Columbus Finishes 2010 Budget Planning Cycle
11/18/09 - The Columbus Council unanimously passed three resolutions last night that will help the City meet next year’s goals. The 2010 Budget was adopted with a mil rate of $8.11 per one thousand dollars…up from $8.00 per thousand in 2009. A resolution setting Non-Represented employee pay rates was also approved. The Council authorized wages for City Hall staff and Police and Fire Department employees. The $1.8 million dollar Capital Improvements Plan for 2010 was also OK’d. The plan outlines seven projects including repair of the Udey Dam. Passage of these key resolutions signifies the end of 2010 budget planning cycle and the start of plans for 2011.
Mayville Council Approves Budget
11/18/09 - Mayville residents will see a 60-cent increase in their tax rate. That comes after the city council passed the 2010 budget Monday night. The council approved a tax levy of about 2.58-million-dollars, an 8.5-percent increase over 2009. Officials say 4.5-percent of the increase is a direct result of the number of new properties added to a TIF district. The mill rate is $7.70 which means a person who owns a property worth $130,000 would pay about $1,000 for the city portion of their tax bill. That’s an increase of 77-dollars over last year.
Man Missing from Jefferson County
11/18/09 - A Jefferson County man has been missing for nine days. Authorities said 46-year-old Joseph Coloso of Sullivan fell from a horse November first – left a hospital against his doctors’ advice – and vanished last Monday after he arranged to visit a brother-in-law in New Berlin. His family reported him missing on Thursday. A deer hunter found his vehicle last Friday in a cornfield. And a search took place in that area last weekend involving dogs, planes, officers, relatives, and volunteers. Jefferson County sheriff’s detective sergeant Larry Lee says he believes Coloso is not where his car was found – and officers are still doing all they can to try and find him. Relatives said Coloso moved from Milwaukee to Sullivan recently to get closer to his 16-year-old son, and the injury from his horse accident may have left him confused.
Combine Fire Injures One
11/18/09 - A 57-year-old Brandon man was taken to Waupun Memorial Hospital with burns to his face and hands after a combine fire yesterday morning. According to Fond du Lac County Sheriff's logs Gerald Leahy had to jump through the flames to escape the fire. He was operating the combine in a field off Radio Road when it caught fire. (KFIZ)
Tractor Fire in Lebanon
11/18/09 - Lebanon firefighters were called out to a Banon Road property early yesterday afternoon after a tractor caught on fire. Officials say a call came in around 3:15 reporting a tractor was on fire in the middle of a field. Firefighters responded and put the fire out quickly. There is no word on a cause of that fire.
Fire Departments Salvage Almost 20,000 Bushels of Corn
11/18/09 - The Allenton Fire Department was able to save almost 20,000 bushels of corn from catching on fire yesterday. Officials say they were called to Farmers Grain and Feed on Railroad Street for a possible grain drier system fire. The 20,000 bushels of corn were being dried for long-term storage. The drier uses a natural gas fired heater underneath the corn to dry it but because of the high moisture levels in the corn crop this year the kernels are heavier and therefore taking more time to move through the drier. The slow movement allowed the corn in the drier bin to super heat and create a situation that could have resulted in a fire. Firefighters performed a cooling of the drier area with fire suppression foam to absorb the heat. Allenton Fire Chief John Breuer says the combined efforts of the firefighters and employees of the business successfully salvaged most of the corn. Also assisting was the St. Lawrence and Slinger Fire Departments.
Alleged Step-son Killer Makes Initial Appearance
11/18/09 - Prosecutors say a Grafton man killed his step-son as a payback to his mother, after she told police the man pummeled her with a hammer. 37-year-old Charles Avey made his first appearance in Washington County Circuit Court yesterday on a charge of first-degree intentional homicide. Investigators said he strangled 14-year-old Cody Reetz with a necktie last Sunday – and he used a second tie to attach the boy’s neck to an armrest in a mini-van he left in a Walmart parking lot in Germantown. Police said Avey then left with a friend he had called to pick him up. Officers found the body about five hours after Avey’s wife went to Grafton Police, and said he attacked her numerous times with a hammer a week earlier during an argument.
