The Waupun Police Department is without a K9 officer. Waupun city administrator Kathy Schlieve says the Waupun K9 handler has resigned to accept a job with the Beaver Dam Police Department and he’s taking his K9 partner with him. Schlieve says it did not make sense to keep the K9 because of the relationship the dog and it’s handler had developed over the years. Schlieve says K9 Boomer is being sold […]
The city of Waupun hopes to get an extension to meet a state DNR mandate to reduce pollutants from stormwater runoff. City administrator Kathy Schlieve says in 2017 the city identified the need for 21 retention ponds at a cost of $9 million. Schlieve says under the city’s current permit, which ends in 2024, the city would need to invest about $5 million to build five retention ponds. Schlieve says that is something […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department is encouraging private well owners to check that their water is safe, if they haven’t already done so this year. August is National Water Quality month. Fond du Lac County Health Department Environmental Health supervisor Danielle Vollendorf says the Health Department offers bacteria and nitrate testing for $30 or $15 per test. The Health Department also provides information on tests for lead, arsenic and other metals, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reports that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remained at 3.9% in July for the fourth month in a row. The nationwide unemployment rate in July was 5.4%. A year ago, in July 2020, the Wisconsin unemployment rate was 7.2%. The state reported Thursday that Wisconsin added 12,400 private sector jobs in July, bringing the total to 196,200 more than a year ago.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 130 former workers at window and door manufacturer in Merrill are receiving payments from a $650,000 settlement with the company reached after the Wisconsin Department of Justice sued. The lawsuit filed in February alleged that Semling-Menke Company, Inc., failed to provide employees with the required 60-days notice it was ceasing business operations. The company shut down on Dec. 31, 2019. The justice department announced the […]
The vice president of pharmacy services with the Wisconsin region for SSM Health says the call for booster shots for all Americans eight months after they get their second COVID-19 shot doesn’t come as a surprise. Mo Kharbat says the data shows after eight months antibody concentrations drop below a certain threshold to fight the COVID infection. "It seems it's the eight to nine month time frame after the antibody […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is directing $50 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to Wisconsin’s farmers and the state’s agriculture industry. That is in addition to $50 million in federal funding that has already been distributed through the Wisconsin Farm Support Program. Applications for the latest round of funding Evers announced Wednesday will open later this year following the fall harvest. Evers, who is up for reelection […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources policy board says a lawsuit seeking to remove him from the panel is politically motivated. Former Gov. Scott Walker appointed Fred Prehn to the board in 2015. His term expired May 1. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers appointed Sandra Naas to replace him, a move that would give his appointees majority control of the board. Prehn has refused to […]
Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he doesn’t think the House will end up voting on the infrastructure bill that was passed in the US Senate. On AM 1170s Between the Lines program Grothman says he believes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take up a much broader infrastructure plan. "I don't think she will take up that bill," Grothman said. "We'll take up another bill and we'll take up a reconciliation package […]