The Durand Fun Fest Committee is in need of a new chairperson. In a social media post yesterday, the committee said that a new committee chairperson and parade coordinator were needed. Without a committee chairperson, Fun Fest will not be held next year. Those interested in either position are asked to reach out to the Durand Improvement Group or message Fun Fest on their facebook page.
The Durand City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include a zoning request from Katie Hartung to operate an electric bike rental business from her home, discussion and possible action on special street closures for Blues on the Chippewa, and reports from the Mayor, City Administrator, and Department Heads. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 at Durand City Hall.
The City of Mondovi is looking at all options in regard to the design and construction of the North Eau Claire Street Project. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says the city is dissatisfied with how the street was engineered and other damages to public property. The city is working with its legal council on possible legal actions against the engineering firm for the project.
A Western Wisconsin Lawmaker is responding to the Wisconsin DNR's claim that the department is short on money to stock trout here in Western Wisconsin. In a statement released yesterday, 92nd Assemblyman Treig Pronschinske said that between the amount allotted to spend last year along with money the DNR was allowed to transfer from the Forestry Account and an increase in license fees, the DNR should have over $100 million available to spend on trout stocking. Pronschinske also said he is displeased with the lack of warning from the DNR to the fish and wildlife clubs on the trout stocking issue.
There's been another plea in the 2022 murder of Christopher Conner in Eau Claire. Xavier Thompson pleaded no contest on Monday to recklessly endangering safety charges. In exchange, prosecutors dropped homicide charges. Thompson is the third person to plead guilty in the case. Eau Claire Police say five people were involved in Conner's death back in 2022. Thompson will be sentenced in October. Two other suspects remain in jail awaiting either a trial or a plea deal of their own.
The woman who nearly stabbed her boyfriend to death last Christmas Eve has pleaded guilty. Laura Feala pleaded guilty in Chippewa County court yesterday to an attempted homicide charge. Prosecutors dropped a handful of other charges in the case. Police say Feala barged-in on her boyfriend in the shower at their home in Lake Hallie last Christmas Eve and stabbed him several times. He was covered in blood when police arrived. She's due to be sentenced in October.
There's a warning about a dengue fever outbreak in Eau Claire. The city/county health department issued the warning yesterday. Public health managers say 12 people in the area have come down with dengue fever since the beginning of the year. Dengue fever is spread by mosquitoes, and the mosquitoes in Wisconsin do not carry it. All 12 of the people who've been sick with dengue fever came from areas in the tropics where dengue fever is common. There's no worry about the fever spreading in Eau Claire. People cannot give dengue fever to other people.
A new report says public schools in Wisconsin are spending more per-student than just a few years ago. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty yesterday said the latest numbers from Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction show when adjusted for inflation, public schools are spending nearly one-thousand-dollars more per student than a decade ago. The group says the numbers pop the myth that somehow Wisconsin is underfunding its classrooms. DPI's numbers show schools are spending less than they were during the height of the coronavirus when Wisconsin had billions of extra dollars to spend. The latest report shows Wisconsin schools are spending an average of just under 18 thousand-dollars per student.
Capital investments in Wisconsin broke records during the 2024 fiscal year. Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO, Missy Hughes, says more than two-point-four-billion dollars was invested during the 2024 fiscal year. Projects include the Kikkoman Foods 800-million-dollar expansion in Walworth, the Purina pet food plant expansion in Jefferson, and A.Y. McDonald's new brass casting plant in Dickeyville. The previous capital investment record was set in 2019 with one-point-eight billion dollars.
Wisconsin's governor is doing a victory lap over the latest paycheck numbers. Governor Tony Evers Monday said numbers from the federal government show Wisconsin led the nation in hourly earnings growth. His office says figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Wisconsin workers saw their earnings go-up seven-point-nine-percent, six-point-four-percent, four-point-four-percent, and six-point-two-percent, respectively, for February, March, April, and May compared to last year. The average hourly-earning ranged from 31-dollars and 63-cents in Eau Claire to just under 35-dollars an-hour in the Milwaukee area. But those are just the average-hourly-earnings. Wisconsin's median salary last year was just over 47 thousand-dollars a year. And any hourly-wage-growth is, of course, offset by other price increases in gas, grocery, and home prices.
UW - Madison police warn about a scam targeting incoming freshmen. It advertises tickets to a night party called "Wisco FreshMan Invasion" supposedly taking place around the time of move-in and orientation for incoming freshmen. The address listed on the flyer is that of the Wisconsin School of Business. Any back-to-school events sponsored by UW - Madison will be marketed to current students and will come from specific departments. UWPD asks parents to share the warning with their students and cautions they shouldn't buy tickets from an unknown source.
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says operations are back to normal at two troubled prisons. The D O C reported on Monday that in-person visitations are back at Waupun Correctional and that residents at Green Bay Correctional will be getting more recreation time. This is after months of lockdowns at both facilities. There were four deaths at Waupun during the lockdown, and the lockdowns at G B C I prompted calls to close the facility because of its age and condition.
The Wisconsin D M V wants to make sure you have your photo ID ready to vote this fall. New guidelines to update, renew or get your photo ID are now available from the D M V website. That includes having proof of citizenship, proof of residence, and other required documents. If you aren't sure where to find those papers, the D M V will help you out. You can find that list, and sign up for a time to apply for a license online at Wisconsin D O T dot Gov.
President Biden's sudden exit from the 2024 presidential race shouldn't have much of an effect on the Minnesota ballot. Secretary of State Steve Simon says the major political parties have until August 26th to finalize their nominees for president and vice president. Democrats will finish with their national convention in Chicago on August 22nd, giving them a few days to complete the required paperwork for their eventual nominee. Simon is reminding voters that today is the last day to register in advance to vote in the August 13th primary.
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