat wave spread from the western United States eastward to the Midwest and South.
- Steven Martinez and Caden Perry Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An estimated EF-2 tornado devastated the Fox Cities Monday, July 27, tearing through homes and businesses, downing power lines and closing major roadways.
- USA Today - News
Manderfield's Home Bakery - Menasha was destroyed by a July 27, 2026 storm, which struck Menasha and the western Fox Cities.
- USA Today - News
The City of Menasha declared a state of disaster on July 27 following severe storms and a tornado. An emergency shelter for residents is open at Christ the Rock Community Church, W6254 U.S. 10., Menasha.
- Lynn Grooms For Agri-View
McKenna Reichling remembers her big brother, Myles Reichling, for his outgoing and sometimes wild personality. In addition to working with his farming family, he enjoyed bowling, snowmobiling, trucks, sports cars and riding his Harley Davidson.
A powerful tornado left behind extreme damage in the town of Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 27.
- Fox - Milwaukee
A destructive storm slammed into Menasha on Monday, July 27. The storm, which likely produced at least an EF-2 tornado, damaged or destroyed countless homes and businesses. A boil water order is in effect and thousands are without power.
- USA Today - News
The National Weather Service said Menasha received at least EF-2 tornado damage, which means wind gusts were between 111 and 135 mph..
- USA Today - News
The City of Menasha declared a state of disaster on July 27 following severe storms and a tornado. An emergency shelter for residents is open at Christ the Rock Community Church, W6254 U.S. 10., Menasha.
- USA Today - Vertical
Watch video of storm damage in Menasha after severe storms moved through the Fox Valley
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- John Sumwalt For Agri-View
Donald Jossart told me one of the most remarkable “lost and found” stories I have ever heard. He lives on a farm near Sugar Bush and Luxembourg in Brown County, Wisconsin. He called to recommend a book after reading one of my columns.
- Jerry Davis For Agri-View
Squirrels sploot, plants wilt, corn and crabgrass make do with a special photosynthesis path, deer find backyard shade trees, birds bathe, rattlesnakes thermoregulate and hogs wallow. Those are ways some organisms cope. Others live through heat as best they can. Garden pole beans, however, a…
- Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View
Joan Mueller found comfort with a farm dog. She lived life to its fullest. Simple things such as gardening, baking, knitting, sewing and painting brought her much joy. But it was her husband, Asa Mueller, who made her life complete. Together they enjoyed many outdoor activities – and always …
- Ann Robinson Iowa State University
A new grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support work to engage rural households who depend on private wells to understand drinking water quality and address potential problems.
- Brad Brooks, Maria Tsvetkova and Andrew Hay Reuters
Wildfire smoke blanketed the eastern U.S. from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C., on Friday, floodwaters tore through Texas's Hill Country for a third day, and new fires erupted in the Pacific Northwest overnight, with 68 large blazes burning in 15 states.
- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
BARNEVELD, Wis. – People often look to books to find heroes; history books are full of them. Pages come alive with the inspiring acts of Joan of Arc, who led a battle to protect her country. Other pages note heroic acts in battle performed by people like Ernest Evans who commanded a small U.…
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- John Sumwalt For Agri-View
There was once a deeply troubled church that could not keep any pastor for more than a year or two. Eight pastors had come and gone in 11 years, all of them at the request of the congregation after controversy with one of the longtime leaders. The church blamed the bishop for sending them in…
- Jerry Davis For Agri-View
Visiting an American-chestnut tree can still be a celebration even though it’s not what it would have been 125 years ago. After reading the American Chestnut Foundation’s book “Mighty Giants: An American Anthology” one could daydream what it might have been like in 1901. That was just prior …