Experts say departments must boost morale, get creative with hiring and training and address the mental health toll the job takes. Waukesha County offers an example. Brown County’s 911 dispatcher shortage is relentless. What will it take to fix it? is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
Dozens of volunteers participated in this summer’s point-in-time count of homelessness, documenting an increase of people who lacked shelter. Some volunteers previously experienced homelessness themselves. Homelessness is increasing in Brown County. These volunteers traded a night’s sleep to document the challenge is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.| Wisconsin Watch
A University of Wisconsin-Madison program educates renters about how to find affordable housing, what to ask landlords and more. It also trains people to teach others in their community.| Wisconsin Watch
Though you won’t become a millionaire panning for gold in Indiana, today’s recreational gold hunters have a lot of fun sloshing around Hoosier creeks in search of the shiny metal that led many a conquistador to his doom. Around 1900, however, Indiana farmers and geologists explored the possibility that the hills of Brown, Monroe, and Morgan … Continue reading "Indiana’s “Pot of Gold”"| The Indiana History Blog
Columbus, Indiana, is a charming town with a rich architectural heritage and plenty to offer, especially in the fall. There is always debate if fall is the best| columbus.in.us