For over 55 years, West CAP has been helping households in west central Wisconsin deal with, and overcome, the many challenges created by financial hardship. Now, the economic impact of the COVID – 19 pandemic has created serious financial stresses for both those we have traditionally served, and for folks who have not needed assistance…
Read MoreALTOONA — Do you know a hero living in our community? Someone who has saved a life or whose actions inspire others? The American Red Cross of Northwest Wisconsin is now accepting nominations of just those types of community heroes for our 2021 Heroes Breakfast awards. Each year, the American Red Cross recognizes everyday heroes…
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GLENWOOD CITY — The matriarch of our publishing family has died and left an enormous emptiness in our office and hearts. The voice that many callers have heard for four plus decades on the other end of the phone line or that familiar face that greeted them in our Glenwood City headquarters were those of…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Gary Styer has been sentenced to life in a mental health institution after pleading not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect in the death of his father, Edward Styer of Colfax. Styer, age 51, appeared with his attorneys, Liesel E. Nelson and Jeremiah Harrelson, for a plea…
Read MoreDOWNING — One man was airlifted to a hospital as the result of a deer colliding with his motorcycle. The accident happened at about 10 a.m. Saturday, September 5 just east of the Mound Cemetery on State Highway 170. According to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department, the driver of the motorcycle was Mark Leuthe, 58,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A 37-year-old New Richmond man who crashed his motorcycle in Glenwood City and has been charged with fleeing a police officer has pleaded not guilty in St. Croix County Circuit Court. Steven D. Tudahl appeared before Judge Edward Vlack for an arraignment hearing September 4. Tudahl is charged with…
Read MoreSt. Croix County will be hosting the Clean Sweep Hazardous Waste Collection for residents, businesses and farmers in late September. The collection will take place at the Town of Hudson Highway Shop, located at 666 E. Highway 12, just east of Hudson. • Thursday, Sept 24 – Households that need later hours: 3:00-7:00 p.m. •…
Read MoreMADISON — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments on August 19, 2020. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Eau Claire Woman Charged With Gun & Drug Crimes Diana…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced on August 12, 2020 that Sandra Stiner, 65, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and criminal asset forfeiture. As part of the plea agreement with the United States, Stiner agreed to waive her right to…
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