Durand residents are encouraged to join American Legion Post 181 on Memorial Day to remember those who have fallen in defense of our country. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says there will be two events in Durand on Monday morning. The American Legion will also be holding ceremonies at area cemeteries as well on Monday.
With the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend here, motorists are reminded to buckle up as area law enforcement is participating in the Click It or Ticket program. Pepin County Sheriff Joel Wener says the program is not about writing tickets. The Click It or Ticket program will continue into the first week of June.
The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Buffalo and Pepin Counties is looking for a citizen to serve on the ADRC Governing Board. The 8-person ADRC Governing Board is responsible for the oversight of the ADRC. It consists of 6 citizen members and 2 County Board members. The Board meets at least quarterly in either Alma or Durand to conduct business, with the option to attend meetings virtually. These meetings last about 1-2 hours. Board members attending meetings receive a per diem and are reimbursed mileage for traveling to the meeting location. Board members are also given the opportunity to attend training to assist them in performing their duties. Citizen members will serve a three-year term on the Board. For more information contact the ADRC at 866-578-2373.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers was in Plum City yesterday visiting the JM Watkins meat processing facility. Recently the state announced grants of up to $150,000 for smaller processors to help expand processing capacity. Evers says the grants are needed especially after what happened during the pandemic. JM Watkins was a grant recipient and is looking to use the grant to purchase a new smoker as part of a new expanded facility.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed an order declaring the ongoing shortage a “period of abnormal economic disruption’ and barring price gouging on baby formula for the next 90 days. Evers says no kid should ever go hungry, and no parent should have to worry about having access to formula. Anyone who suspects a business or individual is raising their prices more than they should is asked to report it to the state’s Bureau of Consumer Protection online or by calling the Consumer Protection Hotline at 800-422-7128.
Many parents are finding it difficult to talk with their kids about school shootings. Mental health professionals say it’s a good idea -- but to keep it simple. Doctor Jenny Walczak is Director of Mental and Behavioral Health at Children’s Wisconsin hospital. She told W-K-O-W/T-V that we shouldn’t want to give them “more information than they need because that can be upsetting and scary in and of itself.” Walczak recommends being honest with your kids, but also “keep it simple.”
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is extending the statewide ban on poultry events until Friday, July 1st. Animal health officials first enacted the ban in April and extended it once already to reduce the potential risks of spreading bird flu. The ban includes all poultry swaps, fairs, exhibitions, and other events where live poultry and susceptible birds are brought together and then disperse.
Wisconsin’s Muskie season opens tomorrow (Saturday). Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist Zach Lawson says anglers can expect some good action and a healthy number of fish. He also says to expect to see more muskies than 20 years ago, and that they’re seeing bigger fish than they’ve documented in a long time. The state minimum limit is 40 inches and one fish per day, but many waters have specific limits. Regulations can be found at D-N-R-dot-G-O-V.
Governor Tony Evers says he’s ready to work with Republican legislators to address gun violence. The Democratic governor issued a video statement on Wednesday, saying he “will work with any Republican who wants to find common ground, who wants to make progress on gun safety, who wants to pass legislation a majority of Wisconsinites will support.” Evers, who’s up for reelection in November, also offered condolences to the families of students and teachers killed in their Uvalde, Texas elementary school this week.
A group representing municipalities outside the Twin Cities area warns higher property taxes could be the result of the legislature not passing tax relief measures -- including increases in state aid to local governments -- before the clock ran out on the 2022 session. Bradley Peterson with the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities says costs are increasing for everything from employee wages and health care, to fuel for city vehicles -- “which means that property taxes will have to go up in order to maintain those same levels of service.” Planned increases in the homeowner’s and renter’s property tax credits also fell by the wayside at the legislature, and Peterson says those items would have “certainly” helped keep property taxes down.
A northern Wisconsin man who owns a timber business is charged with cutting down a specific type of tree in a national forest that he was not allowed to remove. Forty-year-old Jerod Hecimovich was awarded a contract in 2019 to harvest timber from the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Court documents say Hecimovich cut down live oak trees, even though the contract specifically forbade him from harvesting live oaks. He’s charged with stealing, injuring, and knowingly cutting and removing live oak timber from U-S forest land. He faces up to ten years in prison if convicted.
Brad Finstad of New Ulm is declaring victory in Tuesday’s special Republican primary election in Minnesota’s First Congressional District. Preliminary results show Finstad topped state Representative Jeremy Munson by just over one percent or 394 votes. Finstad said in a statement that he’s honored the voters who have given him an opportunity “to continue the fight for our shared values in Congress.” Munson congratulated Finstad and offered to support his campaign. He will face former Hormel executive and D-F-L nominee Jeff Ettinger in the August Ninth special election to finish the term of the late Congressman Jim Hagedorn.
Esteem for the U-S Supreme Court in Wisconsin appears to be dropping. The latest Marquette University Law School poll shows the Supreme Court’s approval rating dropped ten points in the days after the leaked draft ruling that would overturn the historic 1973 Roe versus Wade decision. Favorable views among Democrats dropped sharply, while Republicans’ views of the high court went up slightly. Poll director Charles Franklin says people’s opinions on abortion haven’t changed. 69-percent say Roe should not be overturned.
This is the peak time of year for turtles crossing streets and roads in Minnesota. Late May and June is also when many are hit by vehicles. D-N-R research biologist Krista Larson says some turtles are moving between bodies of water, however. She says most turtles we’re seeing right now “are females that are crossing land to find a good spot to nest.” Larson says there is no need to assist a turtle on a rural, gravel road, but you can help one cross a road with higher traffic volume by pulling over, turning on your hazards, and gently moving it the in same direction it was heading. For snapping turtles, she recommends using a shovel or broom to move them.
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