By Logan Rude
May 10, 2021 | 9:49 AM
ELK GROVE, Wis. Two people were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a van hit a horse-drawn buggy from behind, sending the buggy and its occupants into a ditch.
Officials with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office said they were first alerted to the crash around 4:30 p.m. An initial investigation revelated the buggy was traveling westbound in the 24000 block of State Highway 81 when the van hit the buggy from behind. The crash sent the buggy into the north ditch and caused all three occupants to get ejected from the buggy.
Authorities said one of the occupants was taken to a local hospital and then airlifted to Madison via UW Med Flight. Another occupant was airlifted via UW Med Flight from the scene of the crash. The third occupant was treated for injuries at the scene and then released.
By Mark Evenstad
May 10, 2021 | 1:23 PM
Two people were air-lifted to a Madison hospital following a van vs buggy crash Sunday afternoon along Highway 81. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened around 4:30p, about 7 miles west of Darlington. According to the sheriff’s report, 39-year-old Matthew Westemeier of Platteville was driving west when he struck a single-horse, open buggy from behind. All three people in the buggy were thrown from the vehicle as it was pushed into the ditch. One person was taken by Med-Flight to Madison from the scene. Another person was initially taken to Southwest Health in Platteville and later air-lifted to UW Hospital. The third person riding in the buggy was treated at the scene. Westemeier was not hurt in the crash. The horse survived and was returned to its owner. Both vehicles were damaged and had to be towed from the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
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MARSHALL The end is in sight for Minnesota’s COVID-19 restrictions, and how quickly it comes will depend partly on how fast Minnesotans get vaccinated for the virus, Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday.
Walz unveiled a three-step plan for ending limits on outdoor and indoor gatherings, bar and restaurant restrictions, and the state mask mandate. The end of mask requirements will come by July 1, or as soon as 70% of eligible Minnesotans are vaccinated.
“We can make it happen,” Walz said Thursday. He noted that Minnesota is only about 473,000 doses away from having 70% vaccination.
Most of the restrictions affecting local businesses like bars and restaurants will be gone by the end of the month. But while it’s a positive thing, some local businesspeople said it’s not likely to have a big immediate impact for them.
Scottsdale clinic to hold 8-day COVID-19 vaccination event
Southwest Wellness Group holding 8-day vaccine clinic
A weeklong COVID-19 vaccine clinic is taking place in the Valley from May 8 to May 13. The clinic runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. FOX 10 s Ty Brennan has the details.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - An Arizona doctor is giving back to the community by shutting down his private practice later this week and converting it to a vaccination site.
For Dr. Christopher Ray, owner of Southwest Wellness, it s a personal issue when he almost lost his life after contracting COVID-19. We are a wellness clinic as well as a pain and aesthetics clinic – but we’re going to stop and focus on vaccinating as many people as we can, Ray said.
Nobles County commissioners take the action during Tuesday meeting. 8:41 am, May 5, 2021 ×
WORTHINGTON After years of working with property owners to address a public health nuisance, Nobles County Community Services requested action from commissioners Tuesday to raze a house at 108 Kentucky Ave., Adrian. The home is owned by LeRoy and Lori Pettibone, who continue to reside at the residence.
The county’s public health unit has responded to complaints about the property since the fall of 2019, and nuisance issues continue to persist.
Jason Kloss, environmental health manager with Southwest Health and Human Services, completed an updated inspection of the home on April 8. His report details numerous concerns, from food residue and food packaging and debris accumulating in every room of the property to human feces accumulating in the toilet, animal feces accumulating on the floor, non-functioning freezers and a refrigerator that contained decaying food, animal and in