The 25th annual Durand Youth Fishing Contest will be held July 28-31 in the Durand Area. As part of the contest, an educational night will be held on July 26th at the Arkansaw Creek Park Shelter. Sara Sabelko with the Youth Fishing Contest says the DNR will have a presentation and equipment will be available for children. Registration is underway for the contest and is free. Visit the Durand Youth Fishing Contest Facebook Page for more information.
The Wabasha American Legion will once again be holding its flags of honor event July 29-August 2 throughout Wabasha. Wabasha American Legion Commander Catherine Gallenberger says the display will have 750 flags. If you have someone you would like to honor, call Gallenberger at 651-564-1666 by July 17th.
La Crosse County prosecutors have filed second-degree reckless homicide charges against a 35-year-old man in the fatal incident last month at Houska Park. Investigators accused David A. Pearson of stabbing a man to death during a fight on June 28th. Several witnesses told authorities about the fight between Pearson and 33-year-old Cameron Baker. Pearson was arrested the next day and made his initial court appearance Wednesday. He has three more court appearances scheduled today (Thursday), next week, and in September on charges connected to a separate case.
Minnesota Congressman Jim Hagedorn is announcing today (Wednesday) a reoccurrence of his cancer. Hagedorn was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer on February 15th, 2019, and has received continued care and immunotherapy at the Mayo Clinic. After recently visiting Mayo and undergoing several tests, Hagedorn’s doctors confirmed that his cancer has resurfaced. Despite the diagnosis, Hagedorn says he will "continue to fight for America and serve the people of Minnesota’s First Congressional District with the highest level of energy and enthusiasm."
Wisconsin-based Kohl’s is offering bonuses to its hourly employees if they stay on the job through the holidays. Those workers can get up to 400 dollars if they don’t leave when things get even busier. Kohl’s C-E-O Michelle Gass calls the bonuses a way to say “thank you” to the loyal workers. The extra money is also a way to keep employees on the job during what is proving to be a very tight labor market in Wisconsin and across the U-S.
Governor Tony Evers says the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance program will now include the cost of internet for qualifying households. The program has already provided more than 38-million dollars to nearly 11-thousand families in the state. Evers said the past year and a half has underscored the fact that access to affordable high-speed internet is a necessity. The governor says this additional resource... "should go a long way toward helping folks remain connected, make ends meet, and bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic." To qualify, one or more people in a household have to be receiving unemployment benefits, a reduction in income, or experienced other financial hardship due to the pandemic.
The Minnesota State Fair is highlighting scholarship opportunities for students interested in the farming industry. Fair spokeswoman Daniel Dullinger says over the years they have awarded more than 500-thousand dollars through the fair's programs. She encourages rural youth and those in enrolled in 2021-2022 agriculture programs to apply for the 20 one-thousand-dollars scholarships they're awarding. Applications are due for the State Fair and Christiansen Family Farm scholarships by August 2nd.
Some Wisconsin National Guard troops are being sent to the border with Mexico by the Biden Administration. The 125 troops from Prairie Du Chien and Richland will be taking part in continuing efforts on the border, The deployments are set to extend through next year and are being deployed on federal orders and not by Governor Evers. The Biden administration says the deployment is not about law enforcement.
Rochester police are searching for a man suspected of attacking several women with a machete Wednesday at an apartment building. Officers say the tenant was holding a small gathering when accused the women of stealing some items. They became afraid and were leaving when the man chase them with a machete. One of the women was cut on the arm and another suffered a leg injury. They were taken to the hospital for treatment. A third woman had a small cut to her back. Investigators say another man choked one of the women and was later arrested.
One justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court says some of her fellow jurists don’t want to answer substantive legal questions. The comment from conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley came in a ruling about Racine’s public health order closing its schools. Bradley wrote that the court’s unwillingness to answer bigger questions is making it “feckless” and leaving people without clear guidance about what Wisconsin law means – and who will enforce those laws.
Wisconsin transportation officials are discussing how to spend this state’s portion of the president’s infrastructure package. The latest infrastructure report card gave the Badger State a C-grade. D-O-T Secretary Designee Craig Thompson says that’s a fair rating and while work has been done to improve things, the state has a lot of work to do. Biden’s package includes nearly a trillion dollars in federal funding. It’s aimed at improving local roads and bridges, public transportation, water systems, and broadband internet service.
The University of Wisconsin System budget being considered now reportedly includes no tuition hikes for resident undergraduate students. A tuition freeze in effect since 2013 has been lifted, meaning the Board of Regents could have raised tuition. The board is scheduled to vote on the budget during a Thursday meeting. As it stands now, that proposed budget doesn’t include an increase. The cost of living on campus would go up only one percent under the plan being considered.
Funded with an additional 167 million dollars from the federal government, the Minnesota Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for the Energy Assistance Program. About 340 thousand households in the state have past-due utility bills totaling about 140 million dollars. Any Minnesota residents needing help with those utility bills are being urged to sign up as soon as possible. Households could qualify to receive up to 16 hundred dollars to pay their energy bills – and some could get another 12 hundred to pay for past-due bills.
Officials in Green Bay say they don’t know how long it will take to fix the Mason Street Bridge. Drivers are being asked to avoid the bridge due to a mechanical issue. The bridge itself is stuck in the “up” position. Green Bay police are asking drivers to use the Walnut or Main Street bridges as alternative routes. The Leo Frigo Bridge or the Highway 172 Bridge are also possibilities.
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