The Durand Fun Fest Committee met with residents last night to discuss the future of Fun Fest. The discussion centered around where to hold the event in 2024 due to the loss of the vacant lot next to Memorial Park and the reconstruction of Madison Street. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren was in attendance and said the city would help in any way and that while Madison Street wouldn't be paved, it still could be used. The committee felt it was important to keep events together and to keep Fun Fest in the Downtown area to support the local businesses. The committee decided to look at reconfiguring Memorial Park so the carnival could be in the park with the refreshment tent on Madison Street. The committee is also in need of volunteers and will be looking at different ways to recruit volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, visit the Fun Fest Website or Facebook Page. The next committee meeting is December 4th at 5:45 in the Community Room at Durand City Hall.
Each year, the Durand-Arkansaw School District explores purchasing natural gas early in the season to help save on heating costs. Durand-Arkansaw Superintendent Greg Doverspike says it is like people who purchase LP in the summer. Market analysts are expecting lower natural gas prices this winter heating season.
The City of Mondovi is looking at moving the water hydrant that was placed in Mirror Lake Park to help the Garden Club. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says the club is making a new display and the hydrant may be in the wrong location. If possible, the city will have to the water line moved so the hydrant can be moved to a new location.
UW-Stout made the 2023 Best for Vets list, one of 325 in the country announced Monday, Nov. 6, by Military Times. UW-Stout ranked first among public universities or colleges in Wisconsin. Six of the 13 Universities of Wisconsin schools made the list. Overall, UW-Stout was 24th in the Midwest and 151st among the 325 schools that qualified. UW-Stout has 236 veterans and current military students.
There are charges for a New Richmond man for a deadly crash last February. Prosecutors yesterday filed homicide charges against 20-year-old Isaiah Moody. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says Moody killed 18-year-old Masen Powell from Spring Valley when he crossed the centerline on Highway 65 near Alden. Investigators say Moody told them he smoked pot the day of the crash. Deputies say he was going about 115 miles-per-hour just before the crash.
Wisconsin's lieutenant governor says she's impressed by the tiny home community for Chippewa Falls' homeless. Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez said projects like Hope Village can be a tool for other communities that are struggling to deal with their homeless population. Rodriguez says it's important to spread the word about what's going on in Chippewa Falls. Hope Village is billed as an option for people who don't have any other housing options.
The plan to guarantee seats at UW schools to top-performing Wisconsin students is up for a vote at the Capitol today. The proposal would automatically give a spot at any University of Wisconsin school, including UW Madison, to kids who either graduate in the top five percent of their class or score in the top five percent on the ACT in Wisconsin. The goal, supporters say, is to keep Wisconsin's best and brightest in the state. There is some pushback, including from the university, which isn't sold on the idea of guaranteeing spots to anyone.
An Olmsted County deputy is facing charges for allegedly trying to get a child to perform a sex act. Corporal Mathew Adamson was arrested last week after contacting an undercover Rochester Police Department officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. He was arrested after he drove to a specified location to meet with the undercover officer. He's charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct and several other felonies and has been placed on administrative leave by the sheriff's office.
Three officers will not face charges for the death of a man in Barron County this October. The Rice Lake Police Department says the officers acted in self-defense. The department says the three officers were approached by a man with a knife after he injured one person and attempted to harm another. They say it was reasonable to believe he would harm the officers and wasn't dropping the weapon.
Commissioners in Olmsted County are ready to hear comments about their proposal to ban the public use of cannabis. Commissioners are planning a public hearing today to get more input about the measure. The new ordinance would restrict cannabis smoking in public areas, especially where children might be exposed to it. The measure would not include restrictions on public consumption of cannabis edibles, though officials say it might be addressed at a later date. A final decision on the proposal may be delayed if commissioners decide to make changes based on public comments
The Universities of Wisconsin System are asking for 32-million dollars to make up for money being cut by the state legislature. UW says the money will be used to increase engineering, nursing, data science, business, and finance student development, adding at least 9,300 graduates in five years. Republican lawmakers cut the universities budget by the same amount in June, the amount they said UW would spend on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The proposal will go the Board of Regents Thursday.
Minnesotans are being encouraged to explore adoption as a way to provide good homes to children in need. The 26th annual Circus of the Heart event was held Saturday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. The event celebrated families from around the state that have embraced adoption and kinship care while providing information about exploring the adoption of children who are under state care. State officials say a thousand children were adopted from foster care last year, and more than 500 are still waiting to find permanent homes. More information is available online at foster-adopt-M-N-dot-org.
The Wisconsin Senate will vote on its election constitutional amendments this week. The three amendments would make it clear that only US citizens 18-years-old and older can vote, would enshrine voter ID in the state constitution, and would ban the use of outside money like the Zuckerbucks in future elections. Republicans say all three are needed to protect elections in the state. By proposing them as constitutional amendments, the legislature is cutting the governor out of the process. All three amendments will, however, go to the voters.
Chetek Police are raising money to send the families of officers Emily Breidenbach and Hunter Scheel to Washington, D.C. for the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. The two were gunned down during a traffic stop back in April. Now, the police department is partnering with The Pine Lodge Shops to sell Christmas ornaments to raise money for the trip. There is also The Light the Way donation drive going-on. That allows people to donate one dollar to get a paper blue light. The goal there is to raise 50 thousand-dollars.
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