By Missy Klatt Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — Shear-N-Style Salon and Boutique is the latest business to open in Boyceville. From the name, you can probably guess that it is a hair salon. Owner Janette Farrington brings 30 years of salon experience to Boyceville. She specializes in haircuts, colors, foils, perms and waxing. Pretty much everything for…
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By Missy Klatt Correspondent KNAPP — On the outside, Kyle Gean looks and acts like any seven year old who wants to grow up to be a hero, or a teacher or a firefighter. For the members of the Knapp Community Projects, Kyle is already a hero. Kyle decided he wanted to raise money for…
Read MoreThe Pierce/St. Croix Counties Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list will be accepting applications beginning March 17, 2021. The purpose of the Pierce/St. Croix Counties Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is to provide housing assistance and resources to low-income residents of St. Croix and Pierce counties. The Pierce/St. Croix Counties Section 8…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – Acting United States Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea announced that David E. Eckerle, M.D., a Madison, Wisconsin physician, entered into a settlement agreement to pay $110,000 to resolve civil allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) related to the manner in which he was prescribing opioids and other controlled substances. According…
Read MoreThe deadline to renew expired licenses for drivers age 60 and over has been extended to May 21, 2021. The extension is due to the continued health risks from COVID-19. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) estimates this extension impacts 62,000 Wisconsin drivers. Drivers who need to visit a DMV, such…
Read MoreSexual violence in any form poses a threat to members of our community. Statistics show one in five women and one in 67 men experience rape at some point in their lives (Smith et al., 2017). April 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, or SAAM, which provides a critical opportunity to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — Northern Sands Wisconsin had no mining or other site disturbance in 2020 at the 1,310 acre Albertville Valley sand mine southeast of Colfax and no activity is expected in 2021. “Mining activities have not been initiated, and the site remains undisturbed with respect to nonmetallic sand and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — EOG Resources has started the reclamation process for the S&S frac sand mine in the Town of Howard. EOG Resources is planning to close the frac sand mine and has started the final rough grading of the mine site to establish the reclaimed land surface, said Dan…
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