There appears to be some interest in the City of Durand City Administrator Position. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says 7 people have expressed interest in the position so far. Current City Administrator Rassmuesson is set to retire from the City Administrator position on July 1st.
With the spring season here, the city of Mondovi will be doing some needed repainting of road striping across the city. Mayor Brady Weiss says that includes repainting crosswalks and curbs. The city hopes to have that completed by the end of May.
An Elk Mound Middle School counselor has been recognized nationally. Cindy Bourget and the school's counseling program as a whole has been designated as a recognized model program by the American School Counselor Association. Elk Mound was one of only three Wisconsin schools to receive the model program designation from the ASCA.
A field trip to Minneapolis ended at the hospital for a couple of middle schoolers from Eau Claire. The kids were on a school bus that crashed into the back of a gas truck on I-94 yesterday. Six of the kids from DeLong Middle School were slightly hurt when the bus hit the back of the truck. Two of those kids were taken to a local hospital in Hudson as a precaution. Traffic cam video caught the crash. It shows a smaller truck pull-off in front of the gas truck which caused the gas truck to stop, that's when the school bus hit the gas truck. Eau Claire Schools yesterday said they are thankful that the crash wasn't worse.
School libraries in the Eau Claire Area District are getting more than 810-thousand dollars from the state. Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski visited Northwoods Elementary School and Memorial High School before presenting the district with a check. The money is coming from the Common School Fund.
Saturday is Drug Take Back Day in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says too often unused and expired medications find their way into the wrong hands. That's dangerous, and sometimes tragic. Bringing unused and expired meds to Drug Take Back Day collection sites protects you, your family, and your community. It's easy to participate. Just stop by a site and drop your items into a bin. No questions asked and you can be in and out in minutes. You can find more information and a Drug Take Back Day site near you at DHS.wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin's attorney general is once again arguing that there is nothing in state law that bans ballot drop boxes. A-G Josh Kaul filed his case with the Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday. He said drop boxes are technically not illegal, and therefore should be allowed. The new liberal-majority court is taking another look at the 2022 decision from the then-conservative-majority court that said there's nothing in Wisconsin law that specifically allows for drop boxes, therefore they are illegal. Kaul said local election managers should have the flexibility to decide if they want to use drop boxes on their own.
The University of Wisconsin is walking away from its Richland campus. The university announced earlier this week that it plans to vacate the campus by July 1st. The university ended in-person classes there two years ago. At that time there were just 57 students looking to get a degree. Local leaders in Richland County want to know what they're going to do with the campus now. They signed an agreement promising to help pay for the campus, and are now worried that they will be stuck with the entire costs. The UW has ended in-person classes at five two-year campuses in the past 18 months. It's not clear if the university plans to abandon those campuses as well.
Drought conditions are improving in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor maps released yesterday show that much of central and southern Minnesota is either free of drought or in the abnormally dry category, the lowest level of measurable drought. Here in Western Wisconsin, Pepin, Buffalo and small parts of Pierce and Dunn Counites are still abnormally dry. With rain in the forecast, drought conditions are expected to continue to improve.
Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group paid hackers a ransom this year following a cybersecurity attack. The health consultant company was breached on February 21. The attack impacted prescription availability, paychecks for medical workers, discharges from hospitals, and billing and care authorization portals across the country. UnitedHealth did not say how much was paid to the hackers. Reports say 22 million dollars was requested in exchange for the company to get their data back.
A man from Cornell accused of sexually assaulting a child is incompetent to stand trial. Spencer Harmison was accused of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl last year. Investigators say he admitted to assaulting her. A Chippewa County Judge found Harmison is currently not competent for trial, but will likely be deemed competent in the future. He will be admitted for treatment, also on the judge's orders.
Wisconsin is distributing 75-thousand dollars in youth firefighting training grants. The Madison Area, Fox Valley, and Northcentral Technical Colleges will get part of the money, along with the Kewaunee County Junior College. The Youth Volunteer Firefighter Training Program says it's looking to boost recruitment by pairing students to local fire service opportunities. It says rural, volunteer stations are having an especially hard time with retaining firefighters.
A factory expansion in Jefferson County will bring a hundred new jobs. Governor Tony Evers says the Nestle Purina PetCare Company will be expanding its Jefferson plant -- a 195-million-dollar investment. Once finished, the company says the factory's production of wet food will increase. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is giving almost two-million dollars in tax credits over the next five years. Nestle has had a Purina factory in Jefferson since 1910.
Wisconsin will be getting four-point-six million dollars to help conserve coastline habitats. The state Department of Administration says the money will be split between two projects. One project in Iron County will go toward purchasing and managing more than a thousand acres of Lake Superior coastline. The rest of the money will go toward restoring the upper part of the Valley Creek corridor and reducing future flooding risks. About 75-million dollars will be given out nationally through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
A Minnesota state senator is admitting to making a mistake with her vote on a bill passed by the Senate last week. Republican Senator Carla Nelson of Rochester voted yes on a bill to enact the Minnesota Voting Rights Act. The vote was surprising, as Republicans have criticized the bill as partisan and failing to address concerns about election integrity. Nelson admitted in a statement that she voted for the bill in error after losing track of the debate while she was multitasking. She said she would vote against the bill when it returns to the Senate floor.
Wisconsin utilities want help naming this year’s peregrine falcon chicks. For the last three decades mated falcon pairs have laid their eggs at Wisconsin Public Service and We Energies power plants. This year, 11 eggs are ready to hatch, and they'll be named after Olympic heroes. You can vote for your favorite names online from a link at We dash Energies dot com
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