The City of Durand continues to review this year’s pool season. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says so far it appears the city was within the operating budget for the pool. The city hopes to have final attendance numbers to announce at the first council meeting this month.
The Durand-Arkansaw Middle/High School Band is raising money to purchase two new tubas. The current tubas were manufactured in the 1970’s and are in need of replacement. Durand-Arkansaw Music Director Andrew Smits says the instruments will cost approximately $7000 each. While not cheap, Smits says the new instruments will provide a better opportunity for students. To make a donation visit the Durand-Arkansaw School District Facebook Page or you can also drop off a donation at the Middle-High School Office.
The new Athletic-Activities Director for the Durand-Arkansaw School District is settling into the position. Archie Scherbinow says one of his goals is to provide students everything they need to become successful adults. Sherbinow has been in the district since July.
The Pepin County Sheriff’s Department is reminding motorists to stop when school buses have their red lights flashing. The department responded to two school bus passing violations last week. Not only do you have to stop when the red lights are flashing and stop arm extended, but be on the lookout for children crossing the road.
Charges are being filed against a former Green Bay Packers quarterback following a recent incident at an Eau Claire bar. According to reports, Donald Majkowski got into a fight with a fellow customer and choked a bartender at Brother's Bar on Water Street. Majkowski says that -- in the August 29th incident -- he had been jumped by someone who was jealous of his career in the NFL. Majkowski was cited for disorderly conduct.
Scammers are continuing to target elderly people with a scam that involves younger family members. It's called the Grandparent Scam, and Wisconsin Consumer Protection director Michelle Reinen says it can be effective on people who don't know it's coming. Someone claiming to be a grandchild or a loved one will claim that person is in trouble and needs money quickly. A common part of the scam is to try and convince the victim to keep the money transfer secret from the rest of the family. Be sure to let your elderly relatives know about this tactic, and set up code phrases or words to make sure that someone is who they say they are.
Federal health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to certain home delivery meals from Metabolic Meals has sickened over a dozen people and hospitalized seven in ten states. The meals were made and delivered by the Metabolic Meals company during the week of July 28th. The CDC said last Friday that some of those sickened were in Wisconsin. Metabolic Meals' website says it is a home delivery meal subscription service focused on macro-friendly meals. The CDC said Metabolic Meals is working with investigators and has reached out to customers directly who purchased the affected meal types to inform them of the outbreak.
With kids back in school, Wisconsin parents need to be doing their best to make sure germs aren't being spread and they aren't getting sick. UW Health Kids Dr. Casey Freymiller (fry-miller) says washing hands is the most important kids can do. Freymiller says you should also be teaching your kids to properly cover their coughs and sneezes to help stop the spread of germs. Freymiller says healthykids.org is a great resource for parents to visit to get more information.
Wisconsin is joining a coalition with the goal of increasing EV ownership. Governor Tony Evers, who co-chairs the U.S. Climate Alliance, says Wisconsin and Hawaii will join 11 other states in the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition. It’s working on policies to make electric vehicles more affordable, expand EV charging infrastructure, and support U.S. automotive manufacturing jobs. Evers says it needs to be easier, not more difficult, for Wisconsinites to own electric vehicles. Wisconsin joined the Alliance in 2019 as one of Evers’ first official acts as governor. The Alliance, a bipartisan group of 24 governors, is committed to achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change.
PFAs prompt new advisories on fish and game consumption in northern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Department of Health Services announced the new advisories for the Town of Stella in Oneida County, due to PFAS contamination. A "Do Not Eat" advisory includes all fish species in the Moen Chain of Lakes, Sunset Lake, Starks Creek, and Snowden Lake. Elevated levels of PFOS, a type of PFAS, were found in fish tissues. For deer, new guidance advises consuming only one meal per month from deer harvested within a 5-mile radius of Stella's town hall. Liver from deer in this area should not be eaten due to significant PFAS levels. A consumption advisory was also issued for mallards and wood ducks harvested on Green Bay due to the contamination of PFAS.
At the Capitol, Democrats introduce bills to roll back Scott Walker era labor laws. The “Build A Stronger Wisconsin” package would restore the prevailing wage, repeal the so-called “Right-to-Work” law, reinstate the ability to use project labor agreements, and address worker misclassification. While Democrats said all this would be popular with voters, the bills are unlikely to get hearings in the Republican controlled legislature.
A bill introduced in Wisconsin would prevent testing facilities from immediately euthanizing cats and dogs. If approved, cats and dogs used for testing must be up for adoption for at least three weeks before being euthanized. One beagle breeder based in Blue Mounds, Ridglan Farms is facing up to 55-thousand-dollars in fines after hundreds of animal cruelty violations.
A Minnesota man is now enjoying his freedom after serving 27 years for a murder he didn't commit. Bryan Hooper was sentenced to life in prison in 1998 for the murder of a 77-year-old woman who was found dead in the closet of her Minneapolis apartment. In July, the star witness who helped convict Hooper recanted her testimony and confessed that she was the one responsible for the woman's death. On Thursday morning, Hooper, who is now 54 years old, was released from the Stillwater Correctional Facility in Minnesota to be with his son and daughter.
Interest in Wisconsin bear hunting reaches record numbers. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says more than 32,000 people applied for just over 13,000 available bear licenses for this hunting season, which started Wednesday and runs through October 7th. Another 114,000 people purchased a preference point to improve their chances of drawing a license in a future lottery. Those totals set a new record for bear hunting applications in the state. The DNR says Wisconsin has a bear population of around 24,000, and that number is growing. More information on, and regulations for, bear hunting can be found on the DNR website.
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