By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A former Boyceville man charged with delivering methamphetamine and with election fraud has been sentenced to one year in prison and three years of extended supervision. Anthony P. Lippert, age 40, appeared with his attorney, Francis Rivard, February 4 before Judge Rod Smeltzer in Dunn County Circuit Court for…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Although a trial was scheduled to start February 15 for a former Boyceville woman charged in connection with an emaciated dog, the trial has been rescheduled to May because one of the witnesses has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Anne M. Iehl appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court by telephone…
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MADISON – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Devonere Johnson, 29, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced Wednesday, January 27, 2021 by U.S. District Judge William Conley to two years of probation for extortion. Johnson pleaded guilty to this charge on November 4, 2020. On June 22, 2020, during…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you are a student with a disability, how are you going to get to school or work, especially in a rural area? This was the topic of discussion during a “community conversation” on increasing opportunities for employment for youth with disabilities held virtually by participants from the Colfax,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — It might be a small step, but it’s still a step. The Dunn County Board’s facilities committee has agreed to begin reviewing sample resolutions and implementation plans with the idea of eventually developing a plan for Dunn County to be “Carbon Free by the Year 2020” and to have…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Seven candidates will be on the ballot in the February 16 non-partisan primary election for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, including Colfax native Troy Gunderson. The two candidates who receive the most votes in the February 16 primary will be on the ballot for the April 6 spring election.…
Read MoreMENOMONIE – Lower Chippewa Invasives Partnership, Inc. received funding from one of their partners, 3M, to train citizen scientists how to identify and control troublesome invasive species and to locate and protect rare native species. This program is called the Invasives Monitoring Program (IMP) was initiated in June 2020 with 20 citizen scientists and 12…
Read MoreMADISON – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments on January 28, 2021. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Hudson Man Charged with Drug Offenses Involving Methamphetamine Kevin J.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Maybe you have heard of them referred to as “mother-in-law apartments” or “mother-in-law flats.” The technical term for a second dwelling on a parcel that can be used by a family member or a caretaker is an “accessory dwelling unit.” The Dunn County zoning office receives inquiries about ADUs…
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