Minor Damage from Apartment Fire
12/24/08 - A Beaver Dam apartment suffered some minor damage as a result of a kitchen fire last night. That’s according to the Beaver Dam Fire Department, who says they received a call reporting a fire at an apartment complex at 209 Seippel Boulevard around 8:50pm. The fire was out by the time the fire department arrived but the apartment sustained some smoke damage. A few residents suffered minor injuries attempting to put the fire out but none were taken to the hospital. The Fire Department says the cause is believed to be some candles on the stove tipping over. Firefighters were on the scene for about an hour.
More Snow Today
12/24/08 - If you’re still looking for that perfect Christmas gift, try a snow shovel. Most of Wisconsin has had three snow storms in the last five days. And we’re expecting another one today, with 3-to-5 inches in our area. Yesterday, much of the Badger State had around 3-to-5 inches of fluffy snow which made the roads especially greasy. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department reports there were numerous runoffs throughout the day and also a rash of accidents but no one was injured. However, some other areas weren’t as lucky as there were two people killed in snow-related crashes. In Outagamie County, a 42-year-old Green Bay man died yesterday morning after his S-U-V collided head-on with another vehicle in Shiocton on Highway 54. And in Manitowoc County, 47-year-old Lyle Grall of Reedsville was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 10 near Cato.
Alliant Energy to Possibly Ask for Emergency Increase
12/24/08 - Alliant Energy and its subsidiary Wisconsin Power and Light will possibly be asking for an emergency rate increase in light of their current economic situation. The increase would affect all customers that receive service from Alliant or W.P.L. in our area. Scott Reigstad with Alliant says the loss of two of its biggest customers, the General Motors Plant in Janesville and Domtar paper mill in Port Edwards, will cut their revenues by more than six-percent. If the increase is asked for, Reigstad says it will be within the first three months of 2009. The possible increase is not known so Reigstad says the company isn’t sure how much it would affect rates in our area.
2 Open Spots on Beaver Dam School Board
12/24/08 - There will be at least two open spots on the Beaver Dam school board in the upcoming election. That comes as a result of board member Kathie Berkvam’s decision to not run for reelection. Berkvam didn’t give a reason for her decision but stated in an email that it was a difficult decision because she believes quote, “that the need for quality public education must be balanced against the taxpayers’ interests.” Bervkam joins current member Mark Kirst as having filed non-candidacy papers. One other member up for reelection, Marge Jorgenson, hasn’t made her intentions on the possibility of running again known. She has until this Friday to submit non-candidacy papers. Anyone wishing to run for school board must submit their declaration of candidacy papers by January 6th.
Quad Graphics/Windover Foundation Gives $1-Million
12/24/08 - A foundation that’s partially-funded by the Quad-Graphics printing firm Sussex has given a million-dollars to food banks and meal programs. C-E-O Joel Quadracci says that in tough times like these, his company must strengthen the support network in the communities where it does business. About half of the million-dollar gift will go to Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force. Other money will go to communities where Quad has printing plants. The gift comes from the Windhover Foundation, funded by Quad-Graphics and the Quadracci family. The foundation is headed by Betty Quadracci, the publisher of Milwaukee Magazine and the widow of company founder Harry Quadracci.
Fitzgerald Might Turn Down Raise
12/24/08 - Assembly Republican Minority Leader Jeff Fitzgerald is the only legislator thinking publicly about turning down a five-point-three percent pay raise next year. The pay raises have drawn the ire of some tax payers as the state faces a five-billion dollar budget deficit for next year. Capitol leaders said yesterday they can’t do anything to change to get rid of the raises and incoming Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan says lawmakers have the option of turning down their raises. Sheridan and Senate Democratic Majority Leader Russ Decker say legislative pay increases have been well below inflation over the last decade. Their salaries will be 49-thousand-943-dollars a year for the next two years. It wasn’t that many years ago when legislators voted on their pay raises. But when they got sick of taking the heat, they passed that duty onto their eight-member Joint Committee on Employment Relations. Jay Heck of Common Cause says that’s wrong. He says if politicians want a raise, they should have the guts to vote for one.
