GLENWOOD CITY – As COVID-19 concerns rise, Glenhaven is taking steps to keep residents safe and healthy. According to a March 11, 2020 post made on Glenhaven’s Facebook page, Glenhaven requests that “family and friends do not visit the campus. Out of an abundance of caution, we are limiting all visitors to our facility unless…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — After a vigorous discussion of a proposed ordinance, no clear consensus has emerged about how best to regulate All Terrain Vehicles and Utility Terrain Vehicles in Dunn County. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Department would like a uniform ordinance to enforce, whether it is a county-wide ordinance or a uniform…
Read MoreState officials on Tuesday, March 3 lauded 14 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources conservation wardens for heroic acts that included rescuing residents and pets from rapidly rising floodwaters, creating a chest seal to stop bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds and carrying a lost boy out of marsh for a mile at night as freezing temperatures…
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The former executive director of the Pierce County Hunger Prevention has been named the executive director of the United Way of Dunn County. Jennifer Thatcher started the position March 2, 2020. Thatcher, of Wilson, served as the executive director of the hunger prevention council for about two years. As part of the position, she managed…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 42-year-old Boyceville man has been charged in Dunn County Circuit Court with six misdemeanor counts related to poaching Whitetail deer. Ray C. Stuart, 42, made an initial appearance before Judge James Peterson February 18. Judge Peterson set bail for Stuart with a $500 signature bond. Stuart is charged…
Read MoreA federal jury in Madison, Wisconsin, convicted a La Crosse, Wisconsin, dentist February 25 of four counts of tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the U.S. Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Scott C. Blader for the Western District of Wisconsin. The jury deliberated for approximately two hours.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF SHERIDAN — That plant in your backyard has kind of a pretty flower, but it has taken over everything else and now you can’t get rid of it. The Lower Chippewa Invasive Partnership is hoping you will want to find out more information about what that plant is, and…
Read MoreEver wonder what happens to the proceeds of the Rotary Club of Menomonie’s annual rose sale in September? A large portion of the funds raised goes to help local nonprofit groups. At its noon meeting on Feb. 19, the club awarded $6,000 to nine organizations as part of its 2020 community grant cycle: • $500…
Read MoreWisconsin’s newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations advocate on behalf of the public for openness in government and would like to thank the lawmakers involved in passage of a bill regarding the use of law enforcement body cameras. The bill passed both houses on a voice vote and was signed into law Feb. 28 by…
Read MoreRecent trends in how Wisconsin local governments fund their local library suggest they remain a priority, even as the way in which libraries serve their communities is rapidly changing. From 2000 to 2018, Wisconsin public libraries’ operating revenues and expenditures rose around 40% across city libraries, 70% across suburban and town libraries, and over 100%…
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