By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Two of the suspects from Missouri allegedly involved in a burglary in Menomonie and a high-speed chase in Dunn County have been bound over trial on burglary charges in Eau Claire County. Miltiano T. Johnson, age 42, and Anthony M. Jordan, age 32, appeared in Eau Claire County Circuit…
Read MoreCity Council President Rob Unruh announced at the Common Council’s October 17th meeting that individuals wishing to address the council couldn’t do it during the open meeting. Instead, anyone wishing to address the council must put that subject into letter form and present it to the City Clerk/Treasurer’s office by 3 p.m. the day of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board has approved a budget of $435,661 for 2023, which compares to last year’s budget of $435,220. The budget presented at the October 12 meeting is essentially the same budget as was presented at the September meeting, said Wayne Dow, director of the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 36-year-old former Colfax man now living in Boyceville who has been charged with two felony counts related to the sexual assault of a child is facing additional sexual assault charges. Dunn County Circuit Court Judge Christina M. Mayer issued an arrest warrant for Daniel Z. Sims on October…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board has approved using a $106,000 Flex grant from the state of Wisconsin toward the purchase of a new ambulance. Wisconsin dedicated $32 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to emergency medical services and asked all ambulance services and first responder agencies…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The question has been — should Dunn County provide funding for the Dunn County Economic Development Corporation or should the DCEDC cease operations? Following a report by Kristin Korpela, Dunn County manager, the Dunn County Community Resources and Tourism Committee recommended at the October 11 meeting that the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Two of the suspects from Missouri allegedly involved in a burglary in Menomonie and a high-speed chase have pleaded not guilty in Dunn County and also have been charged with burglary in Eau Claire County. Miltiano T. Johnson, age 42, and Anthony M. Jordan, age 32, were arraigned…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as a supervisor on the Otter Creek Town Board, and in the absence of Mark Warner, chair of the Otter Creek Town Board, represented the township at the fire board meeting. COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District Board has approved a budget of $112,700…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — After a delay of several years and a price increase of $1 million, the project to stabilize the streambank so the Red Cedar River does not wash out Colfax’s wastewater treatment lagoons is nearly finished. “They’re coming along, and it’s almost done,” said Rand Bates, director of public…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City School District will soon be adding a pair of new buses to its fleet following the school boards approval of the purchase during its October 10 meeting. At its September 26 meeting, Superintendent Tim Johnson told the board that he would be requesting the unbudgeted purchase of a couple…
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