MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of a bill suggested by a group of Wisconsin second-graders to limit the sale of novelty lighters are disappointed that the proposal has failed to pass. In 2009, students in Londa Kuehn’s class at Pittsville Elementary School wanted to keep the lighters from being sold to children. Pittsville Fire Chief Jerry Minor has been taking the children’s message to legislators for the last seven years. This year, it looked like the measure might finally pass. The Wisconsin Senate passed its version in January. But Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Media reports the proposal failed to pass early Friday as the Assembly wrapped up its work for the two-year legislative session. One of the bill’s sponsors, Republican Representative Scott Krug of Rome, says he’s ready to try again next session.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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