BD School Board Approves Teacher Contract
5/18/10 - The Beaver Dam School Board approved the 2009-2011 teachers’ contract last night, just days after Beaver Dam Education Association members also said yes to the new deal. Following months of negotiation the two sides finally reached an agreement that will give the teachers a 3.8-percent increase in total benefits this year and a 3.4-percent increase for the 2010-2011 school year. Board member Marge Jorgensen, who was a part of the negotiations, says the current economic climate hampered the process but in the end the process was fair for both sides.
BDUSD Hires Dir of Pupil Services, Still Looking for Principal
5/18/10 - The Beaver Dam School District is still looking for a new high school principal. Superintendent-in-Waiting Steve Vessey says the district had reached a tentative agreement with a finalist but that plan fell through when the candidate was forced to withdraw for personal reasons. The position has been reposted and Vessey hopes to still have a replacement for current principal Don Patnode in place by July 1st. It was also announced last night that Dr. Betty Womack has been pegged to take over as Director of Pupil Services following the retirement of longtime employee Deb Parman.
Edwards Trial to Stay in Jefferson County
5/18/10 - A judge said no to moving the trial of a man accused of killing two people in Jefferson County 30 years ago. The attorney for Edward Edwards wanted the trial moved out of Jefferson, because of the flurry of publicity after his client confessed last week to killing another young couple in Ohio in 1977. But Judge William Hue said that’s not enough to move the Jefferson County trial – and he won’t bring in jurors from another county, either. He did agree, though, to sequester the Jefferson County residents who would hear the trial if it takes place. Jury selection is set to begin September 23rd, and opening arguments are set for September 27th. Also yesterday, the judge rejected a defense request to hold two separate trials for each murder Edwards is accused of. He’s charged in the 1980 slayings of Tim Hack and Kelly Drew, as they left a wedding reception near Sullivan.
Report: Gathering of Racial Data at Traffic Stops is Costly
5/18/10 - State officials say it will cost millions-of-dollars to have Wisconsin police officers collect racial data about the traffic offenders they stop – and to send all that data to Madison. A report from the Doyle administration says it will cost 10-million dollars to get 400 law enforcement agencies hooked up to what’s called the Badger Traffic-and-Criminal Software program.. Legislators decided last year to make Wisconsin police agencies collect racial data on the traffic offenders they stop beginning in 2011. It’s designed to determine whether there’s racial profiling – and if so, how much and where.
Municipal Court Now Handling Marijuana Violations
5/18/10 - The Beaver Dam School Board approved the 2009-2011 teachers’ contract last night, just days after Beaver Dam Education Association members also said yes to the new deal. Following months of negotiation the two sides finally reached an agreement that will give the teachers a 3.8-percent increase in total benefits this year and a 3.4-percent increase for the 2010-2011 school year. Board member Marge Jorgensen, who was a part of the negotiations, says the current economic climate hampered the process but in the end the process was fair for both sides.
BDUSD Hires Dir of Pupil Services, Still Looking for Principal
5/18/10 - The Beaver Dam School District is still looking for a new high school principal. Superintendent-in-Waiting Steve Vessey says the district had reached a tentative agreement with a finalist but that plan fell through when the candidate was forced to withdraw for personal reasons. The position has been reposted and Vessey hopes to still have a replacement for current principal Don Patnode in place by July 1st. It was also announced last night that Dr. Betty Womack has been pegged to take over as Director of Pupil Services following the retirement of longtime employee Deb Parman.
Edwards Trial to Stay in Jefferson County
5/18/10 - A judge said no to moving the trial of a man accused of killing two people in Jefferson County 30 years ago. The attorney for Edward Edwards wanted the trial moved out of Jefferson, because of the flurry of publicity after his client confessed last week to killing another young couple in Ohio in 1977. But Judge William Hue said that’s not enough to move the Jefferson County trial – and he won’t bring in jurors from another county, either. He did agree, though, to sequester the Jefferson County residents who would hear the trial if it takes place. Jury selection is set to begin September 23rd, and opening arguments are set for September 27th. Also yesterday, the judge rejected a defense request to hold two separate trials for each murder Edwards is accused of. He’s charged in the 1980 slayings of Tim Hack and Kelly Drew, as they left a wedding reception near Sullivan.
Report: Gathering of Racial Data at Traffic Stops is Costly
5/18/10 - State officials say it will cost millions-of-dollars to have Wisconsin police officers collect racial data about the traffic offenders they stop – and to send all that data to Madison. A report from the Doyle administration says it will cost 10-million dollars to get 400 law enforcement agencies hooked up to what’s called the Badger Traffic-and-Criminal Software program.. Legislators decided last year to make Wisconsin police agencies collect racial data on the traffic offenders they stop beginning in 2011. It’s designed to determine whether there’s racial profiling – and if so, how much and where.
Municipal Court Now Handling Marijuana Violations
5/18/10 - The Beaver Dam Common Council approved an ordinance change last night that allows their municipal court to handle minor marijuana possession citations. The offense was previously handled by the circuit court but the Dodge County District Attorney’s office has told local authorities that the office will no longer prosecute first-time adult drug offenders caught with small quantities of marijuana, cocaine or prescription drugs. State statute does not allow local municipalities to prosecute for cocaine or prescription drugs possession, but it does allow for the prosecution of marijuana offenses. Alderman Aaron Onsrud voted against the ordinance because he says it doesn’t go far enough. City Attorney MaryAnn Schacht says she has sent a letter to local legislators asking that the state consider giving local municipalities the power to prosecute cocaine and prescription drug offenses. Municipal Court Judge Ken Peters has said that he will prescribe the maximum financial penalty allowed under the ordinance to those caught with marijuana. The first offense penalty could be as high as $1000, $2000 for the second, and subsequent offenses could be as high as $4000. The money collected would stay in the city. There is also the possibility of community service or jail time, which would come at the city’s expense.
Sun Prairie Company To Raze Old YMCA
5/18/10 - The Beaver Dam Common Council last night awarded a contract for demolition of the former YMCA building on Park Avenue. The low bid came in at the lump sum price of $140,000 from Sun Prairie Sand and Gravel. A new $5.1 million police station is planned for property. Also last night, the Operations Committee began the process of demolishing the Milwaukee House at 101 Ryan Cantafio’s Way and the adjacent building, previously known as Babcock Auto Parts, at 204 South Center Street. With the action, the city engineer can begin the process of advertising for bids.
Deputies Save Two Lives In One Day
5/18/ 10 – Dodge County Patrol Captain Molly Soblewski says actions by her deputies saved the lives of two men yesterday. The first call came in around 3:15 from the town of Lowell where a 53-year-old man was apparently having a seizure and not breathing. While authorities were in route to the home a communications officer began giving CPR instructions to the caller. Once on scene, Deputy Andy Rolfs utilized his Automated External Defibrillator, shocking the man three times before Beaver Dam EMS personnel arrived on scene. The man was eventually taken to the UW-Hospital in Madison. The second of the two incidents came around 9:45 when deputies rescued a man from a burning house. It happened at a home in the town of Ashippun. Soblewski says the owner of the home on County Highway EE called 9-1-1 reporting the fire and that her boyfriend, who is paralyzed, was unable to get out. Upon arriving at the home the deputies saw the home was being consumed by the fire. It was at that point they went inside and pulled the man to safety. Soblewski says the man was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation but was otherwise uninjured. The fire itself is still under investigation.
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