Abbotsford News

Willow Oehmichen, 8, of Abbotsford, beamed with pride as she accepted the first-place trophy for showing her fall calf, named Ebony Hero, at the Wisconsin Holstein Association District 4 Holstein Show on Saturday at the Marshfield Fairgrounds.

A bipartisan proposal that would help Wisconsin entrepreneurs obtain investment capital to expand their start-up businesses and create jobs is on its way to passing through the state Legislature.

In just more than a year, Dan Hannula turned an Abbotsford company on the verge of liquidation into a growing business.

The blood drive starts at 12:30 p.m. and donors will be accepted until 5:30 p.m. in the Public Learning Center at Abbotsford City Hall.

You only need to bring the lid; weighted gauges or "jigglers" cannot be checked.