The City of Durand will be spraying for mosquitoes tonight. The Public Works Department will begin spraying this evening at 8pm and should be done by midnight. Residents are advised to close windows in their home when the spray truck is in your neighborhood.
One person was rescued in Lake City after a vehicle entered Lake Pepin. According to the Lake City Police Department, firefighters and EMS responded to a call of a vehicle in Lake Pepin last Thursday evening. The boat landing at Roschen Park was closed for several hours during the rescue and recovery efforts. Firefighters were able to rescue the driver from the submerged vehicle and transport them to the hospital. The name of the driver was not released.
The Wisconsin Public Works Commission will be holding a public hearing on the proposed water rate increase for the city of Durand on June 30th. The hearing will be held at Durand City Hall on June 30th at 11am and via zoom. Visit the City of Durand Website for more information on attending the meeting via zoom. The proposed rate increase is just over 56% from current rates and would take effect later this year is approved by the PSC.
An agreement between the city of Durand and the Arkansaw Sanitary District is moving forward. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says there has been some minor changes to the agreement but its hoped it will be approved by the end of June. The agreement would allow the Arkansaw Sanitary District to build a sewer line from Arkansaw to Durand to access the Durand Wastewater Treatment Facility. The city would then bill the district for the amount of water treated.
The streets around Memorial Park in Durand are closed or will be closing soon for the upcoming Fest. 2nd Avenue East and East Wells Street are currently closed by the park and on Friday 1st Avenue and Madison Street around the park will also be closed for events. Durand Fun Fest begins on Friday at 3:30.
The Eddy Street Bridge in Eau Claire will close on Friday for repairs. This comes after an inspection found structural flaws on the bridge, resulting in a weight limit. The repairs are expected to begin at the end of the month and take three to five days to complete. The bridge will remain open to pedestrian and bike traffic.
The City of Tomah has issued a drinking water advisory after elevated nitrate levels were found in Well 14. The well was taken offline after a test in May showed nitrate at 14-point-four milligrams per liter, above the safe limit of ten. Residents are urged not to give tap water to infants or pregnant women. Tomah is working with the Wisconsin DNR on solutions and will provide updates as available.
Bipartisan legislation introduced at the Capitol would support Wisconsin's smaller police agencies. The bill would create a pilot program providing grants to small law enforcement agencies. Those grants would cover labor costs and unreimbursed training costs tied to sending officers to the academy and six months of on-the-job training. Lawmakers hope the bill would address staffing shortages that are currently affecting small police departments statewide. The bill was introduced by Democratic lawmakers Senator Brad Pfaff and Representative Clinton Anderson and Republicans Senator Jesse James and Representative Bob Donovan.
The University of Wisconsin is taking steps to improve healthcare in rural communities of the state. The Orion Initiative aims to invest in the power of partnership between the medical community and frontline rural providers for better healthcare in rural areas. University officials say this will be accomplished by providing full scholarships to students who show a strong commitment to practicing medicine in rural Wisconsin communities post-graduation. The Orion Initiative has been funded by a private donation.
Over a thousand citations were given to Wisconsin drivers for failing to buckle their seat belts. The Wisconsin State Patrol handed out more than 1,300 citations during its two-week "Click It Or Ticket" special enforcement program from May 19th through June 1st, to remind drivers of the importance of seat belt safety. The State Patrol points out that there were 176 deaths last year from crashes where drivers or passengers weren’t wearing seat belts. The campaign gives state troopers an opportunity to educate drivers and passengers on the benefits of buckling up, which is a top priority year-round.
Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers are pushing for a new package of gun control bills. The proposed legislation was introduced yesterday and contains four bills aimed at addressing gun violence in the state. One of the bills proposes a 48 hour waiting period for all gun purchases. Another calls for law enforcement or a family member to petition a judge to temporarily remove guns from someone deemed an extreme risk to themselves or others.
A bill to provide a film tax credit in Wisconsin and establish a state film office has moved out of a Senate committee. Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers says the state has lost out on a lot of opportunities because productions don't want to film in the state due to a lack of a film credit. Sayers says the department has heard from plenty of producers that they'd like to film in Wisconsin and now is the time to get the bill made into law. The bill would allow companies to apply for a 30% credit equal to costs of salary or wages for Wisconsin residents working on productions. It’s now ready for a vote by the full Senate.
The
Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management will start issuing its first
licenses for recreational cannabis this week. Officials will conduct
a pair of lotteries today.
Social equity applicants will be selected for retail sales first. A
separate general applicant lottery will follow. These licenses will
be for those who grow, transport, manufacture, and sell cannabis.
License numbers will be drawn, but names and addresses of applicants
won't be posted publicly the same day.
The Wisconsin Humane Society is reducing adoption fees for the next week in an effort to open up shelter space. Dogs six months and older can be adopted for 75-dollars, while dogs who have been at the shelter for longer than average can be adopted for 25-dollars. The Humane Society is caring for 400 dogs and more than 100 are ready to go home. Discounted adoption fees will apply until next Wednesday, June 11.
More than 82-thousand Wisconsin drivers added emergency contact information to their licenses since the option was first introduced last year. The To Inform Families First Law was signed into law in 2023. Wisconsinites can add an emergency contact to their record online at WisconsinDMV-dot-gov-slash-EmergencyContact. No visit to a physical location is necessary.
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