Voters in the Plum City School District will be voting on a $7.9 million referendum this fall. The money would allow the district to exceed the revenue limits over the next four years. Plum City School Superintendent Chris Kamrath says the money will be used for operational and maintenance expenses. This district will be having an informational meeting on the referendum on Thursday at 7pm at Molly's on Main in Plum City.
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is reacting to the recent closure of Pure Prairie Poultry that left its growers in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa abandoned. During a campaign stop in Osseo yesterday Baldwin said closure of the company and abandonment of its growers with millions of chickens is unacceptable. The Senator said while USDA can take over flocks of poultry due to a natural disaster or disease, it lacks authority in this case. She believes that Congress may have to give USDA that authority.
The Durand Fire Department is looking for more members. The department is looking for 4-6 people to join the department. The department will have training classes this winter. Applications are available at Durand City Hall. the City of Durand Website or talk with a member of the fire department.
Residents in Mondovi are encouraged to attend an informational meeting Wednesday evening on the installation of fiber optic phone and internet service. The City of Mondovi and Ntec are hosting the meeting at the Roger Marten Community Center starting at 6:30 to answer residents' questions on how the installation process will proceed across the city.
The Eau Claire school bus driver who crashed on the way to a field trip in the Twin Cities is no longer facing charges. Prosecutors in St, Croix County dismissed the misdemeanor charges in the case. The D.A. originally charged the bus driver after he drove into the back of a tanker truck on I-91 back in April. Eight people, including six students, were hurt in the wreck. Police gave the driver a ticket, and the D.A. filed charges because he didn't think the driver had the proper license. Turns out the driver did, so the charges were dropped.
Wisconsin's attorney general is reminding people that it is a crime to threaten poll workers. A-G Josh Kaul yesterday made an announcement about election security ahead of next month's election. Kaul said his office is once again dedicated to protecting people's right to vote in Wisconsin, and said the state will have a fair and free election. Kaul said his Department of Justice will be monitoring for threats on Election Day next month. He is reminding people that threatening voters or election workers, as well as any kind of intimidation is a crime in Wisconsin.
Jury selection for the Adam Fravel murder trial is nearly complete. Two jurors were selected yesterday, bringing the total number of jurors seated to 13. Four additional alternate jurors need to be picked before opening arguments can be presented in the case. Fravel is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend Madeline Kingsbury. Her body was found in Fillmore County last year, a few weeks after she was reported missing from Winona. Fravel's trial was moved to Mankato after a judge ruled that pre-trial publicity might make it hard to seat an unbiased jury.
A new fall event in Durand is this Saturday. The Blues of the Chippewa present Brews on the Chippewa at Veterans Memorial Park starting at 2. The event will feature music from 5 bands and feature beers from 4 area local brewers including Durand Brewing Company. There is no admission to attend the event.
More than twenty dogs affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton are in Eau Claire County and Greene County shelters. The Greene County Humane Society says volunteers picked up a dozen dogs from shelters in Tennessee and North Carolina to make room for dogs that are misplaced after the hurricanes. Three dogs and four cats were also brought to the Eau Claire County Humane Society. Other shelters statewide are also accepting animals brought in as part of hurricane relief.
There's a recall of nearly five-thousand Halloween Projector Flashlights online and at Target stores across the nation. NPW, which sells the flashlights, says it's gotten nine reports of flashlights overheating, including smoke and minor burn injuries. The flashlights, which are powered by two AA batteries, sell for about three-dollars. They're orange with white stripes, a black end piece and three Halloween covers including skulls, ghosts and pumpkins. Customers are being told to remove the batteries and return them to any Target store for a full refund. Target has stores in all 50 states plus Washington, DC.
Thirteen Wisconsin counties are under a special fire order due starting tomorrow. The state Department of Natural Resources says people looking to burn in the southern and central Wisconsin counties will have to get a permit from the department, unless the ground is completely covered with snow. The DNR says dry conditions and a lack of rain have increased the likelihood of fires. The burn permit requirement will be in place until drought conditions improve.
The woman accused in the Slender Man attack again seeks release from a psychiatric hospital. Friday's request marks the fourth time Morgan Geyser has asked to be released from Winnebago Mental Health Institute. Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 years old in 2014 old when they lured Payton Leutner to a Waukesha park. Geyser allegedly stabbed Leutner 19 times with Weier’s encouragement. Leutner survived. Geyser and Weier said they attacked Leutner to please the fictional character Slender Man. Weier was released from a hospital in 2021. Geyser's hearing is set for November 1st.
A weekend standoff with a man with a sword in the Fox Valley. Menasha police arrived at business Sunday morning to find broken glass and a man inside armed with a ‘large sword’. Other agencies, including a SWAT Team, were on scene as the 34-year-old man with the sword moved around the business and allegedly destroyed property. A K9 Unit was sent in several hours later to take the man into custody. He faces several charges.
Wisconsin’s Elk hunting season is officially underway. Department of Natural Resources Elk Zone Biologist Cristina Kizewski says this is the first time the central zone has been included in the hunt. Per treaty rights, the Ojibwe tribe will get the rights to half of the elks harvested during the hunt. The DNR received more than 25,000 applicants for elk bull tags, and just eight were selected for the 2024 season.
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