MADISON – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Levi A. Robb, 41, of Osseo, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 18 years in prison for producing child pornography. This term of imprisonment is to be followed by 20 years of supervised release.…
Read MoreMADISON – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Barbara Bortner, 57, Milton, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 3 ½ years in prison for wire fraud and tax evasion. Bortner, the former Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at Mercyhealth…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Karlett Salazar Zagal, 23, a citizen of Mexico living in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 60 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. In…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board is considering downgrading from an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician service to an EMT-basic service. If the Boyceville ambulance service downgrades to an EMT-basic service, that will allow more flexibility in staffing, said Wayne Dow, ambulance service director, at the Boyceville ambulance board’s May…
Read MoreThe Hay River and Red Cedar Farmer-Led Watershed is hosting a field day on May 24 starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Maple Hills Dairy located at E1806 State Road 64, Boyceville. Agenda: 10:00 a.m. In-field Soil Health Assessment & Soil Pit – Kristin Foehringer, NRCS 10:30 a.m. Planting Green, Forage Harvest, and Roller Crimping…
Read MoreMADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in backyard flocks in Dunn and Marinette counties. Birds at both sites will be depopulated to prevent spread of the disease. Domestic flocks in 13 Wisconsin counties have now been infected with HPAI.…
Read MoreBipartisan Legislation Honors the Brave Women who Served in World War II as Members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps WASHINGTON, D.C. – As America celebrates National Nurses Week, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Steve Daines (R-MT) led the Senate introduction of the WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act. …
Read MoreResponding to an editorial that appeared in the Tribune Press Reporter a couple of months ago suggesting that elected officials should not be using their own computers for officials business and then bring their computer to the public meetings. The idea is that an elected official’s private information is on computers they own and that…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board finally has the long-awaited audit report for 2020, and there is a $34,000 discrepancy for medical supplies. Peter Score, chair of the Boyceville ambulance board and representative for the Town of Sheridan, handed out the audit reports from Clifton-Larson-Allen LLP at the board’s…
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