The Dunn County Board has decided to sell the former transfer station that the county used until December 31, 2020. The board is offering the 10 acre property just west of Menomonie on Hwy 29 via sealed bid. The Facilities Committee will review the bids and recommend to the County Board which bid to accept. The property includes two buildings one 12,900 square feet and a second building of 1,200 square feet. The property has been vacant since the end of the county’s garbage and recycling collection in 2021. The board is also looking at selling another piece of land on Hwy 29 in Menomonie that a developer has expressed an interest in for housing and a child care facility.
The Durand City Council has approved a contract with Dahlby Conservation Services for forestry management in the city. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says there are two areas in the city the company will work on near the bridge and water tower. The City has approximately 166 acres of forest.
The Principle of Durand-Arkansaw Middle School has been nominated for a statewide award. Principle Sara Sabelko was nominated for the Herb Kohl Principle of Leadership Award which recognizes leadership by a public school principle. Durand-Arkansaw Superintendent Ryan Nelson says Sabelko has worked hard to lead the middle school forward. Sabelko was nominated for the award by the teaching staff at the middle school.
The owner of a consulting firm is suing Chippewa County and several of its employees. David Carlson and Carlson Consultants LLC claims he's suffered over two-million-dollars in losses since the firm lost a contract with the county. In the lawsuit, Carlson alleges a breach of contract, interference in his business, violation of due process, defamation, and racial discrimination. Carlson consultants entered a purchase of agreement with the Western Regional Recovery and Wellness Consortium in 2021. In 2024, they issued a letter of termination citing "missing and falsified certification documentation" and didn't allow the consulting agency an opportunity to fix it, which was part of their agreement. Chippewa County Administrator Randy Scholz says he can't comment on the lawsuit at this time. Carlson is asking for compensatory damages for economic losses, emotional distress and reputational harm.
New details are being released in the homicide that happened on the north side of Eau Claire over the weekend. According to the Eau Claire Police Department, the incident took place near Western Avenue and La Verne Street just after 2 a.m. on Saturday. Now, both the suspect and victim are being named. Twenty-one-year-old Andre Simmons was shot several times and died at the scene despite live saving attempts from paramedics and officers. Eighteen-year-old Dumarion Stogner was arrested at the scene and charged with intentional homicide. ECPD is still investigating the incident.
One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Chippewa County. According to a press release from the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, it happened on Saturday just before 5 a.m. in the Town of Lafayette. After an investigation, authorities determined that the car went off the roadway and traveled about 200 feet before crashing into a tree. They believe the driver died due to their injuries from the crash. The driver, 73-year-old Barry Lancette, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Baldwin woman is charged with attempted homicide after a stabbing Sunday. According to the Baldwin Police Department, they were called to an incident on Cedar St. around 7:30 Sunday night. There, they found a man who was stabbed. He is in stable condition. Vivian Garley, 22, was charged Monday with attempted homicide, reckless injury, aggravated battery, violating a no contact order, and disorderly conduct. All those charges carry a domestic abuse modifier. She is being held on a $50,000 cash bond.
A former chancellor at UW-La Crosse who was fired for making explicit videos with his wife is now suing the university in federal court. In the litigation, attorneys for Joe Gow claim his termination was a violation of his constitutional rights. They say he has a First Amendment right to speak as a private citizen and that is what the videos amounted to. Gow was the UW-La Crosse chancellor for roughly 16 years before his firing in 2023.
UW Health is reporting respiratory illness levels in Wisconsin are on the rise. Dr. Dan Shirley says they're seeing a high number of influenza, COVID, and respiratory syncytial virus. As of last week, there were 40 hospitalizations for influenza at UW Hospital in Madison, its highest number in three years.
The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Secretary is stepping down next month. Cheryll Olson-Collins is retiring February 3rd after being appointed secretary in January 2022. Olson-Collins will be succeeded by Wendy Baumann, who has served as president and chief visionary officer of the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiatives Corporation since 1994.
Wisconsin home sales rose nearly five percent last year, but there continues to be an affordability problem. Wisconsin Realtors Association economist Dave Clark said prices have been going up a robust rate due to factors including tight supply and pretty strong demand for houses. The Realtors report prices increased nearly nine percent, with a median price of $310,000 last year, but much higher than that in both the Milwaukee and Madison areas. While that makes for a market favorable to sellers, Clark said there’s one caveat - homeowners looking to sell and then buy another home will be buying at premium prices as well.
Several ice rescues around Wisconsin over the weekend. On Pewaukee Lake in Waukesha County Saturday, a 61-year-old man whose UTV went through the ice was pulled from the lake by a dive team after nearly 40 minutes in the water. He later died at a hospital. The other weekend ice rescues included two on Big Muskego Lake in Waukesha County, a Saturday rescue of three men whose UTV fell through the ice on Wind Lake in Racine County, and another in which a UTV carrying two men plunged into the water Saturday on Lake Winnebago in the Town of Black Wolf.
The Madison School District reaffirms its commitment to prohibit immigration enforcement officers from entering schools and talking with students. The Wisconsin State Journal reports Madison Metropolitan School District Board President Nichelle Nichols said the district stands by a 2017 resolution that prevents federal immigration enforcement from entering schools, interviewing students or accessing student information in most cases. It also says district employees should not ask about, record or share students’ immigration status. Nichols said the board publicly reaffirmed its support for all students during a meeting Monday.
A Thorp business operator is now a Wisconsin Master Cheese Maker. Marieke Penterman, founder of Marieke Gouda, was recently awarded the designation. Earning the title is no simple task, requiring a minimum of ten years of cheese making experience plus three years of testing, interviews, and inspections. Penterman, a native of the Netherlands, is just the fourth woman ever to be granted the Wisconsin Master Cheese Maker honor.
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