Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident near Fountain City on Saturday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department, 32yr old Matthew Doelle of Fountain City was traveling on Hwy M when he went off the roadway and into the ditch. Doelle and 38yr old Heidi Bagniewski of Chchrane were found about 30 yards off the roadway. Both suffered significant injuries and were taken to Winona Health. Alcohol and speed are believed to be contributing factors in the accident.
The Buffalo County board is meeting today. Items on the agenda include the swearing-in of board members and board reorganization of the board, discussion, and possible action on amending the Zoning District Maps in the Towns of Nelson and Belivdere. Today's meeting begins at 9 in the board room in Alma.
The Durand-Akansaw School District will be holding a dedication ceremony for the new Tarrant Park Softball Field. Durand-Arkansaw School Superintendent Greg Doverspike says things are going well at the new field. That ceremony will be on May 5th before the Durand-Glenwood City Girls Softball Game.
The Spring Clean-Up in the City of Durand begins this Saturday. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the clean-up is for yard waste like leaves and small branches. The Clean up will run for three weeks.
Altoona police have released the name of the man found dead in Rockford, IL. Authorities found the body of 79yr old Dennis Schattie last Tuesday and considered his death suspicious due to the injuries he sustained. Several people have been taken into custody for questioning and the investigation remains active.
Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson has decided not to run for that office again. The Republican was elected to four terms as governor in the 1980s. He announced today (Monday) that he will not oppose Democratic incumbent Governor Tony Evers this fall. Thompson is 80 years old. He most recently served as interim president of the University of Wisconsin System. He also was Health and Human Services Secretary during the President George W. Bush administration. He called the decision not to run “very difficult.”
No one was injured after an early-morning fire at a Rochester church. Crews were called to the Peace United Church of Christ just after 2:00 a-m after an alarm alerted them to the fire. The church sustained a considerable amount of damage, but officials say the alarm system and sprinklers kept things from becoming much worse. The cause of that fire is under investigation.
The Plain Prescriptions Price Act would make sure the list prices for prescription drugs are disclosed in television ads. Congressman Brian Steil says the bill would improve transparency and provide consumers with the best choices. The Wisconsin Republican says prescription drug prices currently strain budgets for many families and seniors. The bill is being considered because the list prices of prescription drugs are usually hidden from the public. Supporters of the legislation think its adoption will have the effect of lowering prescription drug prices.
Republicans could gain a veto-proof majority in the Wisconsin Legislature if things go right this fall – but an expert says it won’t be easy. The maps approved by the Wisconsin Supreme Court have opened the door. Marquette researcher John Johnson says the G-O-P would need to take a seven-point-two-point win over Democrats. That would be a better statewide performance than the party has had in years. And, if it would be difficult for Republicans to claim more than two-thirds of the state’s legislative seats, it would be even harder for Democrats to gain a majority in either the Wisconsin Assembly or Senate.
The price of propane in Minnesota is well below the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel -- two dollars, 34 cents a gallon, compared to three-94 for a gallon of gas. More drivers are making the switch or converting their vehicles to propane autogas. Dave Wager (WAY’-jur) of the Minnesota Propane Association says you can fill up at several locations including their facility in Zimmerman. Wager says propane conversion kits are several thousand dollars, but the association offers incentives to help to cover a large chunk of the cost. You can also buy dedicated vehicles and buses powered by propane.
A Milwaukee man who served 24 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit could be getting a big check soon. W-I-S-N / T-V reports the Wisconsin Claims Board is asking the Legislature to award Daryl Dwayne Holloway 975-thousand dollars. Holloway was found guilty of two home invasions and two sexual assaults in 1993. Both of the convictions were overturned. The claims board awarded 125-thousand dollars to Holloway – the maximum amount it is allowed to hand out. State lawmakers will have to decide if Holloway receives the larger amount for the time he lost.
The official purchase of the Verso paper mill offers Wisconsin Rapids hope it will be restarted and hundreds of lost jobs will return. Mayor Shane Blaser says so far there have been no discussions with the Scandinavian company that bought the mill. It’s been idle for nearly two years so far, with only minimum maintenance being performed on the equipment. Local officials want the mill to be in shape for a restart if and when that decision is made. More than 900 employees lost their jobs when the mill shut down.
For the first time in more than two years, public school students in Minneapolis and St. Paul no longer have to wear masks while in class. Mask mandates for both school districts have ended, effective Monday. K-A-R-E/T-V reports that both school districts are citing the low number of COVID-19 cases and higher vaccination rates. However, students, teachers, and staff will have to mask up again if infection rates rise again. And students still have to wear masks while using public transportation to and from school.
The Wisconsin Division of Agriculture says it’s confirmed bird flu cases in backyard chickens in Columbia and Sheboygan Counties. The flu was found on a farm in Polk County. The ag division says there are more than 20-thousand chickens that will have to be euthanized. The new discoveries mean the highly avian flu has turned up in nearly three million wild and domestic birds in seven counties.
Parched soils are being replenished by heavy rains in parts of southern Minnesota. Gary Prescher farms in Faribault County and says storms brought one to two inches of rain to his area Wednesday. He says people in his neighborhood were “starting to wonder again if it was going to be a repeat of 2012” (because) they’d been extremely dry since last spring. But Prescher says the latest rainfall is soaking in as frost moves down in the soil.
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