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More Central Wisconsin towns experiencing problems with missing mail

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August 23, 2024

More Central Wisconsin towns experiencing problems with missing mail

SAXEVILLE, Wis. (WBAY) – We’re learning new details about missing mail residents from our viewing area are experiencing, causing them to receive late payment notices when they say they paid their bills on time.

Since our story aired earlier this month, more people have reached out to Action 2 News saying they too are missing mail.

Saxeville-Springwater Fire Chief Alex Peterson knew something wasn’t quite right when he spoke with the department’s landscaping company, who accused them of failing to pay their bill for services.

“When he did that I said, ‘Man I swore I paid you,’ and I reached out to my administrative assistant who does all our bill paying and she looked back and said yeah July 3rd I sent out a payment to them,” said Peterson.

The fire department then received late notices from their utility and internet providers before learning a check for $3,000 that was sent to the Poy Sippi Fire Department following a fundraising event never made it to their intended recipients.

Peterson also owns A-J’s Dock Services. He had similar conversations with his customers about not receiving payment for work he did.

“I had customers that sent checks to me that day that I never received and I just actually reached out to them last week and I’m like ‘Hey I never got paid from you,’ and they said ‘Well I sent the check,’ and I asked ‘Was it on July 3rd by chance?’ and it was.”

That’s the same date a Clintonville woman says she mailed out her payment to her utility company but they never got it. She told Action 2 News earlier this month that Clintonville Utilities told her “the mail in two trucks is lost.”

Peterson heard a similar story from his bank after they reached out to multiple post offices in the area, saying mail was lost or stolen at the sorting facility in Milwaukee.

He says he filed a complaint on August 1st with the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General, asking to be reimbursed for the $30 check-canceling fee as well as late fees on bills.

USPS responded the next day stating they were going to forward Peterson’s complaint to the Milwaukee sorting facility to do an internal investigation. He has not heard anything since then.

“Things happen, I understand sometimes mail gets lost but if it goes completely missing because somebody stole it well now I’ve got concerns about it because it’s costing us money and potentially stealing people’s identity and social security numbers and everything else that goes through the mail,” said Peterson.

We reached out to USPS again asking specifically what happened. They responded “At this time, I do not have an update on this issue. We’re making every effort to ensure this is resolved as quickly as possible.”

As some USPS customers grow more frustrated with the continued lack of answers, the fire department is now looking into online electronic payments so they don’t have to worry about lost mail again.

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Wisconsin primary election: Brown County, Green Bay area race results

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February 17, 2026

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Wisconsin primary election: Brown County, Green Bay area race results

Some Wisconsinites head to the polls Tuesday, Feb. 17, for just a handful of contested primary races. The spring primary determines who advances to the general election April 8. In Wisconsin, spring elections are for nonpartisan races, as opposed to fall elections. Nonpartisan public office includes courts, school boards and local councils. There are no statewide races on the primary ballot, but voters will get to vote for State Supreme Court in April.

Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Wisconsin. Results aren’t available until after the polls close at 8 p.m. Get results for three contested Brown County Board races and five contested Green Bay City Council races.

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Merrill FD rescues man who fell through ice on Wisconsin River

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February 16, 2026

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Merrill FD rescues man who fell through ice on Wisconsin River

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAW) – The Merrill Fire Department rescued a man after he fell through the ice around 10:45 a.m. on Monday.

According to a Facebook post, crews responded to Council Grounds on the Wisconsin River, just below the Alexander Hydro Dam.

The man fell through the ice and was stranded on a nearby island.

Crews used a rapid deployment craft to rescue the man. They also recovered his sled and ice shanty from the water.

No injuries were reported.

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Wisconsin bill proposes $35 insulin caps as prices surge

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February 16, 2026

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Wisconsin bill proposes insulin caps as prices surge

APPLETON, Wis. — Wisconsin could be the 30th state with insulin price caps. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit the amount insurance companies can charge for insulin.

One in eleven Wisconsinites lives with this disease, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Insulin is a life-saving medication for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes means a person’s body has completely stopped making insulin. Those who have Type 2 diabetes have bodies that produce insulin, but the cells don’t respond to insulin the way they should.

Julia Flaherty has Type 1 diabetes, so she needs daily insulin injections to live. Flaherty said even with using her health insurance and insulin co-pay cards, insulin prices are astronomical.

“I usually pay close to $200 each time I need to refill both of my insulin,” Flaherty said.

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Wisconsin could be the 30th state with insulin price caps if state lawmakers can pass a bill that would limit the amount insurance companies can charge for insulin

One in eleven Wisconsinites lives with this disease, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health

Insulin is a life-saving medication for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

In 1923, Sir Frederick Banting sold his insulin patent for a symbolic dollar to the University of Toronto because he believed it was unethical to profit from his life-saving invention and nowadays, insulin can cost over $300

Julia Flaherty has lived with Type 1 diabetes since 2004 and is now a diabetes advocate. She said some diabetic are “taking less than they should because they can’t afford the amount that they should be filling at the pharmacy counter”

Flaherty has lived with Type 1 diabetes since 2004 and is now a diabetes advocate. She said to offset insulin costs, some diabetics are forced to make risky health decisions.

“They’re taking less than they should because they can’t afford the amount that they should be filling at the pharmacy counter, and when you’re rationing your insulin, it can lead to severe complications, like diabetic ketoacidosis, which can be life-threatening,” Flaherty said.

In 1923, Sir Frederick Banting sold his insulin patent for a symbolic dollar to the University of Toronto. Banting believed it was unethical to profit from his life-saving invention.

Nowadays, insulin can cost over $300. Flaherty said this price surge for a life-saving medication is deeply troubling.

“When I’m paying those high prices at the pharmacy counter, I often think about that and wish that my prices were lower because then I could focus less on the costs,” Flaherty said.

That’s why lawmakers decided to do something about it.

“Twenty-nine other states in this country have some type of price cap when it comes to insulin. Wisconsin needs to be the 30th state,” state Sen. Brad Pfaff, D-La Crosse, said.

Pfaff helped introduce the bill that would cap insulin prices in Wisconsin at $35 a month. He said the fight to lower insulin costs is personal.

“My son has Type 1 diabetes. Compared to the price that we pay, versus what it costs to manufacture, process, and distribute, the manufacturer is making a tremendous amount of money here, and that is why I think it’s long overdue that Wisconsin moves forward and caps the price of insulin,” Pfaff said.

The bill would provide a stable, affordable solution for the thousands who need insulin, but Flaherty said she questions the future if this legislation stalls.

She said insulin copay cards are a temporary fix.

“There’s no guarantee that these programs will continue to exist, and when you live with this disease that requires insulin to survive, you’re anxious about when will these programs be eliminated?” Flaherty said.

Pfaff said there is bipartisan support for this bill. He said he hopes to get it through both houses of the legislature and signed by the governor this calendar year.

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