The Durand City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include discussion and possible action on the Library Contract with the Durand-Arkansaw School District, approval of the bids relating to the reconstruction of 3rd Avenue East and Lanville Road, and approval of the certified survey map of Forest Hills Cemetery and annexation of adjacent land to the cemetery. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 at Durand City Hall and will also be live-streamed on the WRDN YouTube Channel at Durand Broadcasting WRDN.
Members of the Mondovi Library are moving forward with the Beyond Books Capital Campaign to raise money for a new library. The Library is looking to raise $1.5 million in capital funds to recreate, expand and move the library forward for the 21st century. For more information on how you can donate, call or visit the Mondovi Public Library.
Family members of a missing Eau Claire man have released a statement thanking authorities for the efforts and that the search has turned to recovery efforts. The brother-in-law for Ed Steinacker wrote that Eau Clarie Police and Fire have done an extraordinary effort to locate Steinacker and that the efforts have turned to recovery after personal belongings were found in the river. Steinacker was last seen walking his dog on Saturday.
A 45-year-old Eau Claire woman has been charged with sex trafficking an underage girl. The victim was just 15 years old when she was offered money if she would perform sexual acts on a man in 2017. The man has died since then. The teenager said Catherine Ottinger and the man would “teach” her how to have sex by showing her. She said the man put something in the orange juice she was drinking and she got sick. She said the man was touching her at the time. Ottinger was arrested two years ago. If she is convicted on charges of trafficking a child and causing a child to view or listen to sexual activity she could be sentenced to 45 years in prison.
A 45-year-old suspect was arrested in Barron County late last week for threatening a woman. When she called for help, she told authorities Brett Evenson was drunk and causing problems. She said he threatened to shoot her and any officers who responded. When authorities arrived Friday Evenson refused to give up. He made his own 9-1-1 call at one point, saying he still had knives even after he tossed his guns out. Officers deployed a chemical irritant to convince Evenson to give up – and he was taken into custody.
The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is warning of scammers attempting to get your personal information by asking you to click a link to request your stimulus benefit payments. The link connects you to an application asking for that personal information. The BBB is warning that scammers are also making phone calls claiming that you must give the caller your banking information to receive your stimulus check. All of these are scams and your advised to delete the emails or hang up if you receive one of these calls.
Two bills moving through the Legislature would ease restrictions on alcohol-to-go sales. One is headed for the governor’s desk after the Wisconsin Senate approved it on a 28-to-two vote. The Assembly gave its approval last week. The first bill would let bars and restaurants sell mixed drinks and glasses of wine to-go. The second would let people order alcohol from grocery stores and taverns online or by phone – and pick it up in a designated parking space outside the business. That one also passed the Senate and is headed to the Assembly for its approval.
Governor Walz says Minnesota ranks first in the nation for the percentage of vaccines distributed administered to patients. The state has administered 88-and-a-half percent of the vaccine doses it has received which is number-one, according to the C-D-C. The governor said, "we won't stop until every Minnesotan who wants a shot gets one." State Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said Tuesday that two-million-250-thousand people have been vaccinated. More than one-point-four million have had the first shot and 854-thousand Minnesotans have had a complete series of vaccinations.
State health officials say one-million residents in Wisconsin might be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in the next week or so. The Department of Health Services says more than 860-thousand people in Wisconsin are now fully vaccinated. More than a million others are halfway there. Wisconsin administered more than 300-thousand doses last week; many of them were second doses. Officials expect to give nearly the same number of shots this week.
A southeast Minnesota man is accused of stealing more than 12-hundred dollars worth of Girl Scout cookies over the weekend. Rochester police responded to a burglary alarm late Saturday night and spotted a vehicle leaving a loading dock. Officers found a pallet with 20 cases of Girl Scout cookies in the back and a bag containing nine more boxes. The cookies were valued at one-thousand-250 dollars. Joel Whitaker of Oronoco was arrested and charged Monday with third-degree burglary and theft and possession of stolen property.
Wisconsin election officials are reminding people they need to bring an acceptable photo I-D with them when they cast an in-person absentee ballot for the April election which started on Tuesday. COVID-19 precautions are still in force at the absentee voting locations – meaning a person wanting to vote early may have to wait for another person to leave before they can go inside. If this is your first time to vote, you will need to bring proof of residence so you can register. The Wisconsin Elections Commission reminds people they can find more information at MyVote.WI.GOV.
Stevens Point city leaders are backing an idea called “No Mow May,” allowing people living there to opt-out of mowing their lawns for a month. The extra growth is aimed at helping pollinators like bees gain strength after their dormant winter. Stevens Point Mayor Mike Wiza says bee populations have been declining for a few years. The city council will vote on “No Mow May” at its April general meeting. People who join the program would get a sign to post in their yard. The biggest worry for organizers might be if Stevens Point residents are slow to resume the activity in June – when the grass is so high.
All jurors are now seated for the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The 15th and final juror was approved Tuesday. The man said he could be impartial, but also told defense attorney Eric Nelson that the "duration" Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd's neck was unnecessary. Judge Peter Cahill excused several potential jurors today. Twelve jurors will deliberate the case. There are three alternates, one of whom will serve as a temporary alternate in case one juror drops off before opening statements on March 29th. As it stands now, the jury consists of nine women and six men.
A nine-year-old Minnesota boy is recovering from injuries he suffered on vacation in Florida Sunday morning. The boy from Eagan named Jay is expected to make a full recovery. The family says he should be discharged from Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami Tuesday and they plan to fly back to Minnesota Thursday. The family was only about 10 minutes into its vacation when the shark attack happened. His mother says they were walking in water only two feet deep when a grey shark bit a “chunk” out of the boy’s shoulder.
The Milwaukee Brewers start selling tickets on Friday and expect to sell out fast. Attendance at American Family Field is limited to 25-percent of fans to start the season, due to COVID-19. That means just 12-thousand fans can get into any game. The Brewers are selling tickets to just the first 16 home games, through May 2nd. The Brewers hope Milwaukee city regulators will let them have bigger crowds after that.
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