Boyceville
22nd annual “Spirit of Christmas” set for this Saturday in Boyceville
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The 22nd Annual Boyceville “Spirit of Christmas” celebration takes place this Saturday, December 9. The “Best Decorated House” and the “Best Decorated Business” will be judged on Friday, December 8, at 7 p.m. The Golden Ornament Treasure Hunt, sponsored by the Boyceville Community Action Club, will have clues posted…
Read MoreBoyceville School District hires consulting firm
BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community School Board approved the hiring of an engineering consulting firm during its November 15 regular meeting held in the high school/middle school Instructional Materials Center. The board unanimously approved the recommendation of superintendent Nick Kaiser to hire Auth Consulting of Menomonie for a cost of $7,000. The district also interviewed…
Read MoreRockets launched at the Boyceville Airport
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE- High Road Aviation, an airport restoration business located at the Boyceville airport and the Boyceville Airport Booster Club (BABC) hosted a model rocket build and launch program for area youth last week. About 16 kids ranging in age from first graders to seniors in high school participated in the two session…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board voted to vacate alley
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE – During their monthly board meeting on Monday evening the Boyceville Village Board voted to vacate an alley. They also opted to table discussions about winter parking, village employee vacation time and how to create a new lot. On a four to zero vote with Trustee Jonathan Farrell abstaining and Trustees…
Read MoreBoyceville school board approves property tax levy of $3.34 million
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Board of Education has approved a total property tax levy of $3,342,879 for the 2023-2024 school year. The property tax levy approved at the October 25 meeting compares to a total property tax levy of $3,541,686 presented at the school district’s annual meeting on October 11. Last…
Read MoreBoyceville School District ranks third from the bottom in spending
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville school district ranks third from the bottom for school spending — 418th out of 421 school districts in the state. But just because the Boyceville school district does not spend as much money as other districts does not mean Boyceville does not have the same kind of…
Read MoreBoyceville man charged with 18 felonies related to exposing a child to harmful material bound over for trial
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has found probable cause in a case involving a 20-year-old Boyceville man facing 18 felony charges related to exposing a child to harmful material by texting pictures of his genitals to girls aged 12 to 17. Jonathan A. Zebro, along with his attorney, Alicia Linzmeier,…
Read MoreVillage board hears reports, hires new Public Works head
BOYCEVILLE—The Village board heard reports from village department heads, reviewed village employee handbook policies and hired a new Public Works Director. Long time Public Works Director, Don Rose will be retiring in mid-January and the board appointed Craig Dotseth to fill that position. Dotseth will start on November 6th. Police Chief Greg Lamkin informed the…
Read MoreBoyceville native, Lucas Minor, serves aboard Navy floating airport – U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower
By Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Beverly Taylor, Navy Office of Community Outreach NORFOLK, Va. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Minor, a native of Boyceville, Wisconsin, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Minor graduated in 2011 from Boyceville High School. The skills and…
Read MoreBoyceville school board approves trips and donations
BOYCEVILLE — At its September 27 regular session held in the high school/middle school IMC, the Boyceville Board of Education gave its approval for several overnight and out-of-state trips and accepted a handful of donations. Nearly a dozen overnight and out-of-state field trip requests for the fall semester were approved by the board’s members at…
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