The impact of Chippewa Valley Technical College’s referendum will not be as large as projected when the measure was presented to voters, who overwhelming supported the projects in April. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the CVTC Board of Trustees certified a 2020 property tax levy that will result in an average increase in the property taxes…
Read MoreA 44-year-old Cameron, Wisconsin women is charged with misappropriating postal funds form March 2019 through July 2020. The federal indictment alleges Cammy J. Gillett, while an employee of the U. S. Postal Service converted to her own use more than $1,000 in U. S. Postal money orders. The indictment also charges her with making false…
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WHEELER — A Wheeler woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the village last Tuesday. Zekia Hodgson, 27 of Wheeler, was pronounced dead at the scene after she lost control of her vehicle, crossed the centerline and was struck by a truck, driven by Jason Duncan, 50 of Minong, WI. The accident occurred around…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has determined deputies should have obtained a search warrant for a safe in the case of a 56-year-old Ridgeland man charged with felony possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. Anthony Kurtz appeared with his attorney, William Schembera, October 16 before Judge Rod Smeltzer for…
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TOWN OF GLENWOOD — A violent collision just past Noon on Thursday, October 22 in the Town of Glenwood between a St. Croix County plow truck and a passenger vehicle has injured three including two young children. Glenwood City Fire and EMS were dispatched to 2843 County Road G in the Town of Glenwood at…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Two candidates in the November election for the state’s 10th Senate District spoke on Wisconsin Public Radio about a variety of topics, including COVID-19, public education, healthcare and fair redistricting. Democratic incumbent Senator Patty Schachtner of Somerset and Republican candidate Rob Stafsholt of New Richmond participated in a debate…
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The Willow River Parish is excited to welcome Hakki Min to the parish. He is the minister for a three-part charge in the United Methodist Church of Clear Lake, Deer Park, and Faith Family. His wife, Esther, and he were born and grew up in Korean Methodist families in South Korea. He came to California,…
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TOWN OF LUCAS — A 25-year old woman was fortunate to escape serious injury after she drove her car in to a grain auger being towed by a tractor last Monday afternoon. On October 19, 2020, at about 2:27 p.m., the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a car that had struck a…
Read MoreUnited States Attorney Scott C. Blader announced October 5 that a Madison, Wisconsin resident has been charged with attempting to damage and destroy by means of fire the City-County Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard during the civil unrest that occurred in Madison on June 24, 2020. Marquon Clark, 26, was charged in a…
Read MoreApplications are now open for the second round of We’re All In Small Business Grants, which will distribute an additional $50 million to small businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program aims to provide 10,000 businesses around the state with $5,000 grants that can be used for any purpose. The first phase of…
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