Wisconsinites in DC for Inauguration
1/19/09 - It’s impossible to know how many Wisconsinites will try to watch Barack Obama get inaugurated in Washington tomorrow. That’s because there will probably be lots of groups like those from Marquette University. The Milwaukee students strongly campaigned for the nation’s first black president last fall, and they registered new voters along the way. On Saturday night, the 14 students jumped into three S-U-V’s and drove overnight to the capital – but only three have tickets to tomorrow’s ceremony. The 11 others will watch on T-V from what’s sure to be a jam-packed National Mall. Still, the group was pleasantly surprised to see Obama speak yesterday at a concert at the Lincoln Memorial – at least on the distant T-V screens. Marquette senior Erin Neary of Brookfield said they couldn’t see a lot – but they feel the moment, as everyone was singing and screaming. Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, and Bono were among those who performed.
MLK Jr. Day has Added Significance this Year
1/19/09 - It’s Martin Luther King Day. And this year’s celebration of the slain civil rights leader takes on added significance with the election of Barack Obama as the nation’s first black president. Over a-thousand people attended Milwaukee’s official observance yesterday. School students were given awards for a speech contest – and most of the winners cited Obama as an example of a leader who can bring peace and make the country better. Mayor Tom Barrett missed the event, because he’s in Washington for Obama’s inauguration tomorrow. In a videotaped statement, Barrett cited Obama’s success in encouraging the rest of us to realize the rest of Martin Luther King’s dreams. He says we’ll do it by building safer and more respectful communities. Schools in Wisconsin’s largest cities are off for King Day, and the state-and-federal governments are closed. But schools and local governments are open in smaller cities and towns – and for many in the country, the only thing they’ll miss is their mail.
One Injured in Highway 151 Accident
1/19/09 - A one-vehicle rollover on Highway 151 caused some minor traffic issues this morning. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department says a vehicle driven by 49-year-old woman lost control and rolled her vehicle near Highway 73 in the Town of Elba around 5:30 a.m. Authorities were on the scene until about 6:50 a.m. and traffic has been restored to normal at this hour. The woman suffered injuries but there is no word on the severity.
Five Killed in Marinette County Crash
1/19/09 - Five people were killed last night when a car and a pick-up truck collided in northeast Wisconsin. It happened about 7:45 in Marinette County on the Highway 41 expressway near Peshtigo. According to Chief Deputy Jerry Sauve, the car turned onto 41 from Country Meadows Road in the path of the northbound pick-up. All five who died were in the car. Two were males. Three were females. Sauve said the pick-up driver was taken to a hospital with injuries, and was being questioned by investigators. The extent of the injuries was not disclosed – and he was apparently alone in his vehicle. An accident re-construction team from the State Patrol was at the crash site last night. Both northbound lanes and one southbound lane of Highway 41 were shut down for about seven hours. They re-opened early this morning.
Neighborhood Watch In Force
1/19/09 - Beaver Dam is making strides in establishing itself as a Neighborhood Watch community. There are currently two active Neighborhood Watch groups operating within the city. The police department is placing signs at all the entry ways into the city stating that Beaver Dam is a Neighborhood Watch community. As more and more areas are established within the city, signs will be placed in those communities to designate them as Neighborhood Watch areas. Officer Rich Dahl, who is coordinating the program, says the arrangement benefits both officers and citizens. Chief Dale Boldt is encouraging more participation in the Neighborhood Watch. For more information contact Officer Rich Dahl at the Beaver Dam Police Department at 887-4612. Pictured Left to Right: Neighborhood Watch participants: Lee Ann Heiden, John Heiden, Kaelyn Gabathuler and Police Chief Dale Boldt.
Historical Rescue
1/19/09 - One of the eleven downtown Beaver Dam properties targeted in the city’s redevelopment plan for acquisition and demolition, has been designated a state historical landmark. That’s according to Jay Hoeft, owner of the business once known as “Emotional Rescue.” Five months after being closed by the June floods, the establishment at 203 Front Street opened under the name “The Fountain Inn,” which was the same name the business had when it first opened its doors in 1911. Hoeft got word of the inclusion on the state registry last week. He says he is going to try his best to stay in business because his building is a piece of Beaver Dam history that deserves to go down in honor. The DNR has indicated that buildings constructed over a river must eventually be removed, but they have not set a timeline, prompting city officials too act quickly before the targeted businesses suffer from neglect. The redevelopment plan was approved last month and had the cooperation of the owners of nine of the eleven buildings. Hoeft says once the culverts are fixed and Celestial Coffee is removed, the water levels of the Beaver Dam River will drop and his building should have no problem withstanding a 100-year flood. Hoeft will be our guest on WBEV’s Community Comment this Wednesday.
