The Pepin County Health Department has launched anti fentanyl campaign. With the assistance of Waukesha County, the health department customized the DEA “One Pill Can Kill” Campaign for Pepin County. A social media tool kit has been developed and is intended to be utilized by all members of our community. The goal is to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl. For more information on the new campaign, contact the Pepin County Health Department.
The Pierce County Board of Health was recently named Board of Health of the Year by the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards (WALHDAB) for encouraging partnerships and innovation and for their steadfast support of public health staff. The Pierce County Board of Health consists of five elected County Supervisors and three appointed community members with expertise in public health and healthcare. The Board of Health is responsible for oversight of Pierce County Public Health, including policy development. Pierce County Board of Health members were selected for the award by the WALHDAB awards committee, which includes public health staff and Board of Health members from across the state.
The Aging and Disability Resource Centers of Dunn, Chippewa and Eau Claire counties, partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), will participate in the state’s new Independent Living Supports pilot program This pilot program, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, is intended to help people to remain in their homes longer, and to achieve better health outcomes and better quality of life. Enrollees will have access to program benefits for up to 12 months. The program offers short-term, flexible services for older adults and people with disabilities. For more information contact the Dunn County ADRC.
Eau Claire leaders want to try again with a smaller wheel tax. The city council is scheduled to vote next week on a 24 dollar wheel tax that would be earmarked for roads. The last attempt at a wheel tax ended in failure with a deadlocked city council. The hope is that by asking for 24 dollars instead of 30, city council members may find the tax less objectionable. City Council Member Andrew Werthmann says the smaller wheel tax will cover about a quarter of Eau Claire's road needs.
Another buyer has backed-out of buying the Regency Inn. Attorney Tim O'brien confirmed the end of the latest attempt to sell the troubled inn. He did not say why the buyers dropped the deal this time. Eau Claire has been trying to close the Regency down for the past three years, and has been looking for a new owner for just as long. No one is saying why the inn cannot or will not sell. The inn, and its land, are listed for sale for one-point-six million-dollars.
Wisconsin's governor took a budget lap in western Wisconsin yesterday. Governor Evers stopped in Chippewa Falls to visit the local Boys and Girls Club. The governor said his budget will help all sorts of groups like the Boys and Girls Club. The governor signed Wisconsin's new two-year, 99 billion-dollar state budget on Wednesday.
Public health managers in Wisconsin are looking for help in spending the state's share of the JUUL settlement. The Department of Health Services this week announced a series of public meetings to get input on how best to use the money. Wisconsin is getting 15 million-dollars from the makers of JUUL vape pods as part of a settlement that accused the company of marketing to kids. The money is expected to come into the state over the next five to nine years.
The Department of Natural Resources will be doing free well water testing at the annual Farm Technology Days. D N R Staff will be offering up free nitrate testing for anyone with a private well. Experts say many private well owners have never tested their well water, or haven't had a test for nitrates. Those chemicals have leeched into the groundwater in many parts of the state, mostly due to agricultural run-off and fertilizers getting into farm wells. All you have to do is bring a cup of your water to the DNR booth and they'll do the rest. Farm Tech Days runs July 18 to 20 in Baraboo.
A man has been arrested after he reportedly attacked people with a hammer inside a Rochester grocery store. Rochester police were called to Cub Foods late Wednesday night after callers reported a man attacking people with a hammer. By the time police arrived, the suspect had already been restrained by a man whom he had tried to attack. The attacker has been identified as Pedro Vasquez, and police say he was likely on drugs during the incident. Nobody was injured and Vasquez was arrested, and he is now facing disorderly conduct and assault charges.
A 15-year-old Rochester boy is being treated for critical injuries after he was hit by a car while riding his bike. The wreck happened early this week when the teen was struck as he cycled down Third Avenue Southeast. He was rushed to the Mayo Clinic, where he remains in the intensive care unit with a brain bleed and other serious injuries. Reports indicate he has moved his limbs and opened his eyes, but is unresponsive to commands. The boy's family has set up a GoFundMe to update the public on his condition and help cover the cost of medical bills.
Some target shootings gone wrong lead to injury and arrests. The Monroe County Sheriff’s says a caller reported shots from a neighboring property in the village of Wilton Sunday night that led to a 51-year-old Elroy man suffering a gunshot wound. Investigators found that four people were target shooting at a property next door. The sheriff’s office reports bullets from the target practice were able to travel nearly 1,000 yards away because they didn’t have a proper backstop. The incident led to the arrest of four men involved in the target shooting. The wounded man was taken to a Tomah hospital for treatment of his injury.
Seventeen Wisconsin car dealers have had their licenses revoked. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced the revocations of 17 wholesale dealers in Dodge and Columbia Counties. The dealers are accused of violating state law for failing to maintain a licensed business facility. The license revocations for the dealerships, located in Beaver Dam and Arlington, went into effect Wednesday following a 30-day appeal period.
A South Central Wisconsin could see a total of 80 years in prison for money laundering. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says Alicia Allen was charged after allegedly depositing over $100,000 worth of ‘drug proceeds’ into her business banking account four different times in 2022 and 2023. In addition to the four money laundering charges, the 37-year-old Windsor woman also was charged with a count of Possessing 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute. If convicted, Allen faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each money laundering charge, totaling 80 years, with the fentanyl charge carrying a mandatory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum of 40 years.
There’s more information about a midway ride malfunction at a Crandon fair Sunday. The 'mechanical failure' of the "Fireball" ride at the Forest County Fair left riders suspended upside down for more than four hours. A release from the Crandon Fire Department says one of the nine people treated by emergency medical responders was transported to a local hospital. The Antigo Fire Department was called to the scene because it had a ladder truck to assist in the rescue, something the Crandon department reported it didn’t have. The release adds that an off-duty firefighter with specialized rope rescue training advised Crandon Fire on possible rescue options
One of Milwaukee’s largest employers is asking its workforce to come back to the office regularly. Northwestern Mutual is looking to have their remote employees report to in-person work three days a week starting in September. The Milwaukee Business Journal reports that 70% of the company’s workforce is currently in-office on any given day. That number was at 85% prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Northwestern Mutual has plans to move 2,000 of its employees from its Franklin location to its downtown Milwaukee campus. That’s in conjunction with an upcoming half-billion renovation of its office location downtown.
An Eau Claire bus driver is being hailed as a hero for delivering a baby at a bus stop. Jerry Melsness says he was three-quarters into his run when he picked up a very pregnant woman last Friday. He took her to the bus transfer station, but she said she needed to go to the hospital right away. The next bus was a half-hour away, so Melsness said he helped her to the bus stop bench, and that's when the baby came. Melsness says he's never delivered a baby before, but says he has three kids and was there when they were born. Eau Claire Transit managers say this might be a first for the bus system. Melsness says he bumped into the mom a couple of days later, and said she and her baby girl are both doing well.
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