Davison Pleads “No Contest”
11/18/09 - A Lomira man has pleaded “no contest” to charges of molesting a pre-school age child. 31-year-old Ryan D. Davison was arrested in connection with an online sting operation conducted by the New Waterford Police Department in the state of Ohio. The police chief there posed as the mother of a 13-year-old girl on an incest website. Chief Daniel Haueter reportedly traded explicit photographs and videos with Davison as they arranged a meeting. Davison was arrested after he sent an image to the undercover agent by cell phone. According to the criminal complaint, Davison admitted that he took some of the pictures and received others in online trades. When asked if he thought it was wrong to possess the images, Davidson agreed adding, “I know the judge will probably throw the book at me.” He faces a maximum of 85 years in prison. A pre-sentencing investigation was ordered and a hearing set for next February.
BD Council Approves Settlement with Medical Center
11/18/09 - The Beaver Dam Common Council this week approved a settlement agreement between the city and the Beaver Dam Medical Center Building. The Medical Center, which is located on Warren Street, objected to assessments dating back to 2007, when they were assessed at just over $5.7 million. The Medical Center successfully argued that the tax-exempt Beaver Dam Community Hospital utilized a large portion of their facility. The two sides came to an agreement earlier this year and determined that the Community Hospital utilizes 83% of the facility and the Medical Center would be responsible for property taxes in the remaining 17%. The Common Council last night approved a refund of $27,738, which is the difference between what the Medical Center paid and what they should have paid for 2007 and 2009. There was no reimbursement request for 2008. The city portion is just over $9200, with the remainder being charged back to the other taxing jurisdictions.
Feingold Spending Big Money for Next Years Election
11/18/09 - The election’s not for another year, but U-S Senate Democrat Russ Feingold has already spent six-and-two-thirds million dollars on it. That’s the second-highest of any Senate incumbent who’s up for re-election in 2010. And Feingold’s camp has raised about nine-million dollars – twice as much as at the same point in his last campaign six years ago. Feingold is going for his fourth term – and for the first time, he never shut down his campaign after his previous election in 2004. Feingold says he insists on building grass-roots support, and getting his campaign money mainly through small donations – and it’s expensive to raise cash that way. Over half of what he’s spent has gone toward fund-raising. Republicans say Feingold’s more concerned about keeping his seat than he’s been in the past. But so far, at least, his two G-O-P opponents are relative unknowns statewide – Madison developer Terrence Wall and Watertown businessman Dave Westlake.
Fewer Choices for Medicare Part “D” Plans
11/18/09 - Senior citizens in Wisconsin will have fewer choices than a year ago for private drug coverage under Medicare Part-“D.” The annual sign-up period begins this week, and there are 48 plans available in the Badger State – four fewer than last year. That could raise prices. But there could also be a larger number of folks qualifying for drug subsidies, because the income-and-resource limits have eased for next year. Wisconsin’s own drug benefit, Senior-Care, will remain available at least until 2012. The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups has a toll-free hotline to help seniors choose a drug benefit.
Thousands on Waiting List for Government Health Care Coverage
11/18/09 - About seven-thousand people are on a waiting list for the state government’s health care coverage for childless adults. That’s what state Medicaid director Jason Helgerson told legislators yesterday. The adults joined families-with-kids in the Badger Care Plus program earlier this year, but the demand far exceeded the available funding. So in October, Governor Jim Doyle ordered a limit on the number of childless adults in what’s now called Badger Care Plus Core. Folks on the waiting list are supposed to be offered basic benefits for up to 130-dollars a month, with no tax money to pay for it. But officials are still trying to decide the amount of coverage to be provided. Legislators would have to approve whatever they come up. Helgerson says it won’t happen until at least next March. And the waiting list could grow to 20-thousand or more by then.
WI 12th Healthiest State in the US
11/18/09 - Wisconsin is the 12th healthiest state in the country, up from 17th a year ago. That’s according to the new health rankings released by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association, and the Partnership for Prevention. The new report says 19-percent of Wisconsinites smoke – down from 26-percent back in 1990. But obesity has gone up 130-percent over the last two decades. Just over a quarter of Wisconsinites are considered obese, up from just 11-percent in 1990 – and the report says state officials need to do something about it. The report also said Wisconsin is the worst for binge drinking. And it spends the least on public health per person – just 35-dollars a year. The study’s authors said smoking and obesity limit total improvements in people’s health, not just here but in the nation as a whole.
Last Weekend for BD Public Works Garage
11/18/09 - After this weekend, the Beaver Dam Public Works Garage will be closed on Saturdays. Yard waste can be dropped off at the garage at 640 South Center Street this Saturday from 10am to 2pm. No waste of any kind will be accepted from contractors or from people that are not Beaver Dam residents. Saturday hours will pick back up in the spring. If you are unable to drop off your waste this weekend, the public works garage will still be open weekdays 7am to 3:30pm.
