(Portage) Last week, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office swore in 11 new deputies. The 11 new hires represented the biggest ceremony to date. Sheriff Brandner thanked the new deputies for choosing to dedicate themselves to serving the citizens of Columbia County. Columbia County Clerk Sue Moll swore the new staff in as deputies from Columbia County and their family and friends pinned their badges on. The list of all 11 new deputies as well as pictures from the ceremony can be found with this story at DailyDodge.com.
(Madison) It’s almost time for hunters across the state to head out for the nine-day gun deer hunting season which opens Saturday November 23 and runs through Sunday December 1. As of midnight on October 29, year-to-date sales for gun, bow, crossbow, sports and patroon licenses reached 444,743 with 123,861 of them being gun privileges only. Some safety tips for hunting include treating every firearm as if it is loaded, always pointing the muzzle in a safe direction, and knowing what your target is what is before it and what is beyond it. Links to additional information will be available with this story at Daily Dodge.com.
(Dodge County) Dodge County vehicle sales have improved when compared to last year’s numbers. According to the Waterloo-based, industry tracking firm Reg-Trak, there were 2,56 vehicles sold in Dodge County through October, 129 more than by the same time one year ago, an increase of 5.5-percent. Truck sales were up nearly seven-percent while car sales did decrease six-percent.
(Wisconsin) The Wisconsin Department of Revenue announced the state will be implementing an Electric Vehicle charging tax and registration in 2025. An excise tax of three centers per kilowatt-hour is due on the electricity delivered or placed into the battery or other energy storage device of an EV by a Level 3 charger, or a Level 1 or Level 2 charger installed on or after March 22, 2024, of an EV charging station. Additional EV registration information can be found with this story at DailyDodge.com.
(Juneau) Dodge County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Matt Bartol has had an interesting career path. He began as a full-time firefighter at Truax Field Fire and Emergency Services in Madison and worked there for almost a decade. Bartol says the career change was family related because he has a wife and three children at home. He says he applied for the job at the recommendation of a former director and has now been on the job for almost two years.
