(Beaver Dam) Beaver Dam Mayor Becky Glewen says the city is exhausting all avenues in trying to recoup the $330-thousand dollars lost because of a budgeting error. The city’s former Finance Director apparently failed to submit the appropriate paperwork for the state’s Expenditure Restraint Program, which is aid given to municipalities that control annual spending. Glewen tells us that all efforts are being made to recover the lost funding and she has been working with local legislators. State Representative Mark Born told us Friday on WBEV that his office has been researching the matter and while he hasn’t given up yet, there is no clear path because the pot of money has already been divided by municipalities that correctly submitted the paperwork. There were at least three other communities that made the same error as Beaver Dam.
(Lomira) A multi-county, high-speed chase early yesterday morning ended near Lomira with the suspect taken in custody with a stun gun. The Fond du Lac County sheriff’s office was notified by a neighboring jurisdiction that a domestic violence suspect with a warrant for his arrest was driving 100-miles-per-hour in a stolen vehicle. The Green Bay man was spotted in the southbound lanes on I-41 in the Town of Byron. A 16-mile chase ensued, reaching speeds in excess of 115-miles-per-hour, ending on Highway 67, where a tire deflation device was deployed. The 28-year-old fled on foot and was subdued with a tazer. He was treated and released for an injured finger and is being held on felony Fleeing charges.
(Lake Delton) A tire deflation device was deployed on Highway 33 near Portage Sunday morning, but the driver traveled several more miles before stopping. The incident started in Lake Delton around 3am when the suspects took-off down the interstate during a traffic stop. The State Patrol deployed the spike strip in Columbia County and despite having severe tire damage, the suspect made it from Highway 33 to Highway 78, where the vehicle was abandoned in a Town of Caledonia cornfield. Two occupants inside the vehicle were arrested without incident but the driver took off on foot, surrendering only after a K-9 unit was deployed.
(Green Lake) No one was injured when a duck hunter accidentally put his pickup truck and trailer into Dartford Bay in Green Lake while trying to load his duck hunting skiff Friday afternoon. Brent Krause of Green Lake accidentally knocked the gear on his pickup into reverse as he was exiting the vehicle at a boat launch. The pickup and boat trailer were towed out of the bay two hours later.
(Beaver Dam) St. Vincent de Paul of Dodge County is hoping to raise a million dollars by the end of next year with their new capital campaign. The non-profit says their slogan is “Building to Serve our Neighbors.” As part of their expansion plans, the organization has reached an agreement to acquire four acres of land, west of their current Beaver Dam store. They say a closing date is slated for early 2020 with groundbreaking to begin in the same calendar year. A donor will match contributions up to $200-thousand-dollars made through the end of April.
(Madison) Veterans and their families are encouraged to attend a program in Madison tomorrow to learn about local resources. Over 40 vendors will be on hand for the Veteran Conference and Resource Fair at the Alliant Energy Center. There will be several breakout sessions on topics including survivor benefits, service animals, caregiver and dementia information, and travel resources to VA appointments. The keynote speaker will be Goldstar Mother Karen Vaughn, whose son was killed in Afghanistan. Tomorrow’s conference begins at 8:45am and runs until 2:30pm.
(Madison) We Energies is expecting its first rate increase in five years for its electric customers. If approved by the state Public Service Commission, the average customer will see their rate go up by half-a-percent in 2020. Last month the utility estimated that the average gas customer will pay 58-dollars less in their heating bill this winter season.
