The Durand City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include an appearance by Scott Teigen, Vice President of Kwik Trip, discussion and possible action on the sale of the city softball field to the Durand-Arkansaw School District, and the council will also go into closed session to discuss a cost sharing agreement with Kwik Trip regarding Hardy Street construction as part of the Kwik Trip Development. Tonights meeting begins at 6:30 at Durand City Hall and will be live-streamed on the WRDN Facebook Page.
The Plum City School Board has approved a new scoreboards for the gym. The new scoreboards will be an updated version of the current scoreboards but will not include a shot clock as that option would have been cost prohibitive. The cost of the new scoreboards are approximately $7200.
The Buffalo County Health Department is warning of potential exposure to COVID-19. Potential exposure locations include: Larry’s Lookout in Arcadia on July 11 from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m, Waumandee House in Waumandee on July 11 from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., and White Pig in Mondovi on July 11 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Any one who has been exposed and is showing symptoms should contact their health care provider and get tested for Covid-19.
The Pepin County Board has approved a resolution supporting a special session of the Wisconsin State Senate to address water quality issues. During the last legislative session, the Wisconsin Assembly passed 13 water bills in response to findings from the 2019 Speakers Task Force on Water Quality. The bills were never voted on in the State Senate as the session was postponed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The resolution is asking the senate to convene in extraordinary session to address the 13 water bills.
Authorities in western Wisconsin are investigating a fire at the Burnett Dairy Cooperative near Grantsburg. The Burnett County Sheriff's Office says firefighters from eight departments battled the fire that started late Monday night. All of the employees were safely evacuated and it appears a mechanical malfunction is to blame. No injuries are reported. The fire was still burning early this morning (Tuesday). The Burnett Dairy Cooperative has been in operation since the late 1800s and is a popular tourist spot.
Congressman Collin Peterson says the bi-partisan Veteran Treatment Court Act of 2019 is on its way to the president's desk. The measure unanimously passed the U-S House Monday. It will establish the Veteran Treatment Court program in the Office of Justice Programs and provide technical assistance to advocates and local court officials to expand the courts. Peterson said "these special courts are proven to help veterans who are charged with non-violent crimes get the help they are entitled to." He says veteran treatment courts provide the counseling, care, and support veterans need to help address these challenges rather than sending them to jail.
Walmart has decided to be closed on Thanksgiving Day this year, saying that it wants to have its employees spend time with their families during the coronavirus. The move marks the first major indication of how COVID-19 will affect Black Friday store shopping, which for almost a decade kicked off with big crowds on the turkey feast and expanded into Friday. However, safety concerns are making stores rethink their plans for the holiday plans. Given Walmart's clout as the nation's largest retailer, other major retailers could very well follow its lead. Walmart also said Tuesday that it will be giving out another round of bonuses for workers on the front lines of the coronavirus.
A former Mayo Clinic employee will spend 60 days in jail for stealing 170-thousand dollars while he was parking and transportation supervisor. Forty-eight-year-old Timothy Stafford pleaded guilty to felony theft for taking the money from September 2015 through March of 2016. Stafford was ordered to repay 100-thousand dollars in restitution, do 100 hours of community service and serve ten years of probation. An anonymous tip to Mayo's compliance hotline in January of 2016 sparked the investigation.
Governor Tony Evers says he and his staff are devastated by the death of his personal assistant. Twenty-five-year-old Ben Belzer drowned while tubing on the Sugar River in Albany over the weekend. The governor says it is unimaginable that Belzer is gone. Witnesses say he went under the water at about 3:20 p-m Saturday and never resurfaced. A spokesperson for the Albany Fire Department says it is the first tubing accident on that stretch of river in more than 10 years.
The list of speakers at next month’s modified Democratic National Convention may be a short one. Former Vice President Joe Biden may be the only person to speak while present in Milwaukee, according to The Daily Beast. The convention that once was expected to mean tens of millions of dollars to the Milwaukee economy has been postponed and shrunk. Local planners for the convention aren’t responding to the report. A spokesperson says the plans for the D-N-C haven’t been finalized.
The
White House Chief of Staff says there could be orders as soon as this
week to send federal agents to combat civil unrest in cities –
including Milwaukee. Mark Meadows named Wisconsin’s largest
city in an interview with Fox News. Meadows said President
Trump could send the federal teams to Chicago, Portland or Milwaukee
to make sure communities are safe. He said the Trump
administration is working closely with Attorney General William Barr
on the issue.
The Wisconsin Capitol and Executive Residence Board has voted to restore two statues that were damaged by protesters earlier this year. There is no official estimate of the cost to repair the statues of Colonel Hans Christian Heg and a woman who embodies the state’s "Forward" motto. The board also gave unanimous approval for the plan by the Wisconsin Historical Society to begin a fundraising effort to pay for the work. Demonstrators tore the statues down last month during a protest against police brutality and racism.
Wisconsin-based Briggs and Stratton says it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says it has secured more than 677 million dollars in debtor-in-possession financial which will let it keep operating until the deal is finalized. Briggs and Stratton is called the world’s largest maker of small gas engines. Those engines are used in lawnmowers, pressure washers, electrical generators, and other products. The company was founded in Milwaukee 112 years ago.
The coronavirus pandemic could be the reason for record fishing license sales in Minnesota. The D-N-R's Eric Altena says sales are up 11 percent over last year and are fueled by a spike in youth fishing licenses. Altena also says there's been more traffic and more boating going on -- on area lakes and certainly even shoreline fishing. He says the Mississippi River in central Minnesota is a great fishery with plenty of places to cast a line right from shore.
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