December 2020

On December 27, 2020, Belleville Fire and EMS were dispatched to Highway 69 and County A, for a motor vehicle rollover in the creek with a trapped occupant.
Fire fighters arrived prepared to make a cold water rescue. The vehicle was stabilized and the uninjured driver was assisted from the vehicle.

Monticello Lions Secretary Mike Davis, Lions President Linn Lederman and Lions Board Member Roger Gempeler are hanging bows on the walk bridge over the river in the village park last Saturday. Lions participate in helping to beautify the village. Thank you Lions!

On Thursday, December 17th, the Belleville girls basketball team traveled to Waterloo for their first conference matchup of the season. The Wildcats came out strong in the first half, building a 29-22 lead at halftime. But Coach Pharo stated that he didn't think they came out with the same focus at the beginning of the second half, which allowed the lead to slip away. The remainder of the second half was back and forth between the two teams with Waterloo coming out on top with a 55-52 win over the Wildcats.

Gov. Tony Evers has announced that the launch of WI Exposure Notification, a new mobile app to assist in notifying contacts, allowing close contacts of those with a positive test to take quicker action, will go live for Wisconsinites this week. The voluntary app uses Bluetooth technology and is available for download in the Google Play store, while iPhone users can turn the app on in their phone’s settings. WI Exposure Notification complements the state’s and partner agencies’ efforts in contact tracing.