11/18/09 - The Columbus Council unanimously passed three resolutions last night that will help the City meet next year’s goals. The 2010 Budget was adopted with a mil rate of $8.11 per one thousand dollars…up from $8.00 per thousand in 2009. A resolution setting Non-Represented employee pay rates was also approved. The Council authorized wages for City Hall staff and Police and Fire Department employees. The $1.8 million dollar Capital Improvements Plan for 2010 was also OK’d. The plan outlines seven projects including repair of the Udey Dam. Passage of these key resolutions signifies the end of 2010 budget planning cycle and the start of plans for 2011.
Mayville Council Approves Budget
11/18/09 - Mayville residents will see a 60-cent increase in their tax rate. That comes after the city council passed the 2010 budget Monday night. The council approved a tax levy of about 2.58-million-dollars, an 8.5-percent increase over 2009. Officials say 4.5-percent of the increase is a direct result of the number of new properties added to a TIF district. The mill rate is $7.70 which means a person who owns a property worth $130,000 would pay about $1,000 for the city portion of their tax bill. That’s an increase of 77-dollars over last year.
Man Missing from Jefferson County
11/18/09 - A Jefferson County man has been missing for nine days. Authorities said 46-year-old Joseph Coloso of Sullivan fell from a horse November first – left a hospital against his doctors’ advice – and vanished last Monday after he arranged to visit a brother-in-law in New Berlin. His family reported him missing on Thursday. A deer hunter found his vehicle last Friday in a cornfield. And a search took place in that area last weekend involving dogs, planes, officers, relatives, and volunteers. Jefferson County sheriff’s detective sergeant Larry Lee says he believes Coloso is not where his car was found – and officers are still doing all they can to try and find him. Relatives said Coloso moved from Milwaukee to Sullivan recently to get closer to his 16-year-old son, and the injury from his horse accident may have left him confused.
Combine Fire Injures One
11/18/09 - A 57-year-old Brandon man was taken to Waupun Memorial Hospital with burns to his face and hands after a combine fire yesterday morning. According to Fond du Lac County Sheriff's logs Gerald Leahy had to jump through the flames to escape the fire. He was operating the combine in a field off Radio Road when it caught fire. (KFIZ)
Tractor Fire in Lebanon
11/18/09 - Lebanon firefighters were called out to a Banon Road property early yesterday afternoon after a tractor caught on fire. Officials say a call came in around 3:15 reporting a tractor was on fire in the middle of a field. Firefighters responded and put the fire out quickly. There is no word on a cause of that fire.
Fire Departments Salvage Almost 20,000 Bushels of Corn
11/18/09 - The Allenton Fire Department was able to save almost 20,000 bushels of corn from catching on fire yesterday. Officials say they were called to Farmers Grain and Feed on Railroad Street for a possible grain drier system fire. The 20,000 bushels of corn were being dried for long-term storage. The drier uses a natural gas fired heater underneath the corn to dry it but because of the high moisture levels in the corn crop this year the kernels are heavier and therefore taking more time to move through the drier. The slow movement allowed the corn in the drier bin to super heat and create a situation that could have resulted in a fire. Firefighters performed a cooling of the drier area with fire suppression foam to absorb the heat. Allenton Fire Chief John Breuer says the combined efforts of the firefighters and employees of the business successfully salvaged most of the corn. Also assisting was the St. Lawrence and Slinger Fire Departments.
Alleged Step-son Killer Makes Initial Appearance
11/18/09 - Prosecutors say a Grafton man killed his step-son as a payback to his mother, after she told police the man pummeled her with a hammer. 37-year-old Charles Avey made his first appearance in Washington County Circuit Court yesterday on a charge of first-degree intentional homicide. Investigators said he strangled 14-year-old Cody Reetz with a necktie last Sunday – and he used a second tie to attach the boy’s neck to an armrest in a mini-van he left in a Walmart parking lot in Germantown. Police said Avey then left with a friend he had called to pick him up. Officers found the body about five hours after Avey’s wife went to Grafton Police, and said he attacked her numerous times with a hammer a week earlier during an argument.
