As we get closer to election day, many people are receiving phone calls or mail offering absentee voting, claiming they are not registered to vote or other voting issues. Durand City Clerk Angela Morgan says its best to contact your local city, villiage or county clerk to get the correct information. The clerk can tell you if your registered, if you requested an absentee ballot and when that ballot was mailed, and even give you voting locations for election day voting.
Property owners that are appealing the fees associated with the city of Durand vacant building ordinance will have a chance to talk with city officials. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says a committee meeting will be scheduled this month. The city council is also looking at revamping the current ordinance.
A Tuesday press release from the La Crosse County Health Department stated that that health director Jen Romabalski is experiencing mild to moderate symptoms and is recuperating at home. The press release said Rombalski was exposed to the virus by a member of her household who is attending school in person, and that no other staff members have been exposed to the virus because Rombalski and the majority of staff have been working remotely.
A new emergency order issued by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers will limit indoor public gatherings to no more than 25 percent of capacity of full occupancy. It will go into effect Friday and continue until November 6th. Evers said, "we're in a crisis right now and need to immediately change our behavior to save lives." State health officials reported more than two-thousand new COVID-19 cases today (Tuesday), 18 additional deaths and 108 more hospitalizations. The governor warns that the state is experiencing a surge in cases and hospitals are overwhelmed. Republicans are challenging Evers' mask mandate in court at a time when Wisconsin is ranked third in the nation for new cases per capita.
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald tested positive for COVID-19. Fitzgerald confirmed the diagnosis to the "Drydenwire" news site on Tuesday. Fitzgerald was preemptively isolating at home before the diagnosis was confirmed September 25th. He said he was nearly asymptomatic. Fitzgerald worked from home while quarantined. He said staff member is doing well now, too, after experiencing more severe symptoms of the virus.
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue will prioritize businesses most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic when 100 million dollars of state aid is handed out. The money is actually coming originally from the federal CARES Act. The bulk of the funding will be directed to restaurants, hair salons, and barbershops – because, in most cases, they have been hurt by the disrupted economy the most. Twenty million will go to the Wisconsin hospitality industry, with 15 million handed out to live music venues and performance halls. There will also be money for privately-owned movie theaters and non-profit cultural venues.
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is investigating a hit-and-run crash that left two horses dead. Deputies say a vehicle struck and killed the horses early Monday on Highway 95 near the Village of Taylor. The vehicle didn't stop but debris at the scene indicates it would have front end damage. The grille suggests the vehicle is a 200 to 2005 Chevy Impala. Anyone with information is asked to contact Jackson County Crime Stoppers.
In an effort to provide safe voting options during the coronavirus pandemic, Milwaukee’s election commission had planned to use the Bucks and Brewers facilities between October 20 and November 1 as sites where people could have voted early in-person or returned absentee ballots they received by mail. The commission’s executive director, Claire Woodall-Vogg, said a Monday memo the Wisconsin Elections Commission warned that under state law, all early voting sites had to have been designated by June 12. The plan to use Fiserv and Miller Park wasn't implemented until September 1.
A lawsuit filed in Madison accuses American Transmission Company of being negligent when an electrical substation exploded last year. Nineteen businesses and their insurance provider want A-T-C to cover their losses suffered during the subsequent blackouts. Society Insurance says it paid out more than 138 thousand dollars in claims following the incident. A-T-C is being accused of failing to maintain, inspect, repair, and keep the substation in good condition – leading to the explosion in July 2019. Madison Gas and Electric officials said the explosion and fires that followed were caused by a piece of equipment owned and operated by A-T-C.
Conservationists say plastic items make up about 80 percent of the garbage washing up on the Door County lakeshores. Support for the effort to keep Green Bay pollution-free was sought at a meeting last week. After any weather-related event, it is typical to find debris along the shoreline, including soda bottles, plastic caps, food wrappers, and straws. That’s long-lasting pollution. It can take 200 years for plastic straws to decompose and 20 years for plastic bags. Volunteers help during annual clean-up days. This year they filled nearly 500 bags of garbage.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a man was killed Saturday when he stopped his car along Highway 8 to pick up a piece of metal sitting in the roadway. Deputies arrived to find the victim being helped by good Samaritans and emergency responders. The man’s name hasn’t been released. He was hit by a passing vehicle while he was in the roadway. That driver did stop and the victim died before he could be taken to a hospital.
A decision on whether to file charges in a police shooting outside Wauwatosa’s Mayfair Mall is expected Wednesday. Teenager Alvin Cole was shot to death by a police officer February 2nd. Cole’s family members say they are scheduled to meet with Milwaukee County prosecutors to review the decision. Police say Cole fired a shot at Officer Joseph Mensah first. Mensah reportedly returned fire and killed the 17-year-old. Cole’s death brought on protests at the mall and elsewhere in Wauwatosa throughout the summer.
Green Bay Police say they have responded to eight shootings in the first five days of October. The department is pleading for the public’s help as it tries to stop the surge in gunfire. A spokesperson says shooters are aiming at cars, other people, and even apartments – and some of the shootings are happening in the middle of the day. He says it’s lucky that only one person was hit and they weren’t hurt badly. Green Bay Police have investigated 55 shootings this year, so far. Police have made no arrests and they say they’re getting little to no cooperation from suspects or victims.
October is "Farm to School Month" and across Minnesota the relationship between local growers and schools can mean different things. Assistant State Education Commissioner Daron Korte (KORT'-ee) says some schools might be purchasing apples and dairy products from their area growers and farmers, while some in a different region of the state might by buying wild rice from their local tribal community. Korte says the important connection does not stop in the cafeteria. He says "we're encouraging schools to educate their students on where their food is coming from, to the extent to which it is coming from their communities."
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