The Mondovi City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include the appointment of a new council member for Ward 1, reports from the Mayor and Department Heads and the council will go into closed session to meet with legal council about litigation the city may become involved in. Tonights meeting begins at 5:30 at the Marten Center in Mondovi.
A busy day yesterday for the opening of the Tarrent Park Pool. Area residents enjoyed a sunny day to enjoy the pool. The City has extended the open swim for the next two weeks and will open the pool for open swim from Noon-3. Swimming lessons are being held in the morning and late afternoon, with lap swim from 6-8am.
The City of Menomonie will create a housing committee to looking into housing in the city. The committee will focus on affordability, availability and quality of housing for owners and renters. Housing has been an issue in the city and has becoming a pressing situation that is affecting businesses ability to recruit and retain employees. Committee members would meet until December and then present their findings in January 2026. After that Menomonie officials would begin to develop plans to solve the issues.
Two people were slightly injured in a two-vehicle accident Monday in the Town of Hale. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department, a delivery vehicle driven by 41yr old Amber Ross was traveling northbound on Hwy 53 and began making a left-hand turn, when it was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by 83yr old Edward Nelson. Both Ross and Nelson declined medical treatment and were released from the scene.
Charges are being filed against three women arrested over the weekend in Eau Claire. Investigators say that after monitoring Shannon Cockerham in May and June under the suspicion of drug trafficking, the suspect was taken into custody during a traffic stop on Saturday. A subsequent search of Cockerham's North Barrow Street home resulted in the discovery of cocaine and material involved in the sale of drugs. Two woman were arrested as they were seen trying to leave the residence.
Two men have been arrested in Arcadia after a fight that involved 20-30 people at Memorial Park on Sunday, June 29. According to the Arcadia Police Department, officers responded to calls of the fight at 1am on June 29th, with one person armed with a machete. Officers arrested Juan Waldo on June 29th and charged him with two counts of 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety, two counts of substantial battery and disorderly conduct. On July 1st officers arrested Antonio Blas and charged him with battery. Four people were taken to the hospital and that incident remains under investigation.
The American Red Cross is looking for blood donations. The Red Cross is urging you to donate blood now to keep the blood supply strong during the summer months. Type O blood products are most needed on hospital shelves. The Red Cross says in addition to summer holidays and vacations, severs weather can have a sudden impact on the ability to collect blood. Scheduling and keeping donation appointments are crucial this month to ensure blood products are constantly available in the weeks to come for all patients. A blood drive will be held next Monday from Noon-5 in Plum City. Call 800-Red-Cross to make an appointment.
Authorities are continuing to investigate a deadly vehicle collision in Polk County. The accident happened Sunday afternoon on State Highway 35. Reports say the driver of a pickup truck preparing to turn from 35 onto 240th Avenue was hit from behind by another pickup and thrown into oncoming traffic, where the vehicle was hit by a third pickup. The driver of the truck that was trying to turn onto 240th suffered injuries that proved fatal.
The Winona Fire Department was dispatched early Monday morning to a fire at a manufacturing plant in Winona. According to Winona Fire, the fire began after midnight at Core Molding Technologies and firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the building’s roof. No one was injured in the blaze and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Renovations to the Owen Park playground project scheduled for this summer, is being pushed back. The City of Eau Claire says the project has gotten community support for a larger replacement. Private fundraising campaigns for the playground project are asking for a bigger, more accessible playground. Now that the playground expansion is pushed back, renovations to the Donald "Sarge" Boyd Bandshell in Owen Park are being moved up to 2027.
Vernon County deputies say a child died last week in a U T V crash. The crash happened July 2 in the Town of Greenwood. Two children, aged 11 and 12, were riding the U T V when it turned over on a curve. The 12 year old was taken to a hospital where he later died. The 11-year-old child suffered non-life threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
The state budget includes money to plan for eventual closure of the Green Bay prison. The 2025-27 budget signed by Democratic Governor Tony Evers last week includes $15 million dollars for the Department of Corrections to plan for closing the maximum-security prison in Allouez, which was built in 1898. But Evers used his line-item veto to delete a Republican authored provision to close the prison by 2029. Evers said there was no “meaningful or concrete plan” for that to occur. Allouez Village President Jim Rafter said in a statement that residents are frustrated and deserve certainty about when GBCI will close.
A sharp-tailed grouse hunt will be held this fall for the first time since 2018. State biologists noticed a steady decline in grouse population numbers beginning in the 1990s. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, federal agency staff and interested conservation groups have spent the last several years increasing habitat restoration work on both public and private land. That’s led to renewed growth in the sharp-tailed grouse population. An application period is open until August 1st for entry into a limited-drawing lottery. More info can be found on the DNR's website.
A new study by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health finds fire departments across the state face serious challenges, threatening their ability to respond to calls. Rural EMS Program Manager James Small says staffing is one of the biggest issues. The study found nearly half of Wisconsin's fire departments are not able to respond to calls with a basic level of firefighting.
Madison is one of the least stressed cities in the nation, while Milwaukee is one of the most-stressed. A new report by WalletHub compares cities based on metrics like the average number of hours and divorce rates. Madison ranks 17th least stressed US city. Milwaukee is on the opposite end of the list, ranking 19th most stressed. The most stressed cities are Detroit and Cleveland.
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