Davison Pleads “No Contest”
11/18/09 - A Lomira man has pleaded “no contest” to charges of molesting a pre-school age child. 31-year-old Ryan D. Davison was arrested in connection with an online sting operation conducted by the New Waterford Police Department in the state of Ohio. The police chief there posed as the mother of a 13-year-old girl on an incest website. Chief Daniel Haueter reportedly traded explicit photographs and videos with Davison as they arranged a meeting. Davison was arrested after he sent an image to the undercover agent by cell phone. According to the criminal complaint, Davison admitted that he took some of the pictures and received others in online trades. When asked if he thought it was wrong to possess the images, Davidson agreed adding, “I know the judge will probably throw the book at me.” He faces a maximum of 85 years in prison. A pre-sentencing investigation was ordered and a hearing set for next February.
BD Council Approves Settlement with Medical Center
11/18/09 - The Beaver Dam Common Council this week approved a settlement agreement between the city and the Beaver Dam Medical Center Building. The Medical Center, which is located on Warren Street, objected to assessments dating back to 2007, when they were assessed at just over $5.7 million. The Medical Center successfully argued that the tax-exempt Beaver Dam Community Hospital utilized a large portion of their facility. The two sides came to an agreement earlier this year and determined that the Community Hospital utilizes 83% of the facility and the Medical Center would be responsible for property taxes in the remaining 17%. The Common Council last night approved a refund of $27,738, which is the difference between what the Medical Center paid and what they should have paid for 2007 and 2009. There was no reimbursement request for 2008. The city portion is just over $9200, with the remainder being charged back to the other taxing jurisdictions.
Feingold Spending Big Money for Next Years Election
11/18/09 - The election’s not for another year, but U-S Senate Democrat Russ Feingold has already spent six-and-two-thirds million dollars on it. That’s the second-highest of any Senate incumbent who’s up for re-election in 2010. And Feingold’s camp has raised about nine-million dollars – twice as much as at the same point in his last campaign six years ago. Feingold is going for his fourth term – and for the first time, he never shut down his campaign after his previous election in 2004. Feingold says he insists on building grass-roots support, and getting his campaign money mainly through small donations – and it’s expensive to raise cash that way. Over half of what he’s spent has gone toward fund-raising. Republicans say Feingold’s more concerned about keeping his seat than he’s been in the past. But so far, at least, his two G-O-P opponents are relative unknowns statewide – Madison developer Terrence Wall and Watertown businessman Dave Westlake.
Fewer Choices for Medicare Part “D” Plans
11/18/09 - Senior citizens in Wisconsin will have fewer choices than a year ago for private drug coverage under Medicare Part-“D.” The annual sign-up period begins this week, and there are 48 plans available in the Badger State – four fewer than last year. That could raise prices. But there could also be a larger number of folks qualifying for drug subsidies, because the income-and-resource limits have eased for next year. Wisconsin’s own drug benefit, Senior-Care, will remain available at least until 2012. The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups has a toll-free hotline to help seniors choose a drug benefit.
Thousands on Waiting List for Government Health Care Coverage
11/18/09 - About seven-thousand people are on a waiting list for the state government’s health care coverage for childless adults. That’s what state Medicaid director Jason Helgerson told legislators yesterday. The adults joined families-with-kids in the Badger Care Plus program earlier this year, but the demand far exceeded the available funding. So in October, Governor Jim Doyle ordered a limit on the number of childless adults in what’s now called Badger Care Plus Core. Folks on the waiting list are supposed to be offered basic benefits for up to 130-dollars a month, with no tax money to pay for it. But officials are still trying to decide the amount of coverage to be provided. Legislators would have to approve whatever they come up. Helgerson says it won’t happen until at least next March. And the waiting list could grow to 20-thousand or more by then.
WI 12th Healthiest State in the US
11/18/09 - Wisconsin is the 12th healthiest state in the country, up from 17th a year ago. That’s according to the new health rankings released by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association, and the Partnership for Prevention. The new report says 19-percent of Wisconsinites smoke – down from 26-percent back in 1990. But obesity has gone up 130-percent over the last two decades. Just over a quarter of Wisconsinites are considered obese, up from just 11-percent in 1990 – and the report says state officials need to do something about it. The report also said Wisconsin is the worst for binge drinking. And it spends the least on public health per person – just 35-dollars a year. The study’s authors said smoking and obesity limit total improvements in people’s health, not just here but in the nation as a whole.
Last Weekend for BD Public Works Garage
11/18/09 - After this weekend, the Beaver Dam Public Works Garage will be closed on Saturdays. Yard waste can be dropped off at the garage at 640 South Center Street this Saturday from 10am to 2pm. No waste of any kind will be accepted from contractors or from people that are not Beaver Dam residents. Saturday hours will pick back up in the spring. If you are unable to drop off your waste this weekend, the public works garage will still be open weekdays 7am to 3:30pm.
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