Despite a heated campaign, Incumbents remain in office in Forest Township The St. Croix County Township of Forest was the only area municipality that had a full slate of candidate for the Town Board. At question here was the campaign to stop the proposed windmill farm that has been an effort by the current town…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — Incumbent Tom Zwiefelhofer prevailed in the April 6 election for town chair in the Town of Howard, and Heather Rothbauer-Wanish won the Supervisor I position. Zwiefelhofer faced challenger Wayne J. Schindler, and Rothbauer-Wanish was on the ballot against Jeffrey Bennesch. Incumbent Supervisor 2 Dennis Dvoracek was the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board’s facilities committee has recommended a policy that would keep the Dunn County Recreational Park off the chopping block for the time being. The facilities committee at a special meeting March 31 approved sending the policy to the executive committee, which in turn would send the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Repairs to the Dunn County Solid Waste and Recycling transfer station west of Menomonie on state Highway 29 would cost an estimated $212,768. The repairs would address building code violations of federal and state building codes, said Morgan Gerk, director of Dunn County Solid Waste and Recycling, at a…
Read MoreAs of Monday afternoon, April 12 the Department of Natural Resources has rated this area of Wisconsin as low for Wildfires. This rating follows several days of rain and low temperatures. The northern two-thirds of the state, the Department of Natural Resources has now rated the wildfire danger as low, while the southern third of…
Read MoreTo invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Gov. Tony Evers has signed an $8.63 million contract for a resurfacing project on WIS 170 from WIS 128 in Glenwood City the St. Croix County to County D in the Dunn County town of Sherman. Construction is scheduled to begin Monday, April 12. Monarch Paving Co. of Amery…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Christina Mayer has been elected as the Branch II judge in Dunn County Circuit Court in the April 6 election after facing challenger Nicholas P. Lange. According to unofficial election results, Mayer received 3,496 votes, while Lange received 3,013 votes. Mayer will replace Judge Rod W. Smeltzer, who is…
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Town of Colfax Treasurer Melissa Morgan — 92 votes. Deanna Arntson — 62 votes. Village of Colfax Village President: Jody Albricht (registered write-in) — 51 votes. Ricky Brockmiller (write-in) — 1. Gary Stene (write-in) — 4. Jen Rud (write-in) — 1. Mark Mouledoux (write-in) — 4. Jeff Prince (write-in) — 1. Derrick Fjelsted (write-in) —…
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TOWN OF EMERALD — A Glenwood City man died in a single-vehicle crash that was discovered in the early Tuesday morning hours of April 6 in the Town of Emerald. Luke Loomis, 26 years-old, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by the St. Croix County Medical Examiner. The crash happened in the…
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MADISON – With low humidity and high winds in the forecast, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the National Weather Service and other partners remind Wisconsinites to remain on alert due to elevated fire weather conditions. Due to the elevated fire risk across the state, burning remains suspended with DNR-issued annual burning permits for…
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