The new Tarrant Park pool is closer to opening. On Thursday, the pool was inspected by the State of Wisconsin. During a tour of the pool, Durand Public Works Director Matt Gillis said there were a few questions the inspector needed to get answered first, and then he has to send out the approval letter to Pepin County. A license from Pepin County could be issued next week, and then the pool would be allowed to open. Once the pool is open, the first 800 people to use the pool will receive free admission thanks to a donation by Advent Health.
The City of Mondovi is beginning the early planning for the Hwy 10 reconstruction project. This week, the city signed a financial agreement with the Wisconsin DOT to cover the city’s portion of the project. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says there is a lot of infrastructure underneath the road that will need to be replaced. The state is planning on reconstructing Hwy 10 through Mondovi in 2030 and 2031.
The Durand-Arkansaw School District is asking families to take a survey about a proposed Before and After School Care Program Starting this fall. The program would be located at Caddie Woodlawn Elementary and run from 6:30am-7:45am and from 3:15-5:30pm. Morning care would be $8-10 a day while afternoon care would be $12-$14 a day and would include an afternoon snack. Input will help staff determine the level of interest, and plan staffing, space and programming. You can find a link to the survey at the Durand-Arkansaw School District Facebook Page.
A portion of the Flyway Trail in the Town of Buffalo will be closed for construction starting July 7th. Buffalo County says the trail will be closed from the east side of the bridge that crosses the BNSF Tracks to the Buffalo Town Hall. The section of trail will be closed for a few weeks as crews prep for the construction. The project will have the trail be paved between the town hall and the Trempealeau County Line.
A Wabasha County family is cleaning up after a possible tornado tore through their farm Wednesday night, northeast of Zumbro Falls. According to Katie Bartels, her family’s property consists of her trailer home and her parents’ trailer home, along with several other farm buildings. Several buildings were damaged, including Bartels’ house. She said it’s a total loss and she fears insurance won’t be enough to rebuild. She also said the farm has been in her family since the 1920s. The storm hit the farm just after 6pm on Wednesday night and also destroyed several other buildings on a neighbor's farm.
The 53rd Lake City Water Ski Days is this weekend. The festival features live music, arts and craft fair, water ski shows on Lake Pepin, car show and parade. The festival celebrates Lake City as the birthplace of water skiing, invented by Ralph Samuelson in 1922 on Lake Pepin.
The suspect charged in an officer-involved shooting in Eau Claire will go on trial in September. Thomas Burback has pled not guilty to four charges, including intentionally pointing a gun at law enforcement. The 54-year-old was shot by an Eau Claire officer on May 25, 2024 when the officer was responding to a disturbance call.
The Wisconsin National Guard is showing appreciation for the state's teachers by giving them an experience that many don't get. A guard chopper crew was in Green Bay yesterday to take teachers for 30-minutes rides on a Blackhawk helicopter. Educators who participated got a bird's eye view of the city, including a flyover of Lambeau Field. Guard members were in Madison, Chippewa Falls, and West Bend earlier this month to take teachers on flights around those communities as well.
It looks like over half of the voters in Wisconsin do not want Governor Evers to run for a third term. That is according to a new poll released by Marquette Law School yesterday. The pollsters surveyed more than 870 registered voters in the state, finding that 55 percent believe the governor should not run for re-election while 42 percent think he should. When looked at by party affiliation, half of independent respondents said they do not want Evers running again, siding with 15 percent of Democrats and 93 percent of Republicans.
A negative approval rating for President Donald Trump in Wisconsin. The latest Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday shows a sharp partisan divide in supporting the president, with 90% of Republicans approving of Trump's work, while 98% of Democrats and 59% of Independents disapproving. Poll director Charles Franklin says “People are still very skeptical of tariffs, and think deficits will go up, there are several policy challenges for President Trump.” Franklin adds that the poll’s findings show the biggest concern about the Trump presidency is inflation, with 55% of those surveyed believing that Trump’s policy proposals will cause price hikes.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is warning residents about a tickborne illness that has recently taken a life. Officials say three people across the state have been hospitalized with Powassan virus and one of those patients has died. The virus is spread by the blacklegged tick, a deer tick that also carries Lyme disease and other illnesses. Experts say Powassan virus infections are rare but Wisconsin did see 12 cases last year, the second-most of any U.S. state. It can cause mild illness or neurological disease and is especially risky for older adults, young kids, and people with weakened immune systems, according to the health department.
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former attorney of President Trump is being disbarred in New York. A
panel of judges on New York's midlevel appeals court ruled that
Kenneth Chesebro, who helped devise President Trump's alternate
electors strategy in 2020, should be disbarred due to his guilty plea
in Georgia's probe of the matter. The judges say Chesebro's actions
qualify as a "serious crime," a finding that should bring
disciplinary action. His New York law license was suspended last
fall, and he still faces criminal charges in Wisconsin over his role
there in the scheme.
The Department of Public Instruction launches a new public school finance reporting portal. DPI says the public will be able to download, sort, search, and access information through the portal at no cost. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly says that will increase fiscal transparency and help Wisconsinites understand how their local districts and schools operate financially. Through the portal, you can access data on school district referenda, tax levies, and the status of required education agency reports. You can access the portal by visiting the DPI website.
A squad car in Walworth County gets rear ended by a woman allegedly eating fast food while driving. The Sheriff’s Office says it happened late Tuesday night in the Town of Darien when a deputy patrolling I-43 saw a vehicle approaching his squad from behind at a high rate of speed. Though the deputy accelerated to avoid a crash, the vehicle rear-ended his car. The 41-year-old Town of Geneva woman driving the striking vehicle claimed she wasn't paying attention while eating her food from Taco Bell. She had no signs of impairment. The squad car suffered extensive damage, and the deputy was hospitalized for minor injuries. The crash is under investigation.
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