Six Wisconsin Counties Facing Pressure from EPA
12/24/08 - Wisconsin business leaders are not happy about the federal E-P-A’s new mandate to cut soot pollution in six counties. On Monday, the agency said Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Brown, and Dane counties – and part of Columbia County – were not in compliance with new, tighter soot emission standards. Scott Manley of the Wisconsin Manufacturers-and-Commerce group says the state is being penalized despite the fact that industrial emissions have steadily gone down. The E-P-A says that may be true, but there’s growing evidence that soot is causing more health problems than previously thought – and so the chemical must be diminished. Wisconsin is not the only new state being targeted. Places like Utah are being singled out, too, mainly because of the soot from wood-burning stoves. Wisconsin’s soot also comes from power-and-industrial plants, vehicles, and off-road equipment. By 2014, businesses in the most polluted areas may have to buy more expensive pollution control equipment, or change their operations to reduce their soot.
Another Deer Season Begins Today
12/24/08 - Another deer hunting season begins today. The D-N-R says hunters can begin to hunt in Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zones. The season runs through January 4th. It’s an unlimited earn-a-buck hunt which means hunters must shoot an antlerless deer before taking one with antlers. For a map of the CWD zones visit the Wisconsin DNR.
Will Janesville Survive?
12/24/08 - A Beaver Dam apartment suffered some minor damage as a result of a kitchen fire last night. That’s according to the Beaver Dam Fire Department, who says they received a call reporting a fire at an apartment complex at 209 Seippel Boulevard around 8:50pm. The fire was out by the time the fire department arrived but the apartment sustained some smoke damage. A few residents suffered minor injuries attempting to put the fire out but none were taken to the hospital. The Fire Department says the cause is believed to be some candles on the stove tipping over. Firefighters were on the scene for about an hour.
More Snow Today
12/24/08 - If you’re still looking for that perfect Christmas gift, try a snow shovel. Most of Wisconsin has had three snow storms in the last five days. And we’re expecting another one today, with 3-to-5 inches in our area. Yesterday, much of the Badger State had around 3-to-5 inches of fluffy snow which made the roads especially greasy. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department reports there were numerous runoffs throughout the day and also a rash of accidents but no one was injured. However, some other areas weren’t as lucky as there were two people killed in snow-related crashes. In Outagamie County, a 42-year-old Green Bay man died yesterday morning after his S-U-V collided head-on with another vehicle in Shiocton on Highway 54. And in Manitowoc County, 47-year-old Lyle Grall of Reedsville was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 10 near Cato.
Alliant Energy to Possibly Ask for Emergency Increase
12/24/08 - Alliant Energy and its subsidiary Wisconsin Power and Light will possibly be asking for an emergency rate increase in light of their current economic situation. The increase would affect all customers that receive service from Alliant or W.P.L. in our area. Scott Reigstad with Alliant says the loss of two of its biggest customers, the General Motors Plant in Janesville and Domtar paper mill in Port Edwards, will cut their revenues by more than six-percent. If the increase is asked for, Reigstad says it will be within the first three months of 2009. The possible increase is not known so Reigstad says the company isn’t sure how much it would affect rates in our area.
2 Open Spots on Beaver Dam School Board
12/24/08 - There will be at least two open spots on the Beaver Dam school board in the upcoming election. That comes as a result of board member Kathie Berkvam’s decision to not run for reelection. Berkvam didn’t give a reason for her decision but stated in an email that it was a difficult decision because she believes quote, “that the need for quality public education must be balanced against the taxpayers’ interests.” Bervkam joins current member Mark Kirst as having filed non-candidacy papers. One other member up for reelection, Marge Jorgenson, hasn’t made her intentions on the possibility of running again known. She has until this Friday to submit non-candidacy papers. Anyone wishing to run for school board must submit their declaration of candidacy papers by January 6th.
