Mondovi is still experiencing issues with its new wastewater plant. During last week's council meeting, they discussed the issues where phosphorus levels are still too high. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says it's unacceptable. The plant is still under warranty until August, but the council is considering withholding payments until the plant is functioning properly.
The Durand City Council approved borrowing $550,000 for three different projects including the 6th Ave West, the new ladder truck, and the pool. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the city had already decided to borrow for the 6th Ave West Project. The loan would be split up into $240,000 for 6th Ave West, $225,000 toward the Tarrant Park Pool, and the remainder for the ladder truck.
Students at Durand-Arkansaw Middle School will no longer have to pay a technology fee. At the last school board meeting the board approved removing the $25 fee for Chromebooks and charging stations at the school. The district will be investing in a new system that will provide 15 carts that have Chromebooks and charges for middle school classrooms at a cost of $14,250.
A Florida man will spend the next four years behind bars in connection with child sex crimes in Chippewa County in 2021. A judge pronounced sentence on Friday for Frank Facasse, who had pleaded no contest as part of a plea deal last week. Facasse was originally charged with sexually assaulting an eleven-year-old girl, as well as showing pornographic videos to her and two other children. Facasse will also spend eight years on probation following his prison sentence.
A man from Eau Claire County will spend nine years in prison for stabbing his neighbor and holding a standoff with police. Adam Langiewicz pleaded no contest to his charges in exchange for reducing a charge of attempted homicide. Prosecutors say he stabbed his neighbor in Boyd before returning to his home and participating in a four-hour standoff, before he set his house on fire. The judge believes drugs and alcohol were factors in the crime.
Gunderson Health System is considering expanding into the Chippewa Valley area. WQOW reports the company sent a statement saying Gunderson is investigating opportunities in the Chippewa Valley and is meeting with local officials to understand what is needed. Earlier this year HSHS closed Sacred Heart and St. Josephs Hospitals along with the Prevea Health Clinics.
A sturgeon tagged in Wisconsin has made a record-breaking swim. The Wisconsin Department of Resources says the fish initially tagged in the Chippewa Valley was found by the Missouri DNR in Illinois along the Mississippi. The sturgeon traveled more than 650 miles, the longest known distance a Chippewa Valley lake sturgeon has traveled. The DNR says lake sturgeon are rare on the Mississippi but live long lives. The oldest in the state was 152 years old.
A step forward for solar in Wisconsin. The state has been awarded $62 million in federal funding from the Solar for All Grant to help fund solar systems for low- and moderate-income households. Governor Tony Evers’ office says the cost of installing solar systems is among the barriers low-income residents face. A 5-kilowatt rooftop system in Wisconsin averages between $14,000 and $19,000 before tax credits and incentives. Funding for projects is anticipated to begin in late in 2024 or early 2025. Solar power installations will help Wisconsin avoid almost two million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, according to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
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The price of a home in Wisconsin is up 10 percent from a year ago. The Wisconsin Realtors released their latest report yesterday. It says sales are up just over three percent compared to March of 2023, but prices are way up. The report blames both a low supply of homes for sale and much higher interest rates. The median price for a home in the state is now just under 300 thousand-dollars, though it's higher than that in both the Madison and Milwaukee areas.
A Dane County resident has been confirmed to have a case of measles. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services did not publicly identify the individual but did say this person travels to and works in Rock County. In a news release on Friday, the DHS said its working with the public health departments in both counties to "identify and notify people who may have been exposed." The DHS said anyone who may have been exposed and has not been vaccinated should get vaccinated within 72 hours of exposure. Those who have been vaccinated are likely not at risk, according to the DHS.
Wisconsin's clergy and faith leader abuse hotline has received almost 275 calls since it was launched three years ago. Attorney General Josh Kaul says people who previously reported to law enforcement or religious authorities were able to get more help with their cases through the tip line. Tips have resulted in the arrests of several religious leaders. Kaul says victims are encouraged to report either online or by phone.
Opening statements in the first Feeding Our Future criminal trial are set for Monday in Minneapolis. A jury of Minnesotans from across the state was selected yesterday after a four-day process. The 12 jurors and six alternates, who are mostly white and from the Twin Cities, were sworn in. Prosecutors say the seven defendants stole millions of dollars reimbursing meal programs that feed low-income children. The trial could last six weeks.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is demanding that UnitedHealth Group provide more assistance for healthcare providers and patients impacted by a recent cyber attack. He joined 21 other state attorney generals who sent a letter yesterday to the Minnestonka-based healthcare giant. They had concerns that United Health Group has been unfairly providing more help;p to clinics that it owns and operates. The February cyberattack targeted UnitedHealth subsidiary, Change Healthcare. The impact has been felt at pharmacy counters, where patients struggled to fill prescriptions, and at hospitals and clinics, where the system for filing claims for payment from health insurers has been seriously disrupted.
A Glendale-River Hills eighth-grader is being called a hero for stepping in when his school bus driver went down. The school district says Acie Holland the Third saw his bus driver lose consciousness during the ride to school earlier this week. Holland jumped up, got the driver's foot off the gas pedal, and then applied the brake. The bus was on Route 207 at the time and police say it was starting to veer into on-coming traffic. Holland then called 911, and even assured the younger kids on the bus that everything would be okay, according to police
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