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A 36 year old Edgerton woman is facing her first offense OWI as well as a Felony Bail Jumping charge after being pulled over on August 18th.  Sarah Bires was pulled over in Monroe County on Highway PP.  When the deputy approached he noticed Bires had glossy eyes and just stared at the deputy.  The deputy detected a strong odor of alcohol and noticed an open can of beer in the passenger seat.  Bires failed a field sobriety test and refused a breathalyzer test.  She was arrested on the scene.  Bires OWI will be charged in Monroe County.  This violation also broke a condition of her bond in Juneau County.

The Tomah Police Department is trying to identify human bones found in an undeveloped field near Countyline Road.  Police were notified by a person checking power lines to conduct a possible tree trimming.  The person discovered skeletal remains that were determined to be human.  The discovery was mad Tuesday morning around 11am.  In a press release, Tomah Police Department Lt. Ron Waddell said identification will require “several steps … and may be a lengthy process.” Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

State Senator Howard Marklein and the Wisconsin State Senate are now accepting applications for the 2019 Senate Scholar Program. The Senate Scholar Program is an elite educational program for 33 students, one from each Senate District, to participate in a week-long program at the State Capitol. Interested students must complete an application by November 21, 2018 to be considered. Applications and instructions are available at www.senatescholar.com “Many high school students from the 17th Senate District have participated in the Senate Scholar Program,” Marklein said. “I strongly believe that this program enhances their understanding of civics and government by providing hands-on, day-to-day experience that cannot be learned in a classroom or

Iowa developer Mike Frantz swung for the fences and missed on redevelopment projects in Green Bay, Wausau and Fond du Lac.        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Frostman, D-Sturgeon Bay, won the seat in a special election June 12, where he defeated Jacque, R-De Pere, by about 800 votes.        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]