The City of Durand has received an urban forestry grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to remove ash trees from the city. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the grant will pay for 50% of the cost of tree removal. Property owners are responsible for any trees that need to be removed that are on city boulevards. Milliren says there are no plans to replace the ash trees at this time.
The Mondovi City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include a discussion on the public service commission broadband grant agreement with Ntec, a review of the parking regulations for the city, and reports from the mayor and department heads. Tonight's meeting begins at 5:30 at the Marten Center in Mondovi.
Improvements are coming to Arkansaw Creek Park. The Pepin County Board approved spending $25000 in ARPA money for repairs and updates to both the upper and lower Arkansaw Creek parks. New equipment would be installed along with other updates. The Arkansaw Fur Fish and Game Club is also spending $25000 toward the updates.
The City of Wabasha is seeking Lifeguards & Water Safety Instructors (WSI) and Front Desk Attendants for the 2023 Operating Season at the Wabasha City Pool. Lifeguards must meet the minimum age requirements and possess or obtain American Red Cross Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR Certifications, WSI Instructors must meet the minimum age requirements and possess or obtain WSI certification. Front desk attendants must be of legal age. Contact Wabasha City Hall for more information.
An Altoona teen who sped away from police last August with more than a pound of marijuana in his car won't be spending any time behind bars A judge in Eau Claire yesterday sentenced 18-year-old Cesar Cruz-Ramirez to two years probation. The sentence came as part of a plea deal that saw felony drug charges dropped. Police found a pound-and-a-half f marijuana in Cruz-Ramirez's car.
Today is the last day for COVID testing at CVTC. Eau Claire City-County Health Department says tests will be available til 6 p.m. this evening. No one is offering a reason for the closure, but the demand for testing is nowhere near what it used to be, and there are other testing clinics that will remain open. The latest COVID report from the state shows low coronavirus levels in Eau Claire County.
The cost to mail a letter has gone up. The US Postal Service raised the price of stamps by 3 cents to 63 cents on Sunday. First-class mail is just over 4% more expensive. One-ounce metered mail now costs 60 cents, and domestic postcards are 48 cents. The U.S. Postal Service announced the increases in October.
We're going to get an update on the state of Wisconsin tonight. Governor Evers is set to deliver his State of the State speech from the State Capitol. The State of the State speech is one of the governor's two big speeches to lawmakers, the other will be his budget speech next week. The governor is not yet saying what he is going to speak about. Republicans at the Capitol will have their own address after the governor's speech tonight.
Wisconsin's attorney general is offering schools some safety training. A-G Josh Kaul's office yesterday announced a new round of Standard Response Protocol and Standard Reunification Method training. The idea is to help schools learn what to do in an emergency, then help schools reunite kids with their parents afterward. Kaul says the hope is to make sure that schools across the state have a 'comprehensive toolkit' if they ever need it.
There could be hundreds of layoffs coming at a battery factory in Portage. The union for workers at Energizer's plants in Portage and Fennimore says more than 600 people could lose their jobs if the two plants consolidate. Portage Mayor Mitchel Craig says he's talking with Governor Evers about some state help to keep the two plants open. Fennimore's mayor says nothing is final yet. There's no word when the plants could merge, or when layoffs could be announced.
The University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel is resigning from the board of directors of Securian Financial. Gabel announced her resignation from that board yesterday after informing the Board of Regents. The company has more than a billion dollars in business with the university. Her decision came after the governor, state attorney general, and other high-profile officials expressed concern over the arrangement.
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A company that operates a Dodge County wind farm is looking at what caused part the collapse of a wind turbine there. The blades and top portion of the turbine fell Wednesday night. It was located at the Butler Ridge wind farm near the town of Herman. The collapse of the turbine, which the National Weather Services says stands about 400 feet above the ground, leaving a scattering of massive pieces of debris, as well as a crater in the ground from the impact. A statement from the company that owns the turbine, NextEra Energy Resources, says they believe “this was an isolated incident as turbine malfunctions are rare.” They add they’re working to determine “the cause of the turbine failure and assess other turbines on site as a quality-control measure.”
Workers on strike since last May at CNH Industrial in Racine approve a new contract Saturday. The United Auto Workers announce the approval of the deal with the ag equipment and heavy equipment maker two weeks after turning down a previous offer that proposed raises of 28- to 38 percent over four years. The company’s workers stayed on the picket lines, saying that pay increases offered by their employer would be eaten up by inflation and increasing health insurance costs. Back in early May, CNH employees turned down an 18.5% pay increase for those same reasons.
Don't expect much relief in the price of eggs until producers bring prices down. Wisconsin Grocers Association president Brandon Scholz says wholesale prices from major egg companies have forced the current high prices at your local grocery stores. Scholz recommends looking around for better prices where you can and considering store brands or private label brands to see if those prices are lower.
The latest march for abortion access at the Wisconsin Capitol came with a lot of talk about the past, and more talk about the future. The latest Women's March in Madison brought hundreds of people to the statehouse yesterday. They were there for what would have been the 50th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. A lot of people in the crowd talked about this spring's election for Wisconsin Supreme Court. They hope that electing a liberal justice will end Wisconsin's near-total ban on abortions that goes back to 1849.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is unveiling another portion of his two-year spending plan. The Democrat has slowly rolled out his proposed budget in sections. Today's focuses on health and safety with major investments in healthcare access and equity, housing stability, and criminal justice reform. That includes 300 million to improve public safety, 100 million to support affordable housing efforts, and 22 million to mitigate substance abuse. Walz will debut his full spending plan tomorrow.
A wild turkey is terrorizing residents in a northern Minneapolis suburb. The bird has called a Coon Rapids mobile home park home since Thanksgiving of 2021, but neighbors say it's become more aggressive in recent months. Rachael Gross told CBS Minnesota the turkey attacks her everyday and tries to get into her house. The State Department of Natural Resources says trapping and relocating the bird isn't an option and suggests all residents should "be bold" and assert dominance to get rid of it.
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