Davis Charged in Claw Hammer Attack
1/19/09 - A Fox Lake Correctional Institution inmate who attacked two guards with a claw-hammer has been formally changed. 50-year-old Terrance Davis is charged with two counts of attempted murder for allegedly attacking the guards in the prison’s furniture-making shop last November. A 52-year-old officer sustained head injuries and a broken arm and a 38-year-old guard required surgery for a fractured skull. Davis has been in prison since he killed two Milwaukee police officers 23 years ago when the officers walked into a drug deal. His initial appearance has been scheduled for February 19.
West Bend Woman and Two Others Charged in Minnesota
1/19/09 - Two Wisconsinites, including a Washington County woman, have been charged in Minnesota with throwing sandbags and a large road sign off a freeway bridge during last year’s Republican National Convention. 23-year-old Karen Meissner of Menomonee Falls and 18-year-old Christina Vana of West Bend are both charged with aiding-and-abetting second-degree assault. A 23-year-old Texas man is also charged in the same incident. According to prosecutors, the three were protestors who picked up sand-bags used to hold down the street sign – and they tossed them to try-and-stop buses carrying delegates to the convention in Saint Paul last September. The three were also accused of throwing a metal sign off the Marion Street bridge over Interstate-94 in Saint Paul. It landed close to an officer who was trying to remove one of the thrown sandbags.
BD School Board Set to Discuss Addition of Boy’s Swimming
1/19/09 - The Beaver Dam School Board is set to hear a proposal tonight that would add varsity boy’s swimming to their sports lineup beginning next fall. The proposal submitted by the athletic department states the program would be self-funded for a period of two years. If the new program is successful in attracting students the athletic department would ask that the district provide funding on the same level as the girls program. The school board will take a look at the proposal tonight during their regular monthly meeting starting at 6:30pm.
1/19/09 - It’s impossible to know how many Wisconsinites will try to watch Barack Obama get inaugurated in Washington tomorrow. That’s because there will probably be lots of groups like those from Marquette University. The Milwaukee students strongly campaigned for the nation’s first black president last fall, and they registered new voters along the way. On Saturday night, the 14 students jumped into three S-U-V’s and drove overnight to the capital – but only three have tickets to tomorrow’s ceremony. The 11 others will watch on T-V from what’s sure to be a jam-packed National Mall. Still, the group was pleasantly surprised to see Obama speak yesterday at a concert at the Lincoln Memorial – at least on the distant T-V screens. Marquette senior Erin Neary of Brookfield said they couldn’t see a lot – but they feel the moment, as everyone was singing and screaming. Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, and Bono were among those who performed.
MLK Jr. Day has Added Significance this Year
1/19/09 - It’s Martin Luther King Day. And this year’s celebration of the slain civil rights leader takes on added significance with the election of Barack Obama as the nation’s first black president. Over a-thousand people attended Milwaukee’s official observance yesterday. School students were given awards for a speech contest – and most of the winners cited Obama as an example of a leader who can bring peace and make the country better. Mayor Tom Barrett missed the event, because he’s in Washington for Obama’s inauguration tomorrow. In a videotaped statement, Barrett cited Obama’s success in encouraging the rest of us to realize the rest of Martin Luther King’s dreams. He says we’ll do it by building safer and more respectful communities. Schools in Wisconsin’s largest cities are off for King Day, and the state-and-federal governments are closed. But schools and local governments are open in smaller cities and towns – and for many in the country, the only thing they’ll miss is their mail.
One Injured in Highway 151 Accident
1/19/09 - A one-vehicle rollover on Highway 151 caused some minor traffic issues this morning. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department says a vehicle driven by 49-year-old woman lost control and rolled her vehicle near Highway 73 in the Town of Elba around 5:30 a.m. Authorities were on the scene until about 6:50 a.m. and traffic has been restored to normal at this hour. The woman suffered injuries but there is no word on the severity.
