By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — David Bartlett, Dunn County Board supervisor for District 2 and who served as chair of the Dunn County Board, lost the non-partisan spring election April 5 to challenger Patrick Breslin. Bartlett, of Boyceville, received 132 votes while Breslin, of Downing, received 138 votes. All vote totals reported are the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 61-year-old Colfax man who drove his pick-up through the wall at the Bridge Stop in Wheeler last summer has been sentenced to 75 days in jail for a fourth offense of Operating While Intoxicated (OWI). Charles E. Martin, along with his attorney, Brian Braziel, appeared in Dunn County…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Village of Elk Mound has an unassigned general fund balance of $463,000, according to the audit report for 2021. An additional $161,000 in the general fund is assigned fund balance set aside for a specific purpose, said Kimberly Shult of Baker Tilly US LLP during her report…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as a supervisor on the Otter Creek Town Board and was the township’s representative at the April 7 meeting of the Colfax Community Fire District Board. COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District ended 2021 with a $20,299.50 surplus that will be deposited into the…
Read Moreby Stephanie Xenos MINNEAPOLIS — Polyfluorinated chemicals — often known as PFAS — are in a wide range of products including the ubiquitous nonstick pans in kitchen cupboards. The widespread chemicals degrade slowly, earning the nickname “forever chemicals.” While their staying power often boosts their effectiveness, it also creates problems downstream turning them into a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — What to do? Members of the Dunn County Facilities Committee have asked the county’s corporation counsel to write an ordinance pertaining to camping in county parks so committee members can decide if they want an ordinance — or if they want to do nothing and leave “as is.” Nick…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has given consensus approval for using up to $215,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for installing Big Ass Fans in the cattle barn at the Dunn County Rec Park and for groundwater testing. That is actually the brand name of the fans —…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has decided to use the remaining $5.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for capital improvements in the 2023 budget. The primary purpose of the Capital Improvement Plan is to allow Dunn County to replace equipment and do necessary maintenance by borrowing $3…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have stones placed at The Highground in Neillsville in honor of the Russell-Toycen American Legion Post 131 of Colfax and the American Legion Auxiliary? That was the thought Troy and Michelle Knutson of Colfax had when they attended a dedication ceremony at The Highground…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has made a formal request to the United States Army Corps of Engineers to return $113,050 because the bids came in lower than expected for the river bank stabilization project. The original estimate was $2.6 million, and the bids for the lagoon project came in…
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