Prpoperty owners in Durand will have their property re-assed starting this fall. What does that mean for your property tax? According to Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren, since the city operates under levy limits, taxes may not change much. The city-wide reassessment should be completed by the end of next year.
The Durand American Legion Post 181 helped the Durand-Arkansaw School District in replacing the flags at the Middle-High School and Caddie Woodlawn Elementary School. Durand-Arkansaw Superintendent Ryan Nelson says the Legion donated 3 flags total.
Dunn County has completed its administrative transition with new County Manager Dan Dunbar appointing Jenalee Nutter as Assistant County Manager. Nutter said she will continue to serve as the county’s Human Resources Director, assuming a dual leadership role within the organization. Nutter has served as Dunn County’s Human Resources Director since 2022, having joined the county in 2017. She graduated from UW-Stout in 2014.
The City of Menomonie and Dunn County are sponsoring two Clean Sweep Hazardous Waste Recycling events in September to allow residents to dispose of household hazardous waste safely and conveniently. The City of Menomonie event will be from 2 to 6 p.m., Thursday, September 25, at the Menomonie Community Services Shop, 621 11th Ave West. The event is open to residents of the City of Menomonie, Town of Menomonie and Town of Red Cedar and costs $10 per vehicle (cash or check only). The Dunn County event will be from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday, September 26, at the Dunn County Fairgrounds, Small Animal Building, The event is open to all Dunn County residents and costs $10 per vehicle (cash or check only). For a full list of accepted and non-accepted items and details about both events, please visit the City of Menomonie’s website
The Wisconsin court of appeals has denied 27-year-old Ezra McCandless a new trial in the 2018 death of an Eau Claire man. In 2019, McCandless was found guilty of First-Degree Intentional Homicide after 3 hours of deliberation. McCandless had claimed self-defense in the homicide. On the appeal, she raised numerous legal issues that she claims entitled her to a new trial and the court rejected each of her claims in a 46-page long decision. McCandless is currently serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 50 years for the death of Alex Woodworth.
An Eau Claire man facing charges of child sexual assault is pleading not guilty. Eighty-two-year-old Robert Karstensen appeared in Eau Claire County court yesterday. Karstensen and his neighbor are accused of sexually assaulting several victims over the course of multiple years.
Eau
Claire Police are investigating a Monday incident at the former
Sacred Heart Hospital. Video shows a man entering the building with
his face shielded from view. Officers responding to the scene report
finding a door that had been opened by force. There has been no
confirmation on anything being stolen.
In La Crosse, city officials are ordering the temporary closures of the Burns and Cameron Parks. The closures are effective immediately and due to what Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey says is the behavior of sheltered and unsheltered individuals. The mayor says there are concerns about the safety and integrity of those public spaces that include the selling of drugs, drug use, violence and other inappropriate conduct. Plans are being made to address those issues.
Senator
Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied want more Wisconsinites to
have access to Packers games. The legislators introduced the "Go
Pack Go Act" on Thursday. The act would require satellite and
cable providers to give subscribers access to local programming from
Wisconsin's television stations. More than 400-thousand residents
live in counties assigned to out-of-state markets, meaning they end
up with broadcasts featuring Lions or Vikings games.
The Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds will host the first-ever installment of a new foodie event this weekend. BBQ Fest will feature multiple vendors, a backyard grilling competition, live music and more fun for the family. The event takes place on Saturday and runs from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. with more details available at nwsfa-dot-com.
Recent inspections at Ridglan Farms found more than 300 violations. Newly released documents say the farm was cited for 308 counts of mistreating dogs and three counts of failing to perform mandatory health checks. The dog breeder in Blue Mounds is now facing more than 55-thousand dollars in fines and fees as part of a civil forfeiture. Ridglan Farms can agree to the civil forfeiture and resolve the violations. Their other option is to decline and take the case to Dane County Circuit Court.
Wisconsin has joined yet another lawsuit against the Trump administration, this one over Wisconsinites' Medicaid data. Attorney General Josh Kaul says Wisconsin has joined a multistate lawsuit to block the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security from using or sharing state Medicaid data for purposes unrelated to health care. The coalition is attempting to block the federal government from using the data for the purposes of immigration enforcement or population surveillance. In Wisconsin, Medicaid covers approximately 1.26 million people. Nearly half of those are children, and over a quarter of a million are seniors and people with disabilities.
A former Hudson, Wisconsin, school teacher accused of sexual misconduct with a grade school boy is facing new allegations. Abigail Faust has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct. The 25-year-old was recently arrested after she was accused of several acts of sexual conduct with another teen in the Twin Cities while she was his nanny. Faust remains behind bars without bail and is expected back in court on October 9th in Wisconsin.
In interviews with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and WisPoltics, Representative Sylvia Ortiz Velez said she’s left the caucus after months of conflict, and an accusation that she would use a firearm against a colleague. Ortiz Velez called the allegation that she’d use an AR-15 “laughable” and that she doesn’t own such a weapon. She was also apparently banned from the Capitol, however Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said her status was “inappropriately revoked” and no members are currently barred from the building.
A farm in the village of Howard will be losing land it uses for strawberry farming. Sunny Hill Farm has been leasing land from the village to farm strawberries for the past 35 years. But the village has decided to sell the land to an assisted living facility. One farmer tells Fox 11 that the land has some of the best soil to plant strawberries in.
Minnesota home buyers are canceling sales at a higher rate. Canceled purchase deals are at their highest rate in nearly a decade. In July, about ten-percent of Minnesota pending home sales fell through while the national trend is around 15-percent. Working-class buyers are more sensitive to today's record prices and higher mortgage rates, making their deals much riskier. Despite the rising supply of starter homes for sale, demand is struggling to keep up financially.
A fallen elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo is helped to get back on her feet. Tuesday morning, the 43-year-old pachyderm named Ruth fell during an "aggressive" encounter with a herdmate. After the Milwaukee Fire Department's Heavy Urban Rescue Team responded with a contracted crane to lift Ruth, zoo staff used a front-end loader to help the elephant stand up again. Zoo veterinary staff will continue to monitor Ruth’s health. The three elephants in the Milwaukee County Zoo's herd are all considered geriatric, with the median life expectancy for a female elephant in human care estimated at just over 39 years.
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