Wisconsin Legislators Disagree on Stimulus Package
1/28/09 - The U-S House is expected to approve the 825-billion-dollar federal economic stimulus package today. Wisconsin Democrats generally support the plan, which is said to create up to four-million jobs as soon as possible. House Appropriations Chairman David Obey of Wausau calls it an honest effort to keep the economy from falling further. But the state’s three Republicans don’t buy that – even after they met with President Obama yesterday. Menomonee Falls Republican Jim Sensenbrenner (left) says there’s no way he can support the bill – which the G-O-P says is loaded with lawmakers’ pet projects that won’t put people to work right away. Madison Democrat Tammy Baldwin says it will provide billions in much-needed funding for Wisconsin and all the other states. The state government expects around three-billion-dollars. They’ve created a special agency to speed up project approvals. There are also a host of tax cuts.
Crowds Flock to Goodwill Store for Driver Appearance
1/28/09 - Fans packed the new Goodwill Store in Beaver Dam last night for a chance to meet Packers receiver Donald Driver. Lines started to form around 1pm as fans, young and old, tried to be one of the first 300 people through the door so they could receive a free copy of Drivers new children’s book “Quickie Makes the Team.”. By 7pm a line continued to snake throughout the store as people waited to take a picture of Driver and have him sign their books. Driver told us the book was conceived out of his bedtime storytelling to his children and the lesson he hopes kids get from it is “don’t let someone tell you that you can’t do something.” The appearance and signing was the finishing touch to the Goodwill Store Grand Opening. Proceeds from last nights activities will benefit the Donald Driver Foundation and Goodwill Industries.
K9 Cop on Horicon Beat
1/28/09 - There’s a new cop on the beat in Horicon. Police Chief Joe Adamson says Officer Dusty is a one-year-old Golden Lab certified in narcotics detection. Dusty and his handler Robert Korth just completed training, went operational four-days ago and are on the streets in a new police vehicle specifically for canine operations. Dusty is the fourth canine officer in Dodge County. He will be certified in search and rescue this spring.
Panawash Sentenced for Seventh OWI
1/28/09 - A Neosho man was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his seventh OWI yesterday in Dodge County court. Gregory Panawash had previously entered a “no contest” plea and had a second felony count was dismissed as part of the plea. The 48-year-old was arrested in August after he went to the Dodge County Economic Support Office at 8:45am in the morning with alcohol on his breath. Panawash was pulled over by Juneau Police for a loud exhaust and his blood-alcohol content was point one-nine (.19), which is more than twice the legal limit. He repeatedly asked the arresting officer to let him off the hook, saying “I’ve never had an accident while I was drunk and I never killed anybody while I was driving drunk.” Panawash was also sentenced to 60 months of extended supervision with absolutely sobriety and an ignition interlock
device for three years.
Five Watertown Teens Injured in Dead End Wreck
1/28/09 - Five Watertown teenagers were injured yesterday after their car drove through a guardrail at the end of a dead-end road. 18-year-old Kayla Peterson was traveling northbound on Overland Drive, when she drove through the dead-end sign and struck several trees before the vehicle came to rest on its roof. Peterson and her four passenger, who ranged in age from 15 to 19-years-old, were transported to area hospitals. The preliminary investigation shows that alcohol and speed may have played a role in the accident, which is under investigation by the Sheriff’s Major Accident Investigation Team.
Randolph Teacher on State Task Force
1/28/09 - A teacher from Randolph High School is among those appointed to an entrepreneurship task force established by the state school’s superintendent. The task force is comprised of business and community representatives, educational advocates and entrepreneurs from across the state. Agriculture teacher Keith Gundlach sits on the task force alongside Department of Commerce Secretary Richard Leinenkugel and Madison Times owner Ray Allen. James Morgan with Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts of Middleton serve as co-chairs. The Honorary Chair is Lorrie Keating Heinemann, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. State School Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster says she wants students to “know how to harness their creative and innovative capacities in an entrepreneurial spirit that supports economic growth and business vitality.” The group will meet this morning in Madison to discuss a framework that will guide district planning for entrepreneurial education across the state. The task force will make recommendations to Burmaster in May.
1/28/09 - The U-S House is expected to approve the 825-billion-dollar federal economic stimulus package today. Wisconsin Democrats generally support the plan, which is said to create up to four-million jobs as soon as possible. House Appropriations Chairman David Obey of Wausau calls it an honest effort to keep the economy from falling further. But the state’s three Republicans don’t buy that – even after they met with President Obama yesterday. Menomonee Falls Republican Jim Sensenbrenner (left) says there’s no way he can support the bill – which the G-O-P says is loaded with lawmakers’ pet projects that won’t put people to work right away. Madison Democrat Tammy Baldwin says it will provide billions in much-needed funding for Wisconsin and all the other states. The state government expects around three-billion-dollars. They’ve created a special agency to speed up project approvals. There are also a host of tax cuts.
