(Dodge County) The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to an ATV crash in Oak Grove at approximately 9:10 PM Saturday night. The ATV was operated by a 31-year-old male from Watertown who sustained serious injuries and was transported to Marshfield Medical Center by Beaver Dam Paramedics. The passenger, a 30-year-old female from Watertown sustained serious life-threatening injuries and was initially transported to Marshfield Medical Center by Beaver Dam Paramedics and later transported to UW Hospital in Madison. More information can be found with the story at DailyDodge.com. Questions can be directed to Sheriff Dale Schmidt.
(Beaver Dam) Police pursuits can sometimes start in one city or township and go beyond law enforcement’s jurisdictional limits. Beaver Dam Police Lieutenant Jeremiah Johnson says there are issues when it comes to Beloit, Wisconsin and South Beloit, Illinois, where a suspect must have a serious felony to pursue. He adds that within the county it is ok to pursue outside if it is continuous and related to the same case, which is considered a fresh case situation.
(Columbia County) A number of area fire departments including Columbus, Fall River, and Randolph recently participated in Rapid Intervention Team training. The purpose of the training is to help crews prepare if a firefighter gets lost in a fire or a collapsed building. Officials say the training mimics a lost firefighter scenario in a maze constructed to have obstacles for the firefighters to navigate while trying to locate and move the downed firefighter out of the building.
(Dodge County) A Dodge County organization received over $26,000 to improve soil health and water quality. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection recently announced that nearly 50 groups will be sharing roughly $1-million-dollars in producer-lead Watershed Protection Grants. Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil and Health Water is in line for $26,400.
(Madison) The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has announced that applications for the 77th Alice in Dairyland are now open. The Alice serves as a full-time spokesperson, cultivates relationships with television, radio, and print media throughout the state. A link to application materials, which are due by January 31st, is available with this story at DailyDodge.com. The Dodge County-area’s most recent connection to Alice in Dairyland was in 2010. Christine Lindner of Fall River, who grew up on her family’s farm just outside of Beaver Dam, was the state’s 63rd Alice.
