Residents along Auth Street will be waiting a bit longer until the street is repaired after a water leak this summer. Crews had to replace a large about of fill and crushed rock and Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says that has to settle first before it can be blacktopped. The city usually works with Pepin County to have the blacktop installed and that should happen by the end of September.
Three Organizations are teaming up for a milk and cheese distribution today in Durand starting at 3. The distribution will be in front of the Durand Food Pantry.
Dunn County is partnering with the Boyceville Community School District and the Wisconsin National Guard to host a free community COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Boyceville, WI on Monday August 24th, 2020. The testing site will be at Tiffany Creek Elementary School, 161 East St, Boyceville, WI. The event will run from 1:00pm - 7:00pm or until testing kits run out. The event is open to any Wisconsin Resident 5yrs or older that is experiencing Covid-19 symptoms. For more information regarding this event please call the Dunn County Health Department at 715-232-2388.
River Falls is among four finalists in the running to be named Hockeyville U-S-A. The winner gets 150 thousand dollars to pay for ice rink improvements from the Kraft Hockeyville U-S-A contest. The runner-up city gets 30 thousand dollars and the other two finalists get 10 thousand apiece. The N-H-L Players Union is going to donate 10 thousand dollars worth of new hockey equipment to each of the contenders. River Falls is competing with El Paso, Texas, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, and Wichita, Kansas.
Wisconsin
has hit a new record high in the number of homes sold in the month of
July. According
to the Wisconsin Realtors Association, nearly 10,000 homes were sold
this July which is the largest number collected in this specific
month since 2005, when data was first collected. Here in Western
Wisconsin Buffalo County reported 13 homes sold, Pepin County 18,
Trempealeau County 25, Pierce County 34 and Dunn County reported 68
homes sold. Median Price of a home sold here in Pepin County for
July was $161,000.
The taproom at Lift Bridge Brewing in Stillwater is closed due to an employee testing positive for COVID. It closed Wednesday and is expected to re-open Friday. Lift Bridge says the worker developed symptoms outside the taproom. Other employees are being tested and they're deep cleaning the building. Customers who visited the taproom between August 13th and 19th should monitor for possible coronavirus symptoms.
Wisconsin's unemployment rate continues to decline after a peaking at 14-point-one percent in April due to COVID-related layoffs. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says the state's jobless rate fell from eight-point-six percent in June to seven percent in July. Employers added 25-thousand-500 private sector jobs last month. Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman said, "we welcome the good news that Wisconsin continues to add jobs month over month, but Wisconsin is currently down over 216-thousand private-sector jobs over the year, with the vast majority of those declines occurring in the service providing sector." The unemployment rate was three-point-four percent in July of 2019.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has decided representatives for Kanye West failed to file nominating paperwork in time to get his name on the state’s ballot in November. They arrived at the Madison office 14 seconds after the 5:00 p-m deadline, then were delayed further when more information was needed. Thursday’s vote was five-to-one, with commissioner Robert Spindell says the 5:00 p-m deadline should be clarified. Another commissioner pointed out that other candidates have been kept off the ballot because they were short by one signature. West will be listed on ballots in other states, including Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah and Vermont.
Former
Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales is suing the city for breach
of contract and damages, for denial of due process, and for loss of
reputation. Morales’ lawyer filed the claim Thursday
afternoon seeking 625 thousand dollars. He was demoted 15 days
ago – a little more than two weeks after the Fire and Police
Commission handed down 18 directives with the threat of termination
or discipline if he failed to comply. The former chief’s
lawyer says he intends to file for a judicial review of the actions
in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. All seven commissioners
signed a two-paragraph document last December confirming Morales
would hold the chief’s position for a four-year term.
The U-S Department of Justice says Operation LeGend is already having an impact on Milwaukee crime. Many city leaders didn’t want the federal agents to come. Wednesday, the visitors announced their efforts have removed 28 weapons from the streets and resulted in 11 people now facing charges. Eight of the people are felons who were arrested when they were caught in possession of illegal guns. So far there has been no reaction from City Hall about the charges and weapon seizures.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says his city will “leave the lights on” for Democrats in four years. He’s hoping to get a rain check for the Democratic National Convention since the coronavirus pandemic destroyed the plans this time. The C-E-O of the convention committee, Joe Solmonese, says the conversation has already started about Milwaukee getting a “rain check.” Solomonese says a lot of people are talking about Milwaukee for 2024. Barrett says Milwaukee’s effort to get ready was outstanding – and he’d welcome Republicans, too. Barrett is a former Democratic Congressman.
Incoming students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be getting a “welcome to campus” gift package. The safety kit will include two U-W-branded face coverings, hand sanitizer, and health and safety information about COVID-19. The products will be handed over in a reusable Bucky bag. Students living in campus dorms will get their safety kits when they move in. Other students can get a kit at the University Book Store on State Street. They will have to show an I-D to get one of the kits.
Additional federal child pornography charges, for a former teacher at Madison East High School. Thirty-eight-year David Kruchten (CRUTCH-en) is now charged with 14 counts of attempting to produce child pornography through use of hidden recording devices, as well as one count of transporting a minor across state lines with intent to produce child porn. Kruchten had been previously charged with seven counts from an October 2018 incident. The new charges stem from a trip to the Twin Cities last December in which Kruchten chaperoned the school's business club. Hidden cameras were found in students' hotel rooms. Kruchten entered a not guilty plea in January.
Yesterday was day one of the Minnesota State Fair drive-thru food parade. Tickets for the first-ever event sold out right away. State Fair spokeswoman Danielle Dullinger says guests who were able to get a ticket and will go through 16 different vendors and purchase State Fair food. Participating vendors include Turkey to Go, Tom Thumb Donuts, Mouth Trap Cheese Curds, Pronto Pups and Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar. Dullinger says this is something completely new, so hopefully it's fun and safe and not too long of an experience to get people through that route. The parade runs today through August 23rd, the 27th through the 30th, and September 3rd through 7th
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