Five Killed in Marinette County Crash
1/19/09 - Five people were killed last night when a car and a pick-up truck collided in northeast Wisconsin. It happened about 7:45 in Marinette County on the Highway 41 expressway near Peshtigo. According to Chief Deputy Jerry Sauve, the car turned onto 41 from Country Meadows Road in the path of the northbound pick-up. All five who died were in the car. Two were males. Three were females. Sauve said the pick-up driver was taken to a hospital with injuries, and was being questioned by investigators. The extent of the injuries was not disclosed – and he was apparently alone in his vehicle. An accident re-construction team from the State Patrol was at the crash site last night. Both northbound lanes and one southbound lane of Highway 41 were shut down for about seven hours. They re-opened early this morning.
Neighborhood Watch In Force
1/19/09 - Beaver Dam is making strides in establishing itself as a Neighborhood Watch community. There are currently two active Neighborhood Watch groups operating within the city. The police department is placing signs at all the entry ways into the city stating that Beaver Dam is a Neighborhood Watch community. As more and more areas are established within the city, signs will be placed in those communities to designate them as Neighborhood Watch areas. Officer Rich Dahl, who is coordinating the program, says the arrangement benefits both officers and citizens. Chief Dale Boldt is encouraging more participation in the Neighborhood Watch. For more information contact Officer Rich Dahl at the Beaver Dam Police Department at 887-4612. Pictured Left to Right: Neighborhood Watch participants: Lee Ann Heiden, John Heiden, Kaelyn Gabathuler and Police Chief Dale Boldt.
Historical Rescue
1/19/09 - One of the eleven downtown Beaver Dam properties targeted in the city’s redevelopment plan for acquisition and demolition, has been designated a state historical landmark. That’s according to Jay Hoeft, owner of the business once known as “Emotional Rescue.” Five months after being closed by the June floods, the establishment at 203 Front Street opened under the name “The Fountain Inn,” which was the same name the business had when it first opened its doors in 1911. Hoeft got word of the inclusion on the state registry last week. He says he is going to try his best to stay in business because his building is a piece of Beaver Dam history that deserves to go down in honor. The DNR has indicated that buildings constructed over a river must eventually be removed, but they have not set a timeline, prompting city officials too act quickly before the targeted businesses suffer from neglect. The redevelopment plan was approved last month and had the cooperation of the owners of nine of the eleven buildings. Hoeft says once the culverts are fixed and Celestial Coffee is removed, the water levels of the Beaver Dam River will drop and his building should have no problem withstanding a 100-year flood. Hoeft will be our guest on WBEV’s Community Comment this Wednesday.
Davis Charged in Claw Hammer Attack
1/19/09 - A Fox Lake Correctional Institution inmate who attacked two guards with a claw-hammer has been formally changed. 50-year-old Terrance Davis is charged with two counts of attempted murder for allegedly attacking the guards in the prison’s furniture-making shop last November. A 52-year-old officer sustained head injuries and a broken arm and a 38-year-old guard required surgery for a fractured skull. Davis has been in prison since he killed two Milwaukee police officers 23 years ago when the officers walked into a drug deal. His initial appearance has been scheduled for February 19.
West Bend Woman and Two Others Charged in Minnesota
1/19/09 - Two Wisconsinites, including a Washington County woman, have been charged in Minnesota with throwing sandbags and a large road sign off a freeway bridge during last year’s Republican National Convention. 23-year-old Karen Meissner of Menomonee Falls and 18-year-old Christina Vana of West Bend are both charged with aiding-and-abetting second-degree assault. A 23-year-old Texas man is also charged in the same incident. According to prosecutors, the three were protestors who picked up sand-bags used to hold down the street sign – and they tossed them to try-and-stop buses carrying delegates to the convention in Saint Paul last September. The three were also accused of throwing a metal sign off the Marion Street bridge over Interstate-94 in Saint Paul. It landed close to an officer who was trying to remove one of the thrown sandbags.
BD School Board Set to Discuss Addition of Boy’s Swimming
1/19/09 - The Beaver Dam School Board is set to hear a proposal tonight that would add varsity boy’s swimming to their sports lineup beginning next fall. The proposal submitted by the athletic department states the program would be self-funded for a period of two years. If the new program is successful in attracting students the athletic department would ask that the district provide funding on the same level as the girls program. The school board will take a look at the proposal tonight during their regular monthly meeting starting at 6:30pm.
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