The Durand City Council is holding a special council meeting today. Items on the agenda include discussion and possible action on the intergovernmental fire district agreement, appoint a city council representative to the new fire district, and discussion and possible action on the facade grant application from Studio Jo on Main Street. Todays meeting begins at 4pm at Durand City Hall. Following the Council Meeting there will be a committee of the whole meeting to work on the upcoming 2026 city budget.
The Durand-Arkansaw School Board has agreed to purchase a new compact tractor with a snow blower. Durand-Arkansaw Superintendent Ryan Nelson says the new tractor will replace one that is over 30yrs old. The cost of the tractor was approximately $24,000 and is coming from Johnson Tractor.
UW-Extension is looking to hire a new 4-H Program Educator for Buffalo County. The educator would provide leadership for the County 4-H Program including expanding 4-H membership, responsible for providing oversight for all 4-H programs in regards to policy and risk management and cultivate partnerships with other organizations to expand 4-H programming opportunities. Application deadline is November 17.
The board of the Chippewa Valley Technical College District has approved a tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year. District residents will see a slight drop in their tax rate, thanks to an increase in new construction and property values. New construction in the district increased by just under two percent and overall property values jumped by nearly nine percent.
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has honored Xcel Energy with its Regents Business Partnership Award. The award highlights businesses that show exceptional dedication to working with the university to benefit students and the region. Xcel's partnership with the university includes work in workforce development and major infrastructure projects.
Local food banks report a surge in demand only days after the USDA announced a suspension of the federal Food Share program beginning next month. Officials with the Feed My People agency say on an average weekday, they help some 300 to 350 households. Since the USDA announcement, they've already served up to 500 households a day. They say when the end of the Food Share payments officially end, they expect the number to rise.
A Hasting's restaurant is offering free meals to SNAP recipients. As food shelves were overwhelmed and food stamps ending on November 1st, the Lock and Dam Eatery is offering free meals every Tuesday to SNAP recipients. Just blocks away, the Hastings Family Service, which operates the local food shelf says the demand for food has skyrocketed. For food shelves across the country, the fear isn't just what happens if SNAP benefits stop, but also higher costs for health care, child care and rent.
Target lays off over 800 employees via email and virtual meeting. The 815 Twin Cities employees received an email at 8 a.m. telling them to join an audio call at 9 a.m.. Two employees told the Star-Tribune that the audio didn't work for half of the call. Those who still had a job received emails about at 9:17 a.m..
Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds will be closing a section of its facility. The Animal Activist Legal Defense Project announced the closure on Tuesday. The move comes after the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution urging the state to revoke the facility's license. A special prosecutor from La Crosse County was also seeking to charge it with felony animal cruelty, but they ultimately reached an agreement with the organization. Ridglan Farms said in a statement that it would be adjusting its structure to fully comply with the agreement.
State Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining a federal lawsuit with 24 other states and D.C. over the suspension of SNAP benefits. The suit says the federal government has funds to continue the food assistance program during the shutdown. It says suspending the program would be the first in its history and violates the Administrative Procedure Act. Around 40-million Americans, including about 700-thousand in Wisconsin, rely on SNAP benefits
Minnesota food shelves are getting four million dollars as the state prepares to lose SNAP benefits. Governor Tim Walz and state officials have said that these funds are only temporary. Minnesota has about 440-thousand residents who receive SNAP benefits. As the government shutdown enters its 28th day on Tuesday, federal officials have said they won't have enough money to fund SNAP into November. Minnesota's Department of Children, Youth and Families, said the money will be distributed to 300 food shelves.
Fire officials are investigating another fire on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The fire reportedly started early Tuesday morning at Gordon Commons. Crews found a dryer on fire with heavy smoke in the building's lower level. An automatic sprinkler system prevented the flames from spreading while firefighters put out the fire using a water can. Officials say the sprinkler systems kept damage minimal and no injuries were reported. This marks the second fire in two weeks at the university, both involving appliances with rags or towels.
The former clerk of the Town of Bergen is found guilty for taking over $100,000 from the community's coffers. Gloriann Doyle was sentenced to six years in the state's prison system on Monday morning. This will include four years in prison and two years on extended supervision. She will also pay around $242,000 in restitution to the town and to the Wisconsin Valley Art. Doyle pleaded guilty to six courts, with five counts dismissed. The sentence also includes a no-contact order with the victims.
Today’s technology helps a lost hunter in southeast Wisconsin. The 71-year-old type-1 diabetic was pheasant hunting with his dog in the Jackson Marsh State Natural Area Sunday afternoon. The man called his wife, who then called first responders, who in turn called the lost hunter. Washington County Sheriff Martin Schulteis tells Fox 6 Milwaukee the man was then directed to log onto a website. Schulteis said "When we plug that into the website, it literally comes up with the three-foot grid of where he is located.”A sheriff’s department drone found the hunter, who needed medical help as he was led to safety.
A longtime Milwaukee television news anchor has died. Jerry Taff helmed the newscasts for WISN-TV from 1979 until his retirement in 2005. Taff returned to his native Texas after he stepped away from the anchor desk. He’s best known to viewers in southeast Wisconsin for closing his newscasts with the phrase "Good night and better tomorrows." Jerry Taff died Monday at the age of 85.
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