Scenes from the Red Cross Blood Drive in Arena last week, with multiple stations set up for blood donations. Donors were given temperature checks and hand sanitizer upon entry and required to wear masks.
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The River Valley area saw a small round of snow on Sunday. As of press time, more snow was expected as the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Dec. 29 through Dec. 30, which was expected to drop six to eight inches of snow.
The River Valley School Board discussed the impact of COVID-19 on teachers, students and families, the potential sale of school forest property and the district’s policy for facilities naming rights at its board meeting Dec. 10.
The Village of Arena discussed its capital improvement plan and the on-going obstacle in funding its fire and EMS department at its Dec. 1 meeting.
Following the failure of a referendum to provide funding for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) shared by the town and village of Arena, both municipalities are working to find ways to fully fund the services through 2021.
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.