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Lake Altoona pollution case ends with significant fines
EAU CLAIRE — A man accused of dumping wastewater into a creek that feeds Lake Altoona saw the all charges dismissed, but didn’t get away with it. Daniel Burns III, Cedarburg, faced four counts of discharging pollutants into waters of the state, a Class U misdemeanor. Prosecutors filed the charges after wardens with the Department of Natural Resources watched him pump liquid out of a defunct landfill and into Sixmile Creek. The landfill was formerly used by Plainwell Tissue for disposal of sludge and ash. ...
Washington County chapter of Guitars 4 Vets helps veterans cope with PTSD through music
When West Bend veteran Kevin Watter saw how learning and playing the guitar helped save the life of a fellow Marine who was suicidal, Watter thought that Guitars 4 Vets, which helps veterans cope with PTSD through music, could help him, too. Watter's "Marine brother," as Watter calls him, was...
An unknown company is buying hundreds of acres of farmland in the Town of Port Washington
Paul Krauska is frustrated with how “hush hush” everything has been surrounding an unknown company’s pursuit of almost 2,000 acres of mostly farmland in the Town of Port Washington for what residents and officials have been told could be the site of a new semiconductor manufacturing plant.
A Taco John's is coming to South Main Street in West Bend; construction is underway
Construction has begun on a Taco John's in West Bend, City Administrator Jay Shambeau confirmed. Shambeau said he estimates construction will take a couple of months. Taco John's will be...
Evers requests release of $20 million for communities affected by UW branch campus closures
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is requesting that the state budget committee release $20 million meant to create a grant program that would support communities where a University of Wisconsin branch campus has closed. The request is the third submitted to the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) by Gov. Tony Evers’ administration this week, bringing the […] The post Evers requests release of $20 million for communities affected by UW branch campus closures appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Why couldn’t a southeast Wisconsin town hold an advisory referendum on ATV/UTV use on local roads?
Why couldn’t a southeast Wisconsin town hold an advisory referendum on ATV/UTV use on local roads?. During a town board meeting last year, residents in the town of Erin suggested holding an advisory referendum to gauge whether the community supported allowing all-terrain and utility vehicles on town roads. They learned such a plebiscite is no longer possible.
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