The
Pepin County Dairy Promotions Committee in conjunction with the
Durand Food Bank held a special milk distribution yesterday. The
committee had purchased 100 gallons of milk for the event, but
realized early on they needed more and purchased another 64 gallons. Committee
Vice President Kyle Danzinger says giving people access to dairy
products will be a focus of the committee going forward.
Sheriff
Departments across Wisconsin will be receiving some much needed hand
sanitizer thanks to the Pepin County Sheriff's Department along with
the Badger State Sheriff's Association and the La Crosse Distilling
Company. Pepin County Sheriff Joel Wener contacted the company and
was able to secure 7-55 gallon barrels of hand sanitizer. Wener says
when put the word out that he had this sanitizer, he heard back from
45 departments. The
sanitizer will be distributed to those departments with the help of
the Badger State Sheriff's Association. Wener says the sanitizer is
needed for squad cars, employees, prisoners and even jail cells.
The
food distribution for Durand-Arkansaw School District Students is
growing. Durand-Arkansaw School Superintendent Greg Doverspike says
the program has over 500 students. Starting Monday, the students
will be receiving Eau Galle Cheese curds in their lunches.
Doverspike says when he was approached by Mr. Schneider about the
idea, he thought it was a great idea. MH
Smith Insurance, Prime Realty, Maxville Truck and Repair and First
Choice Dairy Supply committed to purchasing 150lbs of cheese curds
per week for the rest of the school year.
An
Eau Claire County man is in trouble with the law again over the way
he handles his guns. Investigators with the sheriff’s office
say Jason Moessner almost hit his neighbor when he fired his pistol
toward that house. Second-degree recklessly endangering safety
charges were filed against Moessner this week. He was arrested
once before when police said he fired a shot during the Winterfest
Games on Lake Altoona in 2018.
The
Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will only perform three
tasks until the coronavirus pandemic is over. The Department of
Transportation essentially closed all D-M-V offices in Wisconsin
Wednesday. People who need a commercial driver's license, a voter
I-D, or are new to Wisconsin and need a driver’s license can still
get them, but by appointment only. All other in-person visits to the
D-M-V are being put on hold.
Viterbo
University in La Crosse will open its residence halls to health care
workers next week. With students attending classes online, the
campus is mostly empty now. Vice President of Student Affairs
Rick Trietely says the school has received requests from
three organizations for housing for health care workers and first
responders who haven’t been infected. Two floors of
Bonaventure Hall will be opened April 14th and, if needed, up to six
floors of the building could be made available.
Minnesota-based
Xcel Energy is donating an additional 192-thousand surgical masks,
including over four-thousand N-95 masks, in the eight states it
serves. The utility announced this week that it plans to give more
than 20-million dollars in corporate giving, including COVID-19
relief efforts. The masks will go to healthcare workers and
other first responders. Xcel also donated 40-thousand masks last week
in Minnesota
A
Republican state lawmaker says a contentious provision in the COVD-19
relief package probably will not be in the final bill. State Senator
Dan Feyen says it would allow the Joint Finance Committee to
cut state spending and support to schools. Governor
Tony Evers this week said he'd veto the whole package if that piece
was in it. One piece both sides seem in agreement on is waiving the
one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits.
Wisconsin’s
two U-S senators are demanding answers about reports of missing
absentee ballots for last Tuesday’s election. Republican Ron
Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin sent a letter to the Inspector
General for the U-S Postal Service Thursday. They want an
official investigation into the reports of irregularities.
Three tubs filled with absentee ballots from Appleton and Oshkosh
were reportedly found at the Milwaukee U-S-P-S processing center.
Although the numbers aren’t specific, many people say they
requested an absentee ballot well before the deadline – and never
got one.
Doctors
in the state are reminding Minnesotans to pay attention to all
aspects of their health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Doctor
Keith Stetler of the Minnesota Medical Association says don’t
disregard other health conditions or concerns - "if you have
diabetes, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, or other
acute or chronic conditions, don’t ignore them." He says
people with serious health concerns should not be afraid to seek care
or go to an emergency room if needed. The M-M-A supports the
extended stay-at-home order - and encourages people to keep
exercising while maintaining a six-foot buffer.
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It
looks like Governor Tony Evers will allow Wisconsin churches to offer
drive-up Good Friday and Easter Sunday services. Evers released
clarification today on options for religious gatherings and services
under the safer-at-home order. He said churches can hold
services in parking lots with congregants staying in cars to avoid
person-to-person contact, streaming online and gathering of
fewer than ten people in each room. The Wisconsin Institute for
Law and Liberty asked Evers to clarify and restrain local government
officials who are using the order to ban drive-up religious
services. Churches and religious entities are considered
"essential" under the safer-at-home order.
One
of Wisconsin's largest health care providers is sending workers home
amid the COVID 19 outbreak Marshfield Clinic Health System giving
workers deemed "not involved in the preparation for the
anticipated surge of COVID-19 patients" a furlough, due to a
decrease in the number of patients they have seen and the
cancellation of many non-emergency appointments and elective
procedures. Some facilities have also altered their hours of
operation, leading to lower patient counts as well. If the situation
changes, all furloughed workers will be recalled. ML WSAU
A
Burnett County woman faces charges of reckless homicide in the
suspected hit-and-run death of a 27-year-old man. Tara Appleton
is accused of being the driver in the case. An autopsy revealed
Preston Decorah died of a head injury which would be consistent with
a fall from a moving vehicle. Appleton is scheduled to return
to court next week. The 31-year-old woman is charged with
first- and second-degree reckless homicide, homicide by intoxicated
use of a vehicle and hit-and-run involving death.
The
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating what may
be a rash of several dog poisonings in the state’s Northwoods
area. The latest pet to die under questionable circumstances, a
German Shepherd, died April 1st.
The owners had walked their dog on public land in Forest County
before it got sick. Wardens say several domestic dog deaths
have been reported in Forest, Marinette and Florence counties.
Other animals that had been poisoned have survived. Lab tests
on the German Shepherd are pending, but veterinarians believe
poisoning was the potential cause of death in that case.
The
Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety says even though state roads are
almost empty these days, there’s still danger. Despite the
low volume of traffic, apparently some drivers are using the
wide-open road to speed – and that’s why the 24 fatal crashes
recorded in Minnesota over the last three weeks are actually double
the number during the same period last year. The Minnesota
State Patrol is reporting a surge in drivers going too fast.
Twenty-eight people died in crashes since March 16th. That
compares to 13 last year during the same period, or 15 in 2018, or 17
in 2017.
The
Easter Bunny will be making an early stop in the Village of Elmwood
on Saturday. The Elmwood Community Club and Elmwood Fire Department
will be driving the Easter Bunny on every street in the village
starting at 1pm. He will not be able to give any hugs or take any
pictures, but will wave to those kids looking out their windows or
standing in their yard. Remember to practice your social distancing
and do not come into the road when the Easter Bunny drives by.
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