The Durand-Arkansaw School District has a new superintendent. The Durand-Arkansaw School Board approved a contract with Dr. Ryan Nelson. Nelson has 13yrs of experience as an administrator and is currently the Superintendent at Augusta School District. Nelson will begin his duties at Durand-Arkansaw on July 1st.
The Durand City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include discussion and possible action on borrowing $550,000 from Security Financial Bank for capital projects, borrowing $1 million from SFB for the pool project, and possible action on negotiations to form a regional fire district. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 at Durand City Hall and will be live-streamed on the video streaming page of the WRDN Website.
We're waiting to see just what kind of storm hit in Buffalo and Trempealeau counties last night. The two counties look to be the hardest hit after last night's round of severe weather in western Wisconsin. There were tornado warnings for both counties, but it's unclear if a tornado actually touched down. Utility crews may have some work to do this morning after last night's severe weather. Xcel Energy last night said the storms knocked out the power to people across the area, though the hardest hit areas look to be near Maiden Rock and Elmwood in Pierce County, and Baldwin and Hammond in St. Croix County. Meanwhile, Riverland Energy also reported widespread power outages in Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties.
The identity of the man killed in a motorcycle accident in the town of New Haven on Saturday has been released. According to the Dunn County Sheriff's Department, Joshua Martell of Clear Lake was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle on 145th Street just north of Hwy K. Martell died at the scene of the accident, and alcohol is believed to have contributed to the accident.
Someone mailed something to the NBC affiliate in Eau Claire. Station managers at WEAU yesterday said someone mailed a suspicious substance to the station. That forced an evacuation and brought Eau Claire firefighters rushing to the station. The substance turned out to be what firefighters are calling a 'non-hazardous food substance.' No one was hurt, and everything then returned to normal.
A local real estate developer and town board supervisor is throwing his hat in the ring to represent the 93rd Assembly District. James Rolbiecki made his campaign announcement at the Eau Claire County Republican Party headquarters Tuesday morning. At the press conference, Rolbiecki said he wants to focus on transportation, education, and cutting taxes. He also spoke about supporting small businesses. He joins Democrats Nickolas Butler and Christian Phelps running for the seat that is being vacated by current representative Warren Petryk, who announced he would not run for re-election on Monday.
Amtrak on Tuesday inaugurated its new Borealis service connecting Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities. But what about taking the train from Milwaukee to Green Bay for next year’s NFL Draft? Wisconsin Deputy Transportation Secretary Kristina Boardman says that’s being explored. Boardman joined local officials as the St. Paul bound Borealis made a stop at the Milwaukee Airport Station. The new service leaves St. Paul at midday and Chicago at late morning and makes all existing stops on Amtrak’s Empire Builder and Hiawatha routes.
Get ready for the noise, the DNR says the cicadas have started to come out in Wisconsin. Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources says it has confirmed the emergence of cicadas in southern Wisconsin. The DNR says the 17-year Brood 13 cicadas are the only ones known to emerge in Wisconsin, and those only appear in the state's southern counties. Other parts of the Midwest will see both the Brood 13 cicadas and Brood 19 cicadas this year. Conservation managers say the bugs will continue to come out through the end of next month, then they won't be seen again in Wisconsin til 2041.
A Rochester City Council member is calling her ejection from a Monday meeting an abuse of power by the council president. Molly Dennis sent an email to council members and city staffers yesterday challenging the decision by Council President Brooke Carlson. Carlson asked Dennis to leave the meeting during a discussion of the city's policy on unpaid parking tickets. Dennis defended her actions, saying her attention deficit disorder was responsible for her interruptions during Monday's meeting. Dennis asked for information about filing an ethics complaint, though she did not say if she plans to file a complaint against Carlson.
New vaccination requirements for kids in Wisconsin schools and child care centers. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announces updates that include a requirement for meningitis vaccination and that chickenpox infection must be documented by a qualified medical professional. There is no change to existing exemption options for medical, religious, or philosophical reasons. These changes align with long-standing childhood vaccine recommendations made by a CDC advisory committee. The new requirements were initially implemented in February, but paused in early March when some were suspended by the legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules. That suspension expired at the end of the legislative session on April 15 making the requirements now fully in effect.
If you're on the job hunt, be on the look out for scams targeting you. Wisconsin consumer protection director Michelle Reinen (RY-nen) says scammers post fake job offers that are too good to be true. That includes offers like being a mystery shopper, doing outbound mailing, or other seemingly simple tasks for big money. Reinen says you especially shouldn't be paying to do your job, or cashing checks and sending back money. If you run into trouble, contact Consumer Protection at D A T C P dot W I dot Gov.
Wisconsin could be getting 15-million dollars for childcare providers. Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is requesting funding from the Joint Finance Committee. The money would help childcare providers keep their businesses open. The funding was approved as part of the 2024-2025 budget.
A teen is dead and four other people are injured in a three-vehicle crash Saturday involving a State Patrol squad car. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Flores, who was a cheerleader at Owatonna High School, died from her injuries. She was a passenger in a car making a left turn, that was hit by the patrol car and pushed into an SUV. Two other passengers were seriously hurt. The incident is under investigation.
Wisconsin state park admission fees will be waived during the first weekend of June. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says fishing licenses and trail passes will also be free to all for the weekend. Free fishing clinics will be held over the weekend at state and city buildings for beginning anglers. This will be the twelfth annual Free Fun Weekend hosted by the DNR.
The Mayo Clinic is introducing its latest group of peregrine falcon chicks to the public. The Mayo Clinic has been tracking falcon activity on top of its building in Rochester since 1987. A pair of falcons has lived atop the building since 2016 and the clinic has teamed with the Midwest Peregrine Society to band and track any chicks born there. The three chicks introduced yesterday were named Onyx, Adira and Heritage. They should grow to full size over the next three weeks and will remain in the Rochester area for at least another month.
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