Over my 20 years practicing medicine, I have seen many changes in how we care for patients. Change is not only expected in medicine — it is essential.

As new evidence emerges from research, observation and clinical experience, recommendations evolve. This evidence-based process is how vaccines, including the hepatitis B (HBV) vaccine, have been developed and refined over decades to demonstrate both safety and effectiveness.

Morning chores when we were dairy farming consisted of hours of work before we came back in the house for breakfast. Opting to tend to the animals before we ate, my husband and I were on the same page.

Beans and Banter, a podcast hosted by NiCole and Keith Fischer, the owners of The Mill in Bonduel, debuted in December 2025.

“Grab your coffee and stay as long as you want” is NiCole Fischer’s vision of The Mill, a popular coffee lounge, boutique and bourbon retailer, opened by the Fischers in late 2023, a vision that carries over to the Beans and Banter podcasts.

Our winter birds are enjoying the bounty of our feeders and, likewise, we are enjoying watching them on these cold and often gray winter days. We have upped our game this winter and joined Project FeederWatch. Now not only do we identify the species of birds we are seeing, but also record their numbers.

Garrett Rogowski has a lot on his plate and wouldn’t want it any other way.

As administrator of the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District, a position he has held since 2009, he deals with budgets, staffing and overseeing a district that includes three schools in two communities.

He’s also in his seventh season of coaching the Chargers boys basketball team.

Isabela Booth, left, and Sofia Booth with the Tri-County 4-H work to decorate some planters in one of the classes for Spark Saturday, held Jan. 10 at Shawano Community High School. Spark Saturday gave current and prospective 4-H members a chance to see what was available to youths who join a 4-H club.