The Plain Village Board met on Nov. 11 for its regular monthly board meeting, with minimal actions taken at the 45 minute meeting.
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The village of Arena posed three referendum questions to residents in the Nov. 3 election, all of which failed, forcing the board to make last minute 2021 budget cuts, affecting funding for the village’s Fire and EMT Services, employee benefits and street maintenance.
The Sauk County board voted to approve its $32.4 million budget last week, with a tex levy reduction of 12 cents.
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Property on the south side of Plain is set to be developed for housing by the end of next year, developers and village officials hope increased housing will keep younger residents in the village.
Due to an increase in COVID-19 positive cases and exposures within the District, the entire River Valley District moved to a full virtual model beginning Tuesday, Nov. 10 and continuing until Monday, Nov. 30. All high school co-curricular activities will continue as scheduled.
The Health Department confirms over the weekend we added 73 additional cases bringing the current COVID-19 confirmed case count in Iowa County to 758. Cases are in all age ranges and across the entire county. These recent cases are in persons in the following age ranges: 0-17 (13), 18-25 (10), 26-35 (15), 36-45 (12), 46-55 (12), 56-65 (5), 66-75 (2) and 76-85 (4). The number of individuals that have recovered is 400, meaning 358 active cases. Iowa County status remains classified as VERY HIGH activity.
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Due to COVID-19, River Valley schools are not able to hold its usual Veteran’s Day memorial events this year. The events normally include holding two events where veterans can speak with students.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, area hospitals are at risk of becoming over capacity while treating positive cases of the virus, and continue to plan to handle a possible influx.