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Area law enforcement agencies and other first responders gathered at Mauston High School for an active shooter training exercise. Western Technical College held a practice reunification facility during the training.
1. COVID-19
Schools in Juneau County closed starting March 18 in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Governor Tony Evers on March 13 directed Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order mandating the closure of all public and private K-12 schools in Wisconsin, including Juneau County, according to a release from Eversâ office.
Students at Necedah School District learn in a socially distanced environment, while wearing masks and in small class sizes, as part of safety efforts in an attempt to reduce transmission rates of COVID-19 while allowing in-person instruction. TANYA KOTLOWSKI/Contributed
Days later Evers issued another order issuing a statewide ban on all gatherings of more than 10 people and the closing of inside dining at bars and restaurants.
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In a bar fight that led to his resignation, a now-former Mauston police officer was allegedly caught on video choking another patron at the bar to the point where he almost lost consciousness.
The incident occurred after the victim was seen in a verbal altercation with the police officerâs girlfriend, who was also a Mauston police officer at the time.
Brian Raabe, the police officer who allegedly choked the victim, was charged with misdemeanors of disorderly conduct and battery and resigned Oct. 30. Police officer McKena Huffman, who was also Raabeâs girlfriend, resigned Oct. 20 and was not charged for her part in the incident.