Boyceville
Construction on Wheeler Dollar General to start this spring, finish in September
By LeAnn R. Ralph WHEELER — Construction on a Dollar General store in Wheeler is expected to start this spring and to be finished in September. Rob Hakanson, Wheeler village president, reported at the Wheeler Village Board’s March 6 meeting that the information he had received from the Dollar General engineering team is that they…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board meeting focused on Police report
BOYCEVILLE- The Boyceville Village Board moved through their agenda in just 25 minutes at their public hearing and board meeting held on Monday evening. Police Chief Greg Lamkin went over his report of the activities of the Boyceville Police Department (BPD) for the month of February. He said the department had 150 calls for service…
Read MoreBoyceville School district conducts walk through meeting about proposed referendum
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE-About 20 people attended a Community Information and Walkthrough Meeting about the $18 million proposed Boyceville School District referendum on Thursday evening at the high school. District residents will be voting on the referendum at the upcoming April 2 election. If district voters vote in favor of the referendum, the funds would…
Read MoreChetek woman charged with homicide for death of Boyceville man in Hwy. 25 crash
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 56-year-old Chetek woman has been charged with homicide by the negligent operation of a vehicle in connection with a head-on collision on state Highway 25 near county Highway BB February 25. The Dunn County district attorney filed a criminal complaint containing the homicide charge on March 6 which…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board gets more info on library project
While meeting as a committee of the whole, the village board received more information about the proposed new library project. A couple of weeks ago, the village board had members of the library board at their regular monthly meeting who had drawings of what a new facility would look like constructed along the village’s Main…
Read MoreBoyceville Community School Board discusses annual audit and upcoming referendum
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE – At their regular monthly meeting held on February 21, the Boyceville School Board heard from Sheanne Hediger of the accounting firm Baker Tilly about the district’s annual audit report, discussed the upcoming referendum and heard several reports. Hediger’s firm started their field work last July and completed the audit report…
Read MoreTaste & See Creamery Boyceville small dairy making it big with cheese curds
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — With the long running trend in the dairy farming industry, where fewer and bigger farms produce most of the milk, it’s rare to find a new small family dairy operation. Taste & See Creamery, LLC is the exception. For nearly three years, Licensed Cheesemaker and Dairy Farmer, Casey Sutliff has…
Read MoreVillage Board discusses wastewater improvements
by Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — At their meeting on Monday evening, the Boyceville Village Board approved a professional services agreement with the engineering firm MSA for long overdue wastewater treatment improvements estimated to cost several million dollars. “I think we started talking about this back in 2013 or 14,” said Board Trustee Jonathan Farrell of…
Read MoreUncommon Conversation: Water, Soil, and Farming
by Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY — About 30 people attended a presentation about how agriculture affects the local watershed last week at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Glenwood City. The event was part of the church’s Uncommon Conversation series where community members are invited to learn about and discuss local issues. Pastor Jonathan Zielske welcomed…
Read More13th annual Coaches vs. Cancer another success
by Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — The 13th Annual Coaches vs. Cancer event held on February 6 at the Bulldog/Hilltopper girls’ basketball game raised over $18,000 for The American Cancer Society. “These two communities are amazing! We are very lucky to have such great support for this event,” said Basketball Coach, Jolene Bird. Bird coaches middle…
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