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1 week ago | 
theameryfreepress.com | Raymond T. Rivard
Polk County officials have launched a streamlined effort to revise the county’s public nuisance ordinance, with a new work group expected to propose updates to the language around human health hazards in the coming weeks. The changes could lead to a public hearing and full county board consideration later this year.
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1 week ago | 
theameryfreepress.com | Raymond T. Rivard
Polk County’s long-awaited Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan is gaining traction as planners sift through public feedback and prepare next steps to connect local communities with safer, more accessible routes—laying the groundwork for future infrastructure improvements across the region.
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2 weeks ago | 
burnettcountysentinel.com | Raymond T. Rivard
The case was adjourned May 5; delayed a second timeA civil lawsuit that has been twice-delayed - originally scheduled for a jury trial in December 2024 and again on May 5 - has been rescheduled once again with a new start date of Tuesday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m. It’s expected to extend into and conclude the next day, Wednesday, Oct. 29. The case previously delayed [Roderick E. Kleiss et al vs.
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2 weeks ago | 
baldwin-bulletin.com | Raymond T. Rivard
St. Croix County, like many regions in the state and nation, falls well below the Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) vaccination standards recommended for keeping the population safe from potential disease outbreaks. The recommendation is to have at least 95% of the population vaccinated to achieve community immunity levels.
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3 weeks ago | 
osceolasun.com | Raymond T. Rivard
County board declined inclusion in Wisconsin lawsuit, then tried to sign on to Ohio class action, but weren’t includedFewer Wisconsinites are dying from opioid overdoses. There are many contributing factors for that downward trend, and with millions of dollars now being pumped into initiatives that will help to shrink those numbers, the overall plan is to stay ahead of the opioid addiction crisis that has enveloped the nation over the past couple of decades.
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3 weeks ago | 
theameryfreepress.com | Raymond T. Rivard
Fewer Wisconsinites are dying from opioid overdoses. There are many contributing factors for that downward trend, and with millions of dollars now being pumped into initiatives that will help to shrink those numbers, the overall plan is to stay ahead of the opioid addiction crisis that has enveloped the nation over the past couple of decades.
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4 weeks ago | 
burnettcountysentinel.com | Raymond T. Rivard
County officials, staff considering best ways to utilize the hundreds of thousands that will be disbursed over timeFewer Wisconsinites are dying from opioid overdoses. There are many contributing factors for that downward trend, and with millions of dollars now being pumped into initiatives that will help to shrink those numbers, the overall plan is to stay ahead of the opioid addiction crisis that has enveloped the nation over the past couple of decades.
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4 weeks ago | 
burnettcountysentinel.com | Raymond T. Rivard
Judge Tolan will reschedule as a bench trial ASAPA trial that will pit pilots from the Grantsburg Municipal Airport against the Village of Grantsburg was scheduled to begin Monday, May 5, after having been delayed several months.
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1 month ago | 
baldwin-bulletin.com | Raymond T. Rivard
There are 16 different ticks found in Wisconsin, and the 2024 tick surveillance program study of St. Croix County tick-borne illnesses targeted two sites for data collection: Willow River State Park and YMCA Camp St. Croix, where the focus was deer ticks and black-legged ticks. What was found were nymph ticks that had either average or below-average pathogens, which is “good” news when considering tick danger. kAmqFE E92E 5@6D?’E >62? 2?J@?6 D9@F=5 E9:?< 36:?8 :?
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1 month ago | 
baldwin-bulletin.com | Raymond T. Rivard
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