MADISON—Daniel Bellefeuille always had a feeling he was going to win big playing the Powerball. Win big he did with a $1 million winning ticket he purchased at the Spooner Marathon, while filling up his snowmobile with gas. “I had a dream ever since the Powerball started that I was going to win,” Bellefeuille said.…
Read MoreMADISON, Wis. –A married couple from Oneida in Brown County, Tammy and Cliff Webster, have claimed the winning $316.3 million jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold by Jackson Pointe Citgo in Green Bay earlier this year. The winners opted to take the cash option of $225.1 million rather than annual payments. After federal taxes of $54 million…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Although the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin was down to 4,781 on February 3, which is much less than the 18,000 cases in one day a few weeks ago, the rate of transmission is still critically high. All 72 counties in the state are still listed…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcie Leoso, 40, Washburn, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 5 years in federal prison for her role in a heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine conspiracy. Leoso pleaded guilty on September 28, 2021…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland yesterday released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Rooted in the foundational pillars and priorities of the interagency National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, which President Biden released on Dec. 3, 2021,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Menomonie Area Senior Center/Shirley Doane Senior Center is planning to offer adult day services soon for people with dementia. The adult day services for people with dementia will be available in March on Mondays and/or Tuesdays, depending on the need, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., said Shari…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Department of Health is no longer doing contact tracing for those who may have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The expectation from the state Department of Health Services that local health departments do contact tracing and disease investigation for the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — State Senator Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) has introduced several election bills that she says will help take some of the pressure off municipal clerks. Senator Bernier (Senate District 23) was among the speakers on a panel discussion about the 2022 spring election sponsored by the League of Women Voters…
Read MorePopulation figures from the 2020 census shows that St. Croix County gained over 9,000 residents in the last ten years. The 2020 figure puts the population of St. Croix County at 93,536 up from 84,345, a gain of 9191. Dunn County showed a gain of some 1,583 people putting its population at 45,440. The western…
Read MoreMADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that starting tomorrow, Feb. 1, fire management crews will conduct prescribed burns on DNR properties throughout the state. The first prescribed burns of the season will be held Feb. 1 at Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area in southeast Wisconsin. Forecasted weather conditions indicate optimal…
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