By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been reduced in Dunn County Circuit Court to $10,000 cash for a 58-year-old former Knapp man charged with six drug related felonies and two misdemeanors. Richard L. Skramstad was in custody and appeared from the Dunn County Jail with attorney Daniel J. Chapman before Judge James Peterson…
Read MoreMADISON – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments Wednesday, August 11, 2021. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Two Rothschild Men Charged in Money Laundering Conspiracy Mario Amezcua-Cardenas,…
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MADISON – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Hartwig, 34, Menomonie, Wisconsin, was sentenced Wednesday, August 11, 2021, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 81 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon and for possessing heroin…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Without funding in Dunn County’s 2022 budget, the Dunn County Economic Development Corporation will likely cease operations at the end of December. Bob Bossany, executive director of DCEDC, presented a request for $78,000 in funding at the Dunn County Community Resources and Tourism committee’s August 9 meeting. DCEDC also…
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TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD —Two people received life-threatening injuries when a pick-up truck struck their ATV from behind last Thursday afternoon in the St. Croix County Township of Springfield. The operator of the ATV, a 1992 Kawasaki Bayou 4-wheeler, John Jarvis, 57, and his passenger Pamela Jarvis, 58, both of Glenwood City, received serious injuries and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A nitrate analysis conducted by St. Croix County shows that agriculture is the primary source of nitrate contamination in water wells. Baseline work was a big priority for the county, said Tim Stieber, resource management administrator, at the St. Croix County community development committee meeting July 19. The groundwater…
Read MoreWatch your speed this week as Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) officers plan to monitor state highways from the sky. Weather permitting, WSP’s Aerial Support Unit is scheduled to patrol for traffic violations in the following areas: • Thursday, August 12: Waushara County I-39, Eau Claire County I-94 • Saturday, August 14: Dunn County I-94 The…
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By Missy Klatt GLENWOOD CITY – Glenwood City welcomes the newest downtown business owner, bright and bubbly, Tasha Klein who bought Leaker’s Place after Larry and Cheryl Standaert decided to step down after 30 years in the business. Although new to owning a business, Tasha has experience in the bar industry, having been a bartender…
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By Missy Klatt Fans of the ABC reality show, Holey Moley may have noticed a local connection when Glenwood City resident, Jack Bennett appeared on episode six of season three that aired on July 22nd. Jack and his wife, Debbie, are fairly recent additions to Glenwood City having moved here in 2013 to be closer…
Read MoreTimothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Shannon R. Donoho, 43, Tomah, Wisconsin, was sentenced Wednesday, July 28, 2021 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 210 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography and using minors to produce child pornography. This prison term is…
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