By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County had an unassigned general fund balance of $16.7 million as of December 31, 2023, although the balance should have been $13.7 million because $3 million that should have been transferred to the highway department had not been transferred. The general fund unassigned fund balance of $16.7 million…
Read MoreBail set with $50,000 signature bond for EM woman accused of sexually assaulting group home resident
By LeAnn R. Ralph EAU CLAIRE — Bail has been set with a $50,000 signature bond for a 29-year-old Elk Mound woman charged with four felony counts related to the second degree sexual assault of a group home resident. Alicia J. Vogler made an initial appearance in Eau Claire County Circuit Court September 12 with…
Read MoreTOWN OF LAYFAYETTE —Wednesday September 18, 2024 Today, during field trip to an apple orchard in the Town of Lafayette several children along with parents and chaperones were on a wagon ride through the orchard; off of public roadways. During that time one of the wagons began to lose control going downhill, as they attempted…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district will be levying $300,000 less for debt service this year because of leftover referendum money. The school district cannot write out a check to each individual taxpayer for the leftover money from the last school referendum, so this is the best way to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has agreed that the school district should continue with an 11-player football program. The number of students participating in football at Colfax High School is low, and there have been meetings about the football program every month since last October, said William C. Yingst…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 20th, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not raise prices in January 2025 for Market Dominant products, which includes First-Class mail. This announcement comes after Baldwin called out USPS leadership for unsustainable price hikes and poor service. “Wisconsinites rely on the USPS to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Apex Dental has purchased the former Marshfield Clinic building in Elk Mound and has started operations there. Apex Dental makes dentures, and the company is excited to be in Elk Mound, said Terry Stamm, village president, at the Elk Mound Village Board’s September 16 meeting. Stamm said he…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves on the Colfax Elevator Commission. COLFAX — The Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group has given a check for $35,000 to the Village of Colfax for the Colfax Municipal Building elevator project. In 2008, the estate of Colfax residents Dr. G.S. Holter and Mabel Holter donated…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Elk Mound Police Chief Chad Weinberger is warning Elk Mound residents to lock their cars and houses and to not leave valuable items in their vehicles. The police chief told the Elk Mound Village Board at the September 16 meeting that he had put a post up on…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — At 3:54 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 a crash occurred on County Highway B at Interchange of I-94 in Dunn County near Menomonie. The crash involved one injury. The details of the crash are as follows: A Chevrolet pickup and a Ford Excursion, traveling north bound, were stopped on County B at…
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