Remote learning will be offered next year at the Durand-Arkansaw School District under a proposal offered by the administration. Durand Arkansaw School Superintendent Greg Doverspike says there would be criteria for students to use remote learning. The school board will review the proposal at the next few meeting and make a final decision before August.
Twenty-eight Wisconsin school districts will share in more than 635-dollars in grants to establish or expand high school fabrication laboratories - or "fab labs." Sam Rikkers, Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says the labs provide exposure 21st Century manufacturing. Elk Mound and River Falls School Districts each received $25,000, while Prescott Schools received a $24000 grant. Governor Tony Evers and WEDC announced the fab lab grants this week.
A Chippewa Falls woman is accused of running up more than eight-thousand dollars in charges on a credit card she applied for using her mother’s name. Jennifer Eyerly reached a plea agreement with prosecutors Wednesday. After entering the guilty plea to two felony charges and five misdemeanors, Chippewa County Judge Steven Gibbs ordered her to pay restitution and spend the next three years on probation. Investigators say Eyerly also told her aunt and uncle she worked at a senior living facility and she had secured jobs for them. She then requested their Social Security numbers and banking information but was apparently taken into custody before she could steal their identities.
The Dunn County Health Department, in cooperation with Mayo Clinic and UW-Stout will hold a covid 19 vaccination clinic on May 13th from 1-6pm at the UW-Stout Sports and Fitness Center. Both the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccine will be administered. Up to 1,000 doses are available and you are asked to register in advance, but it is not required. For more information, contact the Dunn County Health Department.
Firefighters from Strum, Fall Creek, Augusta, Osseo, and Eau Claire responded to a structure fire near Eagle Road in Clear Creek Township Wednesday. Firefighters were not able to save the building and it was deemed a total loss. The cause of that fire remains under investigation and no injuries were reported.
CVTC has a new president. The Technical College announced yesterday that Dr. Sunem Beaton-Garcia will become the next President of the College on July 1st. Beaton-Garcia comes from Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she was north campus President and vice provost for academic services. She takes over for outgoing President Bruce Barker who is retiring.
The University of Wisconsin System is preparing for the return of precollege and youth programs to campuses this summer. And they'll be doing so safely, with protocols in place and in consultation with local and state health agencies. UW System President Tommy Thompson says the goal is to make sure each campus provides a safe environment for participants in youth camps, activities, and programs by mitigating the spread of COVID-19. The return of precollege and youth programs is consistent with plans for the fall 2021 semester, for which Thompson set a goal of at least 75 percent of classes offered in person.
Police in Rochester are investigating a rash of catalytic converter thefts from school buses. Officers say 24 catalytic converters were reported stolen from school buses between April 30th and May 3rd. The thieves cut a hole in the fence on the bus company's property. First Student says replacing the catalytic converters will cost about 15-hundred dollars each.
Wisconsin Democrats have made “one last pitch” for the expansion of the state’s Badger Care program. Several Democratic legislators attended a Wednesday rally in Chippewa Falls. The two-year budget proposal by Democratic Governor Tony Evers called for the expansion of Medicaid, which would bring in more than one-point-six-billion dollars in federal funding. That money would allow for the expansion. Republicans have questions about how the program would be funded after the federal money runs out.
Authorities are investigating after a semi-driver shot himself twice in the head during a commercial vehicle traffic stop in Rochester. The Minnesota State Patrol says the driver later died at the hospital. Officials say no state troopers fired their weapons, and no one else was injured. They say troopers attempted to detain the semi driver for failing to produce identification and he then shot himself. It happened in the parking lot of the Miracle Mile shopping center in Rochester Wednesday morning.
An influential Republican says an amendment he put on a Minnesota House bill to legalize recreational marijuana increases the possibility of it being signed into law this year. The measure passed the House Taxes Committee Wednesday. The amendment requires all extra tax revenue from legalized cannabis sales go into a tax relief account. G-O-P Representative Pat Garofalo of Farmington said, "it's a really strong movement in a direction that I think conservatives like -- that we're not really interested in seeing marijuana legalized for the purposes of growing government and spending more money." Garofalo says if they continue to improve the bill there could be a strong vote for it in the House -- possibly changing some conservatives' minds in the GOP-controlled Minnesota Senate.
Governor Tony Evers is calling on Wisconsinites to contact their senators and representatives after Thursday's vote by the G-O-P Joint Finance Committee to slash his proposed budget. The Democratic governor claims an overwhelming majority of residents support expanding BadgerCare, legalizing marijuana, raising the minimum wage and a non-partisan approach to redistricting. Republican co-chair Senator Howard Marklein says they're building a new budget from base that is the same as the budget Evers signed two years ago. Evers said in a statement, "Republicans have obstructed our ability to beat this virus every step of the way, and now they're playing politics with our economic recovery." More than 380 items were removed from the proposed Badger Bounceback budget.
Governor Tim Walz is predicting "we're going to have a great summer" after announcing a three-step plan to end to COVID restrictions in Minnesota. Capacity limits on outdoor gatherings in the state will be lifted tomorrow (Friday). Walz said, "we're going to ramp up, step up and put our foot down on the gas on the vaccinations, we end the covid statewide restrictions by May 28th, and we'll drop the state mask mandate by July 1st, or if we can hit 70% vaccinations." So far, more than two million Minnesotans have received the full series of COVID shots. Republicans are still calling on Walz to end his COVID-related emergency powers.
The Wisconsin Department of Tourism is expecting millions of summer travelers to catch up on missing vacations. Leaders are predicting larger groups traveling for longer periods. The department says it is already seeing activity surpassing the state’s record tourism year in 2019. The coronavirus pandemic brought that to a halt last year. This is National Travel and Tourism Week. A survey by the American Society of Travel Advisors finds 87-percent of Americans plan to travel in the next six months. Even though 2020 was a bad year for business and tourism, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism reports 90-million people visited this state.
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