A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held yesterday to celebrate the improvements at the Holden Park Campground. The improvements include new picnic tables, fire rings, showers, new campsites and trails. Jess McMahon, Director of Land Conservation and Planning with Pepin County, says ARPA Funds and DNR Grants helps get the project done. The county has also implemented an online reservation form to reserve campsites. Visit the Pepin County website for more information.
The Buffalo County Highway Department is reporting that a road construction project on Baertsch Valley Road will require the road to be closed from the intersection of Hwy 95 to the Rod and Gun Club for the next month. The road may be opened up intermittently during the project. The road is also used for the ATV trail, and the road may be open at times on weekends for ATV-UTV Traffic.
The Wabasha County Board is meeting today. Items on the agenda include approval of a donation to purchase a drone for the sheriff’s department, approval of the Southeast Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management Joint Powers Agreement and reports from committee chairs and department heads. Todays meeting begins at 4pm in the board room at the Old Courthouse Annex in Wabasha.
Lake City Police are reminding parents to be extra careful when their children have realistic-looking toy guns in public after an incident this weekend. On Saturday, officers responded to a report of a child with a gun at a playground on West Chestnut Street. When Officers arrived, they found a 9-year-old with a toy airsoft gun, not a real firearm. The department is reminding parents that realistic toy guns can cause unnecessary alarm and carry risks when mistaken for firearms.
The Northern Wisconsin State Fair is hiring a new executive director. The fair association's board of directors on Monday announced the hiring of Brian Maki. Maki will take the place of outgoing director Rusty Volk who is stepping down at the end of this year. This year's fair will take place July 9th through 13th in Chippewa Falls.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers visited the western part of the state Monday to talk home ownership and affordable housing. In comments made after Evers toured a new affordable housing project in La Crosse, the governor said that the key to affordable housing is bringing partnerships together including the state, organizations and nonprofits. Evers says that housing is something that everyone has to have and that it is critical to having a good life here in Wisconsin.
Enhanced security is in place at the Wisconsin Capitol this week following the politically-motivated killings in Minnesota this past weekend. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos asked that additional safety measures be established as lawmakers prepare to meet tomorrow. Investigators say the names of roughly a dozen Democrat officials from Wisconsin are included in the documents left behind in a vehicle used by alleged shooter Vance Boelter. He is in custody and accused of killing Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband. Boelter also shot and seriously injured Minnesota state Senator John Hoffman and is wife.
Vance Boelter is being charged with multiple state and federal counts in connection with the murder of state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband. Boelter appeared in federal court on Monday, charged with multiple crimes, including stalking, murder with a firearm and firearms offenses. He also faces multiple counts of second-degree intentional murder and attempted murder in state court, where a Minnesota judge ordered Boelter's bail be set at five-million dollars. State lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in the attacks, while Boelter is also charged with shooting Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife. Over 45 state and federal officials were listed in Boelter's notebook as potential targets.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin elects Devin Remiker as its chair. Remiker won out over Third Congressional District Chair William Garcia and Joe Zepecki from Milwaukee. Remicker was the party's executive director, and he takes over for Ben Wikler effective July first. Remiker says Dems needs to work on messaging to connect with voters, plus win back union organizers and the working class.
Seven dairy companies across Wisconsin are receiving grant funding. June is Dairy Month and Governor Tony Evers and the Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection awarded grants to assist local dairy processors to modernize and grow their businesses. The funding can also help produce new products, expand markets, improve profitability and sustain long-term viability. Evers is proposing to increase funding for the Dairy Processor Grant Program by an additional $1.2 million in his 2025-27 executive budget.
A Jewish temple in Milwaukee is vandalized over the weekend. The Milwaukee Jewish Federation said in a statement a suspect is in custody for the Sunday morning vandalism at Temple Menorah on the city’s northwest side. Rabbi Gil-Ezer Lerer called the incident "an act of hatred.” Damage to the building was extensive, with windows and doors broken. The temple’s Israeli flag was also stolen, and signs supporting Israel were torn up. Officials say the perpetrator acted alone, and the Jewish Federation calls it an isolated incident.
Milwaukee is among the top 30 cities in the U.S. for dogs biting postal workers. Twenty bitten mail carriers last year ties Milwaukee with San Francisco, Oklahoma City and Albuquerque for 17th place nationwide. Los Angeles came in first with 77 bites, followed by Houston and Chicago. The U.S. Postal Service began its National Dog Bite Awareness campaign earlier this month to inform dog owners on how to be good stewards for safe mail delivery. An injury of a postal worker from a dog attack could leave the dog owner responsible for medical bills, lost wages and other costs amounting to thousands of dollars.
Minnesota's two-year state budget is official. Governor Tim Walz's office says the governor signed off on the bills linked to the spending plan on Saturday. Among the legislation Walz signed off on legislation includes a measure that denies adult undocumented immigrants access to the state's public health insurance program. The bill will also phase out immigrants enrolled in the program by the end of the calendar year. Also signed was a 700 million dollar bonding bill, which addresses infrastructure projects.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking landowners to host the Gun Deer Hunt for Hunters with Disabilities this fall. Assistant Deer and Elk Specialist Brooke VanHandel says the program helps remove barriers. Interested landowners must have at least sixty acres of land available and be able to host at least three hunters. Landowners have through July 3rd to submit an application. The hunt runs October 4th through the 12th. More information is available on the DNR's website.
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