By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Repairing the Red Cedar River bank just below Riverview Avenue in Colfax where the storm sewer outlet has eroded the bank could cost as much as $30,000. There’s a large scour hole on the bank, and the storm sewer pipe has broken off, said Gareth Shambeau of Ayres Associates…
Read MoreNewspaper Association Managers, Inc., a consortium of North American trade associations representing the industry, has launched a website aimed at promoting legal notices in newspapers. The website, USALegalNotice.com, provides direct access to 47 public notice websites from across the country, each of which is operated by state newspaper associations. The site allows the public to…
Read MoreThe Wisconsin 2021 Spring Primary is weeks away and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to be sure people know how to obtain identification, free of charge, that is valid for voting. Valid identification for voting purposes include a driver license, identification card, military or student ID card, etc. There…
Read MoreThe following are the results of local township caucuses in our area. Town of Springfield For town supervisor Jim Mahoney and Barry Ketchum were nominated, as was Dean Fayerweather for town chairman. All three are incumbent’s office holders in Springfield Township. Town of New Haven Incumbent Town Chairman, Marv Prestrud was nominated for another term…
Read MoreMADISON – In response to petitions submitted by landowners and local governments, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has designated over 88,000 acres as agricultural enterprise areas (AEAs) in Chippewa, Dodge, Dunn, Green Lake, and Outagamie counties. There are currently 43 AEAs in the state totaling 1.4 million acres located in…
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GRANTSBURG, WISCONSIN, JANUARY 5, 2021 — Burnett Dairy Cooperative is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Alpha Award: • 1st place: H&W Soldner Farms, Turtle Lake, WI • 2nd place: Brad & Sheanah Voeltz, Emerald, WI • 3rd place: Raymond Dairy, Inc., New Richmond, WI • 4th place: Kyle & Sara Mathison, Cumberland,…
Read MoreBy Alyssa Fahrenkamp, Family and Youth Advocate at The Bridge to Hope in Menomonie, WI February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “Know Your Worth”. “1 in 4 Wisconsin youth in a relationship say they have been called names, harassed, or put down by their partner through mobile devices. 2 in…
Read MoreThe American Red Cross typically has a tough time keeping the blood supply strong during the winter months when inclement weather and seasonal illnesses can impact donors. This year the pandemic adds in another challenge in keeping the blood supply strong. The Red Cross is urging healthy individuals to make an appointment to give blood…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution supporting the creation of the Chippewa-St. Croix Rail Commission to bring passenger rail service to the Chippewa Valley and the St. Croix Valley. The goal of the Chippewa-St. Croix Rail Commission is to establish commuter rail service between Eau…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Out of 20 wells tested in the Town of Colfax, 14 were contaminated with nitrate, at least to some degree, and out of the 14 wells, three tested above the drinking water standard of 10 milligrams per liter. Six of the 20 wells (30 percent) tested at 1 mg/L…
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