MADISON – Beginning October 24, 2021, all customers with the area codes 262, 414, 608, and 920 will need to dial the area code and telephone number in order to connect their local and long-distance calls. This will apply to all calls that are currently dialed with seven digits. The change comes after the Federal…
Read MoreThe Women’s Giving Circle (WGC) of Dunn County recently awarded $21,000 in grants through its 2021 competitive grant cycle, the largest grant cycle offered by the organization to date. This local philanthropic group held its annual Fall Gala earlier this month by inviting members and guests to join a virtual Zoom event. The event was…
Read MoreMADISON – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kevin J. Bell, 41, Eau Claire, Wisconsin was sentenced Thursday, October 7, 2021 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 8 years in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. This term of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has reviewed a preliminary budget of $90.8 million for 2022, representing an increase of $7.5 million over the 2021 budget. The biggest challenge was meeting the levy limit set by the state, and the proposed 2022 budget meets the levy limit of $22,513,348, said Keith…
Read MoreNEW RICHMOND – St. Croix County Public Health has extended their Health Advisory until December 7, 2021. Under Advisory, Public Health recommends every individual, age five and older, in St. Croix County wear a face mask if the following apply: • The individual is not fully vaccinated or • The individual is fully vaccinated and…
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Downing man sentenced to five years in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 38-year-old man who had been living in Downing and charged with felony counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm has been sentenced to five years in prison and five years of extended supervision. Brandon J. Hermanson, along with his attorney, Jonathan Lundeen, appeared in…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A 48-year-old Burnsville, Minn., man charged in connection with a high-speed chase that started in St. Croix County and ended with a three-hour standoff in Dunn County has been sentenced to one year in jail. Raymond Anthony Martin appeared before Judge Edward Vlack in St. Croix County Circuit Court…
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MENOMONIE — Dunn County School of Agriculture and Domestic Science, or Aggie, had our 102nd reunion at The Moose on Saturday, Sept. 18 at noon. The school closed in 1957, there have been no graduates in 64 years, so it was remarkable that 54 people were signed up to attend. Effects of COVID kept two…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph SAUK COUNTY — A 59-year-old LaCrosse man found guilty of causing a traffic crash on I-94/I-90 near Lake Delton in October of 2018 that killed two Dunn County men has been sentenced to 66 years in prison and 38 years of extended supervision. Albart B. Shores, who was convicted following a…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: According to a news release issued by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department at about 4 p.m. Friday, September 17, Antoine D. Suggs is in custody in Maricopa County, Arizona. According to a news release issued by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department on the afternoon of Thursday, September 16, Darren…
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