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Earlier in the week WRJC.com news reported on a story in Portage involving a “body slamming” nurse who came to the aid of Portage Police.  More information has come out on the story.  Jacob Hellenbrand-Bell and his girlfriend Olivia Boomsma, are both being held in Columbia County Jail on felony charges of Battery to a Law Enforcement Officer.  Officers originally reported to a Portage hotel on a report of a man “tearing up in the snow” and then confronting hotel guests making them feel unsafe.  Officers were able to confront Boomsma who told them it was her ex-boyfriend and gave them a false name other than Hellenbrand-Bell.  Later that night

The search for Nathan Thiel’s position as City Administrator of Mauston has been started and the salary range has been set.  The next City Administrator will make between $75,000 and $100,000, Thiel had about an $87,000 salary before leaving.  Under Thiel’s advice the city has also lowered the requirement of 7 years’ experience to 5 years of experience in their search.   This will widen the pool of candidates.  The process of finding a new Administrator is expected to take up to 4 months and several department heads will help fill the gap until one is brought in.  Mauston Mayor Brian McGuire said Thiel was “Someone who got stuff done” and

Wildlife experts are asking for your help in saving migratory birds that have been snowed out of their usual food sources. Last weekend’s blizzard blanketed parts of Wisconsin with over two feet of snow, and that’s making it very hard for birds migrating back to the area. Raptor Education Group executive director Marge Gibson says […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Damage estimates from the huge spring blizzard that hit areas of Wisconsin over the past weekend continue to be reported. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The Bloomer FFA Alumni is taking donations and will hold a golf event this summer for its advisor and local agriculture instructor DeWayne Fossum, who is recovering from surgery to remove cancer from his abdomen. Source: WisconsinAgConnection.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]