Because of the spike in Covid-19, Durand City Hall will be locking down after the election. That decision was announced by Mayor Milliren during last nights council meeting. Milliren says while the building will be closed, city hall will still be open for business. Milliren says the lock down will continue until December 1st and then revisited.
A southeast Minnesota fire department is mourning the loss of one of its own. The Lake City Fire Department says firefighter Clayton Brandt died after a crash early Tuesday. First responders pulled Brandt from a vehicle and he was taken to a local hospital and later airlifted to Rochester. Brandt was taken off life support last night. The department is asking people in the area to honor Brandt 's memory by putting a red light bulb in their porch lights.
Four people are homeless after a house fire Wednesday in Fall Creek. Firefighters from Fall Creek, Augusta and Township departments responded to the blaze on Birch Tree Lane Wednesday morning. The Red Cross is helping the 4 people displaced with lodging and other resources. The home is a total loss and a gas heater was the suspected cause of the fire.
Today is the first day of remote learning for students in the Durand-Arkansaw School District. The school board decided Monday to revert to remote learning after a spike in covid-19 related quarantines of students and staff. The remote learning will continue until November 9th. Meanwhile, Eau Claire Regis has paused all sports until November 16th including the November 6th game against Durand. Because of the cancellation, this Friday's game against Elk Mound would be the last regular season game for the Panthers.
An Osceola man has been charged with homicide by negligent use of a vehicle in Polk County. 28Yr old Christopher Platzer was charged on Wednesday in Polk County Court in connection with a two vehicle head on accident on July 2nd . Two people in the other vehicle died in the accident and authorities found a bottle of pills in Platzer's vehicle and his blood alcohol level was at .042. His next court appearance is November 23rd.
The Dunn County Board had decided in September to end the County Recycling program due to lack of funding and municipalities in the county pulling out of the program instead of paying higher rates. Even though the program is ending on December 31st, Dunn County voters are voting on a referendum on the November ballot to exceed levy limits by $1 million per year for five years for the recycling program.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s open to passing a second coronavirus aid package. The Republican leader’s comments come as the state experiences another day of high numbers of positive COVID-19 test results – but no new records were set Wednesday. Statewide deaths are approaching 19 hundred and an outbreak on the Wisconsin Badgers football team resulted in the cancellation of the game at Nebraska. A new poll out this week shows growing concerns in the state about the virus as next Tuesday’s presidential election approaches.
Motorcycle-maker Harley-Davidson is expanding its product line and entering a new marketplace. The Milwaukee-based company will begin selling a series of electric bicycles. It’s a hot market right now. The new brand will be known as the Serial One Cycle Company, assuming the name of Harley-Davidson’s first motorcycle. A company spokesperson says the e-bicycle market is surging while people look for a safe way to exercise and get out of the house during the coronavirus pandemic. Electric bikes are powered by a small motor and battery, along with the pedal power supplied by the rider.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is telling its employees that total losses from the coronavirus pandemic could reach 320 million dollars by next summer. U-W-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank sent a letter to those workers spelling out the school’s financial troubles Monday. She says the university is short 24 million dollars in tuition and another 28 million in research grants. Blank says it has to give millions of dollars back to the state and U-W Athletics has lost millions more.
Dozens of teachers in the Franklin School District say they want smaller classes and stricter rules for wearing face masks. The teachers filed a grievance against the school district Tuesday. They say Franklin schools aren’t doing enough to protect them during the pandemic. The school district says it has a coronavirus safety plan in place and it is following the plan. Thirteen students tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Officials say 244 of the 37 hundred students in the school district are being quarantined due to the virus.
Experts aren't sure why, but research suggests that getting a flu shot can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by 17 percent -- even more if a person gets the flu vaccine every year beginning at a younger age. Sue Spalding is C-E-O of the Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter. She says "it's super-exciting to hear that because hopefully everyone gets their flu vaccine anyway to protect themselves against the flu, but to have this added benefit is just-- it can be life-changing." A separate study found pneumonia vaccinations for those between age 65 and 75 could reduce risk of Alzheimer's up to 40 percent in some cases.
The final Marquette Law School poll shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden with a five-point lead over President Trump among likely Wisconsin voters. Forty-eight percent said Biden is their choice for president, 43 percent support Trump and two percent back Libertarian Jo Jorgensen. Biden had a 47-to-42 percent lead over the Republican president in the October 4th poll. The latest A-B-C News/Washington Post poll suggests the former vice president has a 57-to-40 percent advantage over Trump in Wisconsin. Biden leads the G-O-P incumbent by nine points in the U-W Madison poll.
The developer behind a wind farm project in Green County has set aside his plans for a 65-megawatt project. E-D-F Renewables has said why the project was called off. There were plans in place for two dozen turbines to be erected in the town of Jefferson near the border with Illinois. The wind farm would have been the sixth-largest in Wisconsin. Opponents had worried it would affect their property values and health. Letters have been sent to landowners who signed lease agreements notifying them of the decision.
Four Minnesota Governors -- Tim Walz, Mark Dayton, Tim Pawlenty and Jesse Ventura -- are featured in a public service announcement calling for civility and decency in the upcoming election,. They assure Minnesotans their ballots are safe even though results could be delayed. Governor Walz says "With so many of us voting by mail, it may take a little longer to verify a winner." Governor Pawlenty responds, "And that’s okay. It’s by design." And Ventura adds "A delay just means our system is working, and that we’re counting every single ballot." Former Governor Dayton says there may not be a clear winner on election night, but Minnesotans can have faith that their votes will be counted.
Local Obituary
Rhiannon Anderson Bauer, age 39, of Spring Valley, Wisconsin died Monday, October 26, 2020 at home, with her loving family by her side, after a tremendous battle with cancer.
A walk-by visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. (with respect to social/physical distancing and masks requested) on Friday, October 30, 2020 at the Mark Mattison property, N7936 410th St., Spring Valley.
Rhiannon’s wish was for a Celebration of Life with family and friends. The family invites you to the Celebration that will begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, at Mark’s. Please bring pictures and share a written memory.
Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, El Paso Township, Wisconsin.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate that donations be made so that trees may be planted in her memory. Please send your donations for trees directly to the family.
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