By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — With virtually no discussion, the Colfax Village Board approved paying $7,139 to replace the boiler at the Colfax Rescue Squad during the January 24 meeting. According to a letter included in the village board packet from Shawn Monson of The Plumber out of Clear Lake, “Today, January 10, 2022,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It’s kind of a conundrum. Instead of the Village of Colfax paying $40,000 toward a $1.6 million project to stabilize the Red Cedar River bank so the river does not wash out the wastewater treatment lagoons, the village is now in the position of paying $540,000 for a $2.6…
Read MoreFire early Monday Morning, January 24th destroyed a large poleshed type building on the Taylor Manor property at 982 County Road D, just south of County Road E in Baldwin Township. The United Fire Department was notified just before 1:00 a.m. and according to Gary Newton of the United Fire Department the 40 by 80…
Read MoreAt their regular monthly meeting of the City Council held a week ago, they put off making a policy on who should have keys to the new Municipal Building. A week ago Mayor John Larson suggested that a policy be created to addressed who will get keys to the building with Police Chief Robert Darwin…
Read MoreThe seven candidates running in the Feb. 15 primary for the Menomonie Area School Board will speak at an online forum on Monday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. The six top vote getters in the primary will move on to the spring election on April 5, where the top three will win seats on the…
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has information and services to help people obtain identification, free of charge, that is valid for voting. The department urges residents needing an ID to start the process now to have identification in time for the Wisconsin 2022 Spring Primary, February 15. Valid identification for…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee has denied a request for a rezone from General Agriculture to General Commercial that would allow Classic Protective Coatings to store commercial equipment on ag land. Following a public hearing on January 11, the PR&D committee denied the request for a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County has hired Beata Haug as the county’s new chief financial officer. Haug has worked in Dunn County now for two weeks, said Paul Miller, county manager, at the Dunn County Board’s January 19 meeting. Haug comes to Dunn County from Washington County, Minnesota, he said, but she…
Read MoreGlenwood City Ambulance was recently the recipient of a very generous monetary donation from Pete & Cindy Johnston of Pete’s Automotive, Glenwood City. The funds are earmarked for the purchase of equipment the service needs to assist them in helping the people of our service area. The plan is to upgrade their Lucas CPR Device…
Read MoreDo you or someone you know have an active St. Croix County warrant for a misdemeanor? We want to help you resolve your case(s) during our Warrant Resolution Day. This event is a voluntary opportunity for you to work with us to resolve your warrants. Warrant Resolution Day will be January 21, 2022, from 8…
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