This year’s Spirit of Christmas celebration held Saturday evening, December 11 in Boyceville. More photos of all area Christmas events will appear in next week’s annual Christmas Edition of the Tribune Press Reporter, as well as on our photography website at http://dewittmedia.zenfolio.com.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON— St. Croix County is considering an $87 million project for the government center that would include additions onto the north side and the south side as well as renovation of the existing building. The addition to the south side would be intended to house the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Department…
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MENOMONIE, WI – While the 2021 election season is over for Wisconsin residents, next year looms large for voters at every level – local, state and federal. The range of open positions will impact many current hot topics: broadband internet access, rural farm issues, housing, roads, schools, climate change, and health care. The League of…
Read MoreA draft plan that will influence the future of transportation in the state is available for review and comment, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Connect 2050, Wisconsin’s statewide multimodal transportation plan required by federal law, will help guide infrastructure investments through 2050. The draft version of the plan is available at connect2050.wisconsindot.gov. Comments on the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board’s Committee on Administration has authorized spending up to $67,000 in contingency funds for the county’s auditors, CliftonLarsonAllen, to conduct a forensic audit on the highway department’s financial records. Dunn County has been conducting an investigation on allegations of financial mismanagement at the highway department, some…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County is experiencing the same kind of problem with fraud insurance as do some drivers who have been in accidents — once you have a “history,” the insurance companies are reluctant to insure you. The Dunn County Board’s Committee on Administration approved $50,000 in insurance coverage for fraudulent…
Read MoreTimothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Daniel Peggs, 34, Altoona, Wisconsin was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 96 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography. This prison term will be followed by 10 years of supervised release. The case came…
Read MoreMADISON – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Gavin Potter, 21, Eau Claire, Wisconsin was sentenced November 30 by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 4 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The prison term will be followed…
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