By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — “Bah! Humbug!” — says Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” But by the end of the story, after encountering the ghost of Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s deceased business partner, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, Scrooge is cheerfully wishing everyone “Merry Christmas!” The…
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) supports the recommendation that anyone 18 and older receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after having received their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech (Pfizer) or Moderna vaccine. All adults are now eligible to receive booster doses, and booster doses are strongly recommended for…
Read MoreMotor oil dribbled down Darrin Witucki’s arm as about a half-dozen students crouched to see him unscrew the oil filter from a car parked in the technology research and development lab of Jarvis Hall Technology Wing. Witucki, UW-Stout’s Student Centers director, demonstrated vehicle maintenance basics as part of the Involvement Center’s Adulting 101 series. The…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF FOREST — Leeward Renewable Energy, based out of Dallas, Texas, has sent a letter dated November 12 to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, saying that the Highland Wind Farm project has been cancelled. The proposed 102.5 megawatt project in the Town of Forest would have had 41 wind…
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By Missy Klatt On October 22nd, Pastor Jonathan Zielske, his three daughters; Rachael, Micah, Leighanna; Jeanne Jeske, and myself left for a mission trip to Guatemala. We were there as a delegation from Holy Cross Lutheran Church visiting the Lutheran Center or ILAG (Inglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala) located in the suburbs of Guatemala City…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved an expense budget of $90.8 million for 2022 and a total property tax levy of $23.3 million. Approving the budget and the tax levy are the last two steps in the 10-month budget process, said Keith Strey, Dunn County’s chief financial officer, at…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — After decreasing to 16 cases of COVID-19 per day in Dunn County, as of the night of the county board meeting, cases had increased to 37 per day. Dunn County had 220 cases of the disease in the past week and 42 probable cases, said Paul Miller, county manager,…
Read MoreMADISON – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jay A. Liestman, 49, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced Tuesday, November 9, 2021 by Chief U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 15 years in federal prison for transporting child pornography. This term of imprisonment will be followed by…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — “Someone” changed a pay request from Haas Sons Inc. for road work, and now Dunn County is on the hook for $168,000. Haas Sons was under contract with Dunn County in 2019 to build the road that runs parallel with U.S. 12/29 connecting Lookout Road, which is the entry…
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