Quad Graphics/Windover Foundation Gives $1-Million
12/24/08 - A foundation that’s partially-funded by the Quad-Graphics printing firm Sussex has given a million-dollars to food banks and meal programs. C-E-O Joel Quadracci says that in tough times like these, his company must strengthen the support network in the communities where it does business. About half of the million-dollar gift will go to Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force. Other money will go to communities where Quad has printing plants. The gift comes from the Windhover Foundation, funded by Quad-Graphics and the Quadracci family. The foundation is headed by Betty Quadracci, the publisher of Milwaukee Magazine and the widow of company founder Harry Quadracci.
Fitzgerald Might Turn Down Raise
12/24/08 - Assembly Republican Minority Leader Jeff Fitzgerald is the only legislator thinking publicly about turning down a five-point-three percent pay raise next year. The pay raises have drawn the ire of some tax payers as the state faces a five-billion dollar budget deficit for next year. Capitol leaders said yesterday they can’t do anything to change to get rid of the raises and incoming Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan says lawmakers have the option of turning down their raises. Sheridan and Senate Democratic Majority Leader Russ Decker say legislative pay increases have been well below inflation over the last decade. Their salaries will be 49-thousand-943-dollars a year for the next two years. It wasn’t that many years ago when legislators voted on their pay raises. But when they got sick of taking the heat, they passed that duty onto their eight-member Joint Committee on Employment Relations. Jay Heck of Common Cause says that’s wrong. He says if politicians want a raise, they should have the guts to vote for one.
Six Wisconsin Counties Facing Pressure from EPA
12/24/08 - Wisconsin business leaders are not happy about the federal E-P-A’s new mandate to cut soot pollution in six counties. On Monday, the agency said Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Brown, and Dane counties – and part of Columbia County – were not in compliance with new, tighter soot emission standards. Scott Manley of the Wisconsin Manufacturers-and-Commerce group says the state is being penalized despite the fact that industrial emissions have steadily gone down. The E-P-A says that may be true, but there’s growing evidence that soot is causing more health problems than previously thought – and so the chemical must be diminished. Wisconsin is not the only new state being targeted. Places like Utah are being singled out, too, mainly because of the soot from wood-burning stoves. Wisconsin’s soot also comes from power-and-industrial plants, vehicles, and off-road equipment. By 2014, businesses in the most polluted areas may have to buy more expensive pollution control equipment, or change their operations to reduce their soot.
Another Deer Season Begins Today
12/24/08 - Another deer hunting season begins today. The D-N-R says hunters can begin to hunt in Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zones. The season runs through January 4th. It’s an unlimited earn-a-buck hunt which means hunters must shoot an antlerless deer before taking one with antlers. For a map of the CWD zones visit the Wisconsin DNR.
Will Janesville Survive?
12/24/08 - Some of the last General Motors’ employees in Janesville wonder if the city of 60-thousand can survive – while others are sure it will. The company’s oldest production facility made its final S-U-V yesterday morning. And then about 11-hundred-50 workers walked out the door for what’s most likely the final time. However, some of those workers are still hopeful a new production line could move into the plant at some point. For the moment, at least, it’s not likely. Governor Jim Doyle recently said there would be no chance of re-opening Janesville without an auto industry bailout. And even with a federal loan package, Doyle said the chances were quote, “very, very remote.”
Trash Pickup a Day Late
12/24/08 - Due to the Christmas Holiday, City of Beaver Dam garbage and recyclables collections will be delayed by one day starting with tomorrow’s collection. Tomorrows rout will be collected on Friday and Friday’s route will be collected on Saturday. There will also be an extra collection of recyclables for next week on Monday through Wednesday routes. On a related note the DPW garage will be closed today and tomorrow.
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