The Durand City Council has decided to exclude OR Hanson Park from a proposed dog park. The Council voted 5-1 to exclude the park, citing opposition from area neighbors, along with other residents feeling the land should be used for housing instead of a park. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the 5 acres is one of the last areas in the city limits that are available for building. Because of the vote, the Mayor will direct the city administrator to contact the Durand-Arkansaw School District to discuss returning the land to the district, and then the district would have the option of selling the land to a private party.
The Durand-Arkansaw School Board has a new member. Cathy Asher was appointed to the board to replace Tammy Hoyt who resigned in August. Asher represents the town of Durand and the City of Durand.
One person was injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Hwy 10 near Tracey Valley Road on Monday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriffs Department, 18yr old Jeremiah Parson of rural Strum was traveling westbound on Hwy 10 when he passed a vehicle in a no-passing zone and left the roadway to avoid a head-on collision with an eastbound vehicle. Parson suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital. He was also cited for passing in a no-passing zone.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wednesday announced that the Durand Sportsmen’s Club of Pepin County was named the DNR's 2021 Wisconsin Hunter Education Instructor Group of the Year. Following statewide nominations to the DNR hunter education awards committee, the Durand Sportsmen’s Club was selected by peers based upon the group’s exceptional record providing training and education for over 30 years. Since the 1950s, this all-volunteer organization has had members sharing their expertise and skills. This award from the DNR honors their outstanding dedication to hunter safety education. Anyone who has significantly advanced the cause of safe hunting on a voluntary basis through extraordinary service in training or education is eligible.
The kind words and remembrances continue to pour in for former Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer. He passed away unexpectedly Tuesday at age 67. His fellow law enforcement officials remember Cramer as a dedicated sheriff, but also a community leader. His family is remembering him as a dedicated family man. There is no word yet on what caused his death. There's also no word about funeral arrangements.
Prosecutors say Cashton educator Michelle Herricks made a list of teachers’ names accompanied by phrases like “shoot em, stab em, blow em up.” Herricks tried to make it look like two students left the threatening note in a school hallway but a security camera captured her actions. W-K-B-T/T-V reports she and prosecutors have reached a diversion agreement that will keep her out of jail. If she completes a two-year program of therapy, community service, and paying court fees, she won’t have to serve time.
A pending freight rail strike is already impacting Amtrak passenger service in Wisconsin and the nation. On Tuesday, Amtrak announced the cancellation of all trips on three long-distance routes, including the Empire Builder through Wisconsin, with stops in Tomah and La Crosse, and Minnesota stops including Winona and Red Wing. In an updated statement Wednesday afternoon, Amtrak said all of its long-distance train services will be canceled starting Thursday. While Amtrak’s workforce is not affected by the potential strike, its passenger trains share tracks with freight trains, and those tracks are owned by freight railroads
Minnesota-based C-H-S, the nation’s highest-grossing ag cooperative, is paying out one billion dollars to its members -- four times last year’s number and by far the largest annual payout in its history. C-H-S says it reflects a windfall the cooperative received as farmers in much of the U-S saw a large jump in their income, fueled by the war in Ukraine and surging global demand for food and fuel -- another area where C-H-S has significant operations. C-H-S member-owners will receive 500 million dollars in cash over the coming year, with a like amount to be distributed in equity redemptions.
Minnesota nurses in the Twin Cities and Duluth are heading back to work after a three-day strike. Some 15-thousand nurses walked off the job earlier this week after failing to reach agreements with 15 different hospitals on pay and staffing levels. No new negotiations are scheduled this week between the Minnesota Nurses Association and hospital leaders. Nurses have been working without a contract since March.
The latest Marquette Law School poll shows a toss-up between Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson and Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes for Johnson's senate seat. Today's poll shows 49 percent support for Johnson and 48 percent support for Barnes. Last month Barnes led Johnson 51 percent to 44 percent. In the race for governor, Governor Tony Evers has 47 percent support, while Republican challenger Tim Michels has 44 percent.
Ruined Coast Guard stations along Lake Michigan will be getting rebuilt thanks to a round of federal funding. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office said that Coast Guard Stations in Sturgeon Bay, Kenosha, and Sheboygan are each proposed to receive $40 million in federal funding to rebuild facilities. Both the Sheboygan and Green Bay Coast Guard stations were flooded in 2019, causing severe damage and forcing operations to move offsite.
Former Vice President Mike Pence brought his “Freedom Agenda” message to Wausau this week. Pence appeared at a campaign event for Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany Monday. He wouldn’t confirm that he is testing the waters for a 2024 presidential campaign when questioned by W-S-A-W/T-V. Pence praised Tiffany for the leadership he has brought to the district. When asked if he would still welcome an invitation to appear before the House January 6th Commission he was non-committal.
Add My Pillow C-E-O Mike Lindell to the list of associates of former President Donald Trump who says the F-B-I took his phone. Lindell says agents surrounded him at a Hardee’s drive-thru in Mankato Tuesday. Lindell says the agents questioned him about a Colorado clerk under investigation in an election fraud case there. It’s not clear what connection Lindell has to the case, other than his out-spoken advocacy on election claims from 2020. Lindell made these statements on his social media pages.
Republican leaders at the Wisconsin Capitol say Milwaukee's planned get-out-the-vote push could be illegal. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and a number of other top Republicans yesterday said Milwaukee's partnership with a progressive non-profit group to move people to the polls this November is suspicious. Milwaukee's mayor says the city 'has a role to play in encouraging people to vote, and he is partnering with a liberal group to do just that. Vos and Republicans say the group is very partisan and openly admit that it has worked to help Democrats win in past elections.
The author of a book about Brett Favre is now urging people not to read his 2016 biography. Author Jeff Pearlman is urging readers not to buy “Gunslinger,” a book he calls a "largely glowing" biography on the former Green Bay Packers star quarterback. Text messages uncovered this week show Favre and former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant knowingly diverted welfare money to build a new volleyball arena at the University of Southern Mississippi. Pearlman tweets Favre is, quote, a “bad guy,” and doesn’t deserve the love he gets from football fans. Until now, Favre has denied any knowing wrongdoing. He was never criminally charged, but he was ordered to repay millions.
A Wauwatosa mother is being given credit for saving her son during a carjacking in her driveway Monday night. No names have been released. Investigators say the mother begged the carjacker to let her retrieve her son from the backseat. W-I-T-I/T-V reports the thief waited while she did that, then drove off in her Mercedes S-U-V. The 25-year-old Milwaukee man who took the vehicle was arrested after crashing it in the Washington Park neighborhood in Milwaukee.
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