One
person is dead and five injured after a house fire in Spring Brook
Township Sunday Afternoon. According to the Dunn County Sheriffs
Department, firefighters from Elk Mound and Menomonie, and Mayo 1 and
Lifelink 3 responded to the fire. There
were six occupants of the house at the time the fire started. Five of
the occupants of the house, one female adult and four children, are
being treated at different hospitals for thermal injuries and
lacerations. One adult male from the house was unable to make it out
of the house and perished. Two other adult residence of the house
were not home at the time that the fire started.
This
fire remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal, Dunn
County Sheriff’s Office and the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s
Office
Advent
Hospital in Durand is asking residents that believe they need a
Covid-19 test to call the hospital first. Angela Jacobson, Director
of Nursing and Emergency Management says the hospital can order a
test right over the phone if one is needed. If
a test is ordered, an appointment would be set up, you would then go
to the Hospital and use the ambulance bay and a staff member will
come out to your vehicle to conduct the test. Please do not just
show up to the hospital requesting a test.
Last
week, the Pepin County Board passed an emergency administrative
flexibility resolution in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Pepin
County Board Chairman Steve Anderson says the resolution was needed
in case the spring election is postponed or canceled. If
the election is cancelled, administrative decisions would be handled
by the Administrative Coordinator in consulltation with the Pepin
County Sheriff and the Pepin County Health Officer.
The
Durand High School Academic Decathlon Team took 2nd
place at state. Durand-Arkansaw School Superintendent Greg
Doverspike says members of the team work very hard to prepare for the
competetion. This
year's state competetion was even more of a challenge as the teams
were in separate rooms due to the social distancing guidelines.
One
person was injured in a one vehicle rollover accident south of
Arcadia on Friday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriffs
Department, 24yr old Juan Antony Rodriguez of Arcadia was traveling southbound on Hwy 93 when he lost control of his vehicle , crossed the
northbound lane and went off the road. Rodriquez was ejected from
the vehicle. He left the accident scene and was located by deputies
at his residence. Rodriquez suffered serious injuries and was taken
to Whitehall where he was air-lifted by Mayo Helicopter to the
hospital.
Mayo
Clinic Health System is receiving donations of personal protective
equipment after the federal government requested businesses to help
with medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. Physician
Chair Paul Molling says the community always responds with tremendous
support whenever a request is made. One organization donated around
one-thousand N-95 masks to the hospital. Molling also said the
hospital is grateful for the donations and support they have received
during the pandemic.
The
cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is down 25-cents-a-gallon compared
to a week ago. Triple-A says the average price statewide is
a-dollar-90 today, while the national average is two-17. Drivers are
paying a-dollar-61 a gallon in La Crosse, one-72 in Eau Claire,
one-81 in Kenosha County, a-dollar-86 in Milwaukee and a-dollar-89 in
Madison.
A
fugitive from a Racine gang-related shooting has been arrested in La
Crosse County. Twenty-six-year-old Gregory L. Wells was taken into
custody in the Town of Campbell Wednesday at about 6:45 p-m.
Included in the more than 20 charges filed against Wells are
attempted homicide and six counts of first-degree recklessly
endangering safety. Racine police say the shooting happened last
week. The name of the victim hasn’t been released.
The
state of Wisconsin is asking FEMA for help getting
protective medical supplies for law enforcement officers and
firefighters. The governor’s office says the request was made
for help obtaining 50 thousand non-surgical masks, 10 thousand face
shields, 11 thousand coverall, three thousand N-95 face masks and 35
thousand pairs of protective gloves. Governor Evers says the
hope is that the federal government can identify a source for the
supplies “as quickly as possible.” The state has already
accessed thousands of items from the strategic national stockpile.
Minnesota-based
3M has doubled its production of N-95 respirators in an effort to
provide much-needed protective equipment to health care workers
worldwide. The company reports they reached maximum production levels
for the respirators and doubled its global output to nearly
100-million per month. In the U-S alone 3-M reported they are
manufacturing 35-million respirators each month. Ninety percent of
those are earmarked for health care workers.
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The
Wisconsin National Guard is calling-up 300 citizen-soldiers to help
with the coronavirus. Commanders yesterday mobilized the troops.
Colonel Eric Leckel says the troops will provide support to the
state's virus response, which could include transporting virus
samples, helping with logistics, and even providing doctors or nurses
to local hospitals.
Wisconsin
residents worried about the growing coronavirus outbreak can find
somebody to talk to. The state has set up a distress line for those
who want to discuss the fears about COVID-19. Governor Tony Evers
says it is important to stay informed with the latest news about the
virus, but sometimes that causes a lot of stress and anxiety. The
Distress Line phone number is 1-800-985-5990.
Three
Fox Valley mayors, including Eric Genrich of Green Bay, asked
Governor Evers on Friday to move the April 7 Election. Evers said he
doesn't have that authority. Also
Friday, the state Elections Commission asked Evers for assistance in
procuring hand sanitizer and other supplies, in recruiting poll
workers, and access to public health officials for guidance.
The
University of Wisconsin System is telling students who were ousted
from their dorm rooms they will get a refund of a pro-rated amount of
the charges they paid for housing and dining. System President
Ray Cross announced the decision Thursday, saying it was made because
classes are now being delivered through alternative methods – like
online – and not in person. The students affected won’t be
able to credit the refund amount toward future housing and dining
charges.
The
University of Minnesota is seeking participants to take part in
clinical trials for a remedy for coronavirus. Doctor Tim Schacker is
a infectious doctor and Vice Dean for Research at the university's
Medical School. He and his team are conducting three anti-viral
COVID-19 trials. To be eligible for the study, you must have had
high-risk exposure to someone with coronavirus within the past three
days. To sign up for the trial or learn more email covid19@umn.edu
Summerfest
is still on – for now. The fact that the annual event is
three months away gives organizers some time. Summerfest C-E-O
Don Smiley says they are looking at all options before deciding about
the festival. Smiley says all preparations for the celebration
starting June 24th are full steam ahead, but he adds that could
change if the coronavirus pandemic continues.
A
Minnesota bar is offering a special you can’t pass up while store
shelves are emptied of paper products. Cambridge Bar and Grill
is offering a free roll of toilet paper if you spend 25 dollars on a
takeout order. The owner says he gets the T-P from a commercial
supplier and he hopes the special offer makes people smile.
There were smiles in the bar earlier this month when an anonymous
customer left a 500-dollar tip for the staff on a tab for just over
six dollars.
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