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HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE: The Iola Conservation Club has scheduled the Spring Hunter Education Course with registration on March 6, from 7-8 p.m. Classes will cover responsibilities of hunters, firearms safety in the home and afield, knowledge of firearms and hunting equipment, tree stand safety, wildlife identification and management, marksmanship and outdoor skills. The class will be limited to 30 students. Hunter Education is taught at a 6th grade reading level and open to all ages. The cost of the class is $10. For more information and to reserve a seat in the class contact Scott at 715-445 -3461 or email bestul@tds.net.
Around the County
TRAFFIC CRASH AND INJURIES: On Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 9:02 p.m., the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one-vehicle traffic crash on Pufahl Road north of Zabel Road in the Town of Weyauwega. Theda Star medical helicopter flew the driver from the scene to Saint Vincent’s Hospital in Green Bay with life-threatening injuries. Eagle 3 medical helicopter flew one passenger with serious non-life-threatening injuries to Theda Care Medical Center in Neenah. One passenger was transported by ambulance to Theda Care Medical Center in Waupaca. One passenger was released from the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
Around the State
CURSIVE WRITING COMEBACK: A new bill introduced by Republican Senators Steve Nass and Representative Paul Melotik would require Wisconsin schools to incorporate cursive writing into their elementary curriculum. Under the proposal, the state superintendent of public instruction must add cursive to the model academic standards for English language arts. All public, independent charter, and private choice schools would need to ensure that students can write legibly in cursive by the end of fifth grade. Read the complete story here.
SCAM ALERT: Wausau Police warn residents of a new Cryptocurrency email scam. Officers say the emails appear to confirm a PayPal crypto transaction. But in many cases, the recipient hasn’t purchased any digital currencies. The message then contains instructions to call a toll-free number to cancel the transaction within two days. Anyone who has received these messages should delete them immediately and not interact by calling a number listed in the email or clicking any links.
ICE COOPERATION: Republican lawmakers argued Wednesday that the state needs to require local law enforcement to report people with felony charges to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if they can’t verify citizenship as a way to support public safety. Their bill would penalize counties where sheriffs don’t comply by clawing back 15 percent of their revenue-sharing funds. Read the Wisconsin Examiner story here. Waupaca County Sheriff Tim Wilz has indicated he will cooperate with ICE requests.
