Area News
Colfax Clarifies: Snowmobiles can park behind the Blind Tiger
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — People will still be able to park their snowmobiles behind the Blind Tiger on Main Street in Colfax. After the Colfax Messenger reported on the last village board meeting when the board approved the snowmobile routes resolution, is seemed like there needed to be some clarification, said Lynn Niggemann,…
Read MoreElk Mound school board will give back $600,000 of referendum money by reducing debt service tax levy
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has agreed to return to the taxpayers $600,000 left over from the referendum projects by applying the money to the debt service property tax levy for two years. The Elk Mound school board chose the option of reducing the debt service levy…
Read MoreVillage of Colfax writes off $30,000 debt owed by Colfax Health & Rehab Center
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has written off a $30,000 debt owed to the village by the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center for payments in lieu of taxes. The Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center is potentially going through a sale process, said Lynn Niggemann, administrator-clerk-treasurer, at the Colfax Village Board’s…
Read MoreFiery Interstate 94 crash kills two
WILSON — At least two people are dead following a fiery mutli-vehicle crash that occurred late Monday afternoon, October 23 in the westbound lane of Interstate 94 at the Wilson exit (mile marker 28) in St. Croix County. According to a news release from the Wisconsin State Patrol, the crash happened around 5:38 p.m. and…
Read MoreDunn County water testing shows nearly 12 percent of wells at or above 10 mg/L for nitrate
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County’s program to test nearly 1,000 water wells shows that nearly 12 percent of those wells are at or above 10 milligrams per liter for nitrate. The average nitrate contamination in Dunn County is 4.1 mg/L, said Heather Wood, Dunn County water resources specialist, at the October 18…
Read More29th Assembly District First Responder of the Year: Jacob Blum
Madison – State Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) presented Dunn County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Jacob Blum with the 2023 “First Responder of the Year” award during the Assembly floor session on Tuesday. The state Assembly honored Deputy Sheriff Blum in a public ceremony with other recipients from across the state. “Jacob’s decision to put himself…
Read MoreElk Mound Village purchases $8,500 shutters for pavilion at village park
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The serving area in the pavilion at the Elk Mound Village Park will soon have shutters. The Elk Mound Village Board approved purchasing Wayne Dalton shutters at a cost of $8,490 at the October 16 meeting The low bid of $8,490 was $1,610 less than the next bid,…
Read MoreFire on Hwy. S results in total loss of home
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A house fire reported by a passerby on county Highway S northwest of Colfax last Thursday evening resulted in a total loss of the home. The fire was called in at 5:30 p.m. October 19 by someone who was driving by, said Gary Hill, Colfax fire chief. The cellular…
Read MoreColfax man accused of possessing 4 pounds of methamphetamine scheduled for arraignment
By LeAnn R. Ralph EAU CLAIRE — A 30-year-old Colfax man who allegedly possessed 4.23 pounds of methamphetamine and for whom bail was set at $100,000 cash has waived a preliminary hearing and is scheduled for arraignment in January. Dalton D. Clayton of county Highway N, Colfax, appeared in Eau Claire County Circuit court via…
Read MoreDC Board reviews preliminary $92.5 million budget for 2024
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has reviewed a preliminary budget for 2024 of $92.5 million, which compares to the 2023 adopted budget of $92.6 million. Before the executive committee recommended several adjustments, the proposed 2024 budget was $99.4 million with a deficit of $6.9 million of revenue over expenditures, said…
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