Crowds Flock to Goodwill Store for Driver Appearance
1/28/09 - Fans packed the new Goodwill Store in Beaver Dam last night for a chance to meet Packers receiver Donald Driver. Lines started to form around 1pm as fans, young and old, tried to be one of the first 300 people through the door so they could receive a free copy of Drivers new children’s book “Quickie Makes the Team.”. By 7pm a line continued to snake throughout the store as people waited to take a picture of Driver and have him sign their books. Driver told us the book was conceived out of his bedtime storytelling to his children and the lesson he hopes kids get from it is “don’t let someone tell you that you can’t do something.” The appearance and signing was the finishing touch to the Goodwill Store Grand Opening. Proceeds from last nights activities will benefit the Donald Driver Foundation and Goodwill Industries.
K9 Cop on Horicon Beat
1/28/09 - There’s a new cop on the beat in Horicon. Police Chief Joe Adamson says Officer Dusty is a one-year-old Golden Lab certified in narcotics detection. Dusty and his handler Robert Korth just completed training, went operational four-days ago and are on the streets in a new police vehicle specifically for canine operations. Dusty is the fourth canine officer in Dodge County. He will be certified in search and rescue this spring.
Panawash Sentenced for Seventh OWI
1/28/09 - A Neosho man was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his seventh OWI yesterday in Dodge County court. Gregory Panawash had previously entered a “no contest” plea and had a second felony count was dismissed as part of the plea. The 48-year-old was arrested in August after he went to the Dodge County Economic Support Office at 8:45am in the morning with alcohol on his breath. Panawash was pulled over by Juneau Police for a loud exhaust and his blood-alcohol content was point one-nine (.19), which is more than twice the legal limit. He repeatedly asked the arresting officer to let him off the hook, saying “I’ve never had an accident while I was drunk and I never killed anybody while I was driving drunk.” Panawash was also sentenced to 60 months of extended supervision with absolutely sobriety and an ignition interlock
device for three years.
Five Watertown Teens Injured in Dead End Wreck
1/28/09 - Five Watertown teenagers were injured yesterday after their car drove through a guardrail at the end of a dead-end road. 18-year-old Kayla Peterson was traveling northbound on Overland Drive, when she drove through the dead-end sign and struck several trees before the vehicle came to rest on its roof. Peterson and her four passenger, who ranged in age from 15 to 19-years-old, were transported to area hospitals. The preliminary investigation shows that alcohol and speed may have played a role in the accident, which is under investigation by the Sheriff’s Major Accident Investigation Team.
Randolph Teacher on State Task Force
1/28/09 - A teacher from Randolph High School is among those appointed to an entrepreneurship task force established by the state school’s superintendent. The task force is comprised of business and community representatives, educational advocates and entrepreneurs from across the state. Agriculture teacher Keith Gundlach sits on the task force alongside Department of Commerce Secretary Richard Leinenkugel and Madison Times owner Ray Allen. James Morgan with Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts of Middleton serve as co-chairs. The Honorary Chair is Lorrie Keating Heinemann, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. State School Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster says she wants students to “know how to harness their creative and innovative capacities in an entrepreneurial spirit that supports economic growth and business vitality.” The group will meet this morning in Madison to discuss a framework that will guide district planning for entrepreneurial education across the state. The task force will make recommendations to Burmaster in May.
Wisconsin Under Air Quality Watch
1/28/09 - All of Wisconsin is under an Air Quality Watch until midnight tonight. The D-N-R says a stagnant air mass is trapping particles in the air from things like power plants, industrial smoke-stacks, and vehicle exhausts. And state officials say the air is unhealthy for kids, older adults, and folks with asthma and heart-and-lung problems.
Universal Health Care Plan to be Discussed
1/28/09 - We can expect state legislators to renew debate over a universal health care plan, despite public opposition – and opposition from Governor Doyle. George Lightbourn, president of the conservative-leaning Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, says the majority leader in the Senate has said he intends to reintroduce Healthy Wisconsin. Lightbourn's group is out with a study that claims Wisconsin would be a "magnet" for those with chronic illnesses from other states if the plan were enacted, and also claims it would cost state taxpayers more than a half-billion dollars a year.
Riding Snowmobiles to School?
1/28/09 - Some high school students in Dane County's Wisconsin Heights School District have ditched the bus and their cars for a different way to get to and from school -- they're riding their snowmobiles. Superintendent Mark Elworthy says there’s an organized club and a trail near the school. He approved the idea after studying similar programs in northern Wisconsin. The school board is looking to create a snowmobile parking area and a snowmobile use policy. Students would be required to park in one area, would not be allowed to carry passengers, and the sleds could only be used to go to and from school, according to Elworthy. Students would also need to pass a safety course and have the permission of their parents.
Herrera Vazquez Sentenced
1/28/09 - A Watertown area man was sentenced to close to 12-years in prison yesterday for selling cocaine in Jefferson and Dodge County. Servando Herrera Vazquez had previously pleaded guilty to charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. The Department of Justice conducted wiretaps between August of 2007 and June of last year and monitored hundreds of calls detailing drug transactions in the area. On June 19, authorities seized over $100,000 in cash, multiple kilograms of cocaine and several automobiles. Four other defendants face sentencing in the coming months, six have trials scheduled in March and three suspects remain at large.
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