The Durand-Arkansaw School Board approved a plan to hire a new superintendent. During last night's special meeting, the board approved the plan which includes a survey of district staff on what they would like to see in a new superintendent from April 1-12, the position will be open for applications from April 5-22, the board would review applications on April 24th and have first round interviews April 30th and May 2nd. The second round of interviews would be on May 14th with the hope of having a new superintendent hired by May 21st. The Board also approved having Board President Bill Yingst as the spokesperson for the district concerning school complaints. The board took no action on the closed session item regarding the complaint against a district employee. According to Board President Bill Yingst, the board will consider a proposal to allow the community to participate in a survey on what qualifications and qualities they would like in a new superintendent at the April 17th board meeting.
An Alma man is dead after a one-vehicle accident in Wabasha County yesterday. According to the Wabasha County Sheriff's Department, 62yr old James Steiner of Alma was traveling on North County Road 11 when he lost control and the vehicle flipped over and landed in the Zumbro River. Steiner was found dead at the scene. That accident remains under investigation.
A new basketball court will be constructed in Tarrant Park. During this week's Durand City Council meeting, members of the Durand Sportsman's Club presented the plan for the court. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the court will be something for high school-aged kids. The Sportsmans Club is donating the $30,000 cost of the court. Construction is hoped to begin later this spring.
A plant that employs more than 120 employees in Winona will close later this year. BCA Access Business Systems US disclosed its plans to permanently close the automotive parts plant this week. The company said workers at the plant would be laid off during the second half of this year. No reason for the closure was given.
The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative is not giving up on the idea of a community hospital. Organizers say there is a need for another hospital in Eau Claire since Sacred Heart closed last week. The state says its closure cost Eau Claire about a third of its care options. There is a lot of work to do, and no one is guessing when a new hospital could open. Part of that work is a study to see just how much the old Sacred Heart Hospital, and all of its stuff, is worth.
Another slate of clinics are set to open in western Wisconsin following Prevea [ pruh-VAY-uh ] closures. OakLeaf Clinics says it's already hired some Prevea physicians and medical staff for the new clinics. They're set to open in May in Cornell, Ladysmith, Menomonie [ muh-NOM-oh-knee ], and Rice Lake, all of which have been affected by Prevea closures. OakLeaf says it's working to fill the gap in quality healthcare left by both Prevea and HSHS closures.
Tuition at UW-Eau Claire will top 96 hundred dollars a year under the latest tuition increase for the UW system. University President Jay Rothman yesterday proposed a three-point-75 percent across-the-board tuition hike. Rothman says regents need to raise tuition to keep up with inflation. The proposed tuition increase will start next fall and comes after a five percent tuition increase for the current school year.
A week or so worth of rain and snow has dramatically changed Wisconsin's wildfire picture. The DNR yesterday said Wisconsin's fire danger is moderate or low. That's a huge change from just a few weeks ago when the entire state was looking at a high fire danger risk. The northern third of the state is the wettest and has the lowest fire danger.
Wisconsin will get twelve million dollars to distribute between local school districts for mental health aid. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says it'll distribute the federal funding to 40 school districts. State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly says the money will help Wisconsin schools pay for resources and staff. DPI says addressing students' individual needs is a priority.
The people who want to oust Wisconsin's Republican assembly speaker say they are launching a new recall effort. The Recall Vos organizers yesterday said this effort will focus on Vos' new legislative district. The Wisconsin Elections Commission says the last recall effort, in Vos' old district, failed because organizers didn't get enough signatures. Prosecutors in Racine County have opened an investigation into that recall effort after getting dozens of complaints from people who say their signatures were forged on recall petitions. Recall Vos organizers say they are committed to removing Vos from office.
Two Delta Airlines jets had a low-speed collision while they were taxiing out to the runway for takeoff at M-S-P International Airport Thursday morning. Delta says the two plane's wings clipped, so the two jets returned to the terminal so passengers could deplane. No one was hurt, though at least one of the planes suffered considerable damage to its wingtip.
The Packers and the city of Green Bay aren't talking about a new lease because of a disagreement about the team's rent. Team officials this week said they've broken off talks about a new lease and a new, 80 million-dollar improvement project at Lambeau Field. Green Bay's mayor says he hopes to find a way forward, but the city is refusing to lower the Packers' nearly one million-dollar-a-year rent payment. The Packers have more than a decade left on their current lease.
Minnesota is launching a 200-million-dollar plan to reduce deaths from opioid abuse. Minnesota Office of Addiction and Recovery director Jeremy Drucker says data shows an increase in opioid deaths throughout the state in recent years, making such a plan a necessity. It involves the implementation of safe recovery centers, which could also include safe consumption areas, where people can bring their drugs to be tested for deadly substances like fentanyl. The first recovery center could open as soon as next year.
Wisconsin's homelessness rate is trending upwards according to a new report. The Wisconsin Policy Forum says the number of homeless Wisconsinites is up after years of decline. W P F says pressures from the pandemic pushed many people out of their homes as they lost their jobs, and the sudden rise in home prices and rent has only made it harder for people to get back into a permanent home. The Forum says Wisconsin communities need to look at expanding transitional housing for homeless people and try to make up the difference in lost federal stimulus funds to continue to provide shelter.
There is a warning from the sheriff in Dane County about a new phone scam. The sheriff's office says scammers are targeting senior citizens with an AI-powered scam. Investigators say scammers use AI to recreate a grandchild's voice, they then call unsuspecting elderly folks and ask for money. Sheriff Kalvin Barrett says it's a growing scam that could take money from a lot of people. The sheriff says older folks need to be careful what they share on social media, particularly videos of their grandkids. The sheriff says if you get a call, hang up and call your family immediately.
Ships as large as the vessel that struck the Key bridge in Baltimore do not call on Wisconsin’s Great Lakes ports. The Singapore-registered cargo ship which collided with and collapsed the bridge is 984 feet long with a beam of 158 feet. That’s considerably bigger than vessels that call on Wisconsin ports. A statement from Port Milwaukee says it receives oceangoing ships of roughly the same length, but only only half the width. Ships up to 875 feet in length call on the Port of Green Bay, about 100 feet shorter than the ship that struck the bridge. And vessels like that which struck the bridge in Baltimore do not call at the Port of Duluth-Superior, where they wouldn’t fit through the locks.
Minnesota's oldest Dairy Queen is looking for a new owner. A realty company announced the sale of the Rochester restaurant in a LinkedIn post this week. The location on North Broadway Avenue opened in 1947 and is currently run by the grandson of the original owner. The terms are flexible, with the possibility of buying both the business and the building or buying the business and leasing the building. The price to buy both is one-point-four-million dollars.
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