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(Dodge County) The Beaver Dam Police Department is among the agencies participating in this Saturday’s “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.” It’s part of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s campaign to keep the medications out of the hands of drug abusers. People are encouraged to turn in their unwanted, unused or expired prescription medicines; liquids and needles are not accepted. Other police departments having drop-off events on Saturday include Juneau, Horicon and Mayville along with the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.
(Green Lake) Saturday marked 16 years since Green Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Bruce Williams was shot and killed responding to a domestic violence incident in Green Lake. Williams wife and kids could not be covered by health insurance after his death, but a new state law remedies that. Sheriff Mark Podoll was among those that testified on behalf of that bill and was present last week at the bill signing ceremony with Governor Tony Evers. Podoll says officers should not have to worry about taking care of their families if they are killed in the line of duty. The new law also covers the families of emergency medical workers killed in the line of duty.
(Juneau) Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt met with several high-ranking government officials at a conference last week in Washington DC. Schmidt joined 185 other sheriff’s from across the country in meeting with leadership from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the president of the United States. There was no formal address from Trump, but there was banter with the group during the photo op on the South Lawn of the White House. Schmidt told us on WBEV’s Community Comment that for a 73-year-old man, the president has “quite the handshake.”
(Beaver Dam) A new exhibit at the Dodge County Historical Society will feature a book that has a unique distinction at the Smithsonian institution. The exhibit is called “Rare Prehistoric Artifacts of Dodge County Wisconsin.” An original first print of Increase Lapham’s Antiquities of Wisconsin as Surveyed and Described will be on display. Lapham spent the better part of 1851 mapping mound sites throughout the Dodge County area. His work became the first book published by the Smithsonian in their Contributions to Knowledge Series. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
(Allenton) If you plan on driving through Allenton next week, expect to encounter a detour as Highway 33 will be shut down for repairs to the railroad line. The state transportation department says Highway 33 through Allenton will be closed starting next Monday through Friday, November 1. The Canadian National Railway is reconstructing the railroad crossing between Weis Street and County Road W. The detour will use County Road W, Highway 175, County Road K and Interstate-41.
(Madison) The State Supreme Court will hear arguments today connected to a lawsuit over legislation passed during last December’s lame-duck session. Labor unions claim the laws passed by the Legislature violate the state constitution’s separation of powers by giving the Legislature powers designated for the Executive branch. Republican legislators claim the laws are constitutional.
(Madison) Efforts to find workers for the 2020 Census pick up starting today. Over 120 recruit and application events will be held this week across Wisconsin. Those hired will work next spring and summer to help the federal government complete its count of all people in the country, which is required every ten years.
(Menomonie) The base jumper who got tangled up when he jumped from a 300-foot tall communication tower in western Wisconsin is facing a criminal trespassing charge. Mason Barth called for help after his parachute got struck in a guy wire holding up the tower in Menomonie about 50 feet from the ground. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries.
