On April 1, 2019, Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is scheduled to begin an improvement project on I-94 near the City of Menomonie in Dunn County from 250th Street to Wilson Creek. Proposed improvements include removing and replacing deteriorated concrete pavement, removing and replacing 8 structures, associated grading, pavement marking, signing, right of way fencing,…
Read MoreGovernor Tony Evers has proclaimed April 8-12 as Work Zone Awareness Week, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be taking part in a nationwide campaign to spread awareness about safe driving as construction and maintenance ramps up for the spring and summer months. “Work zones are temporary, but our decisions behind the wheel can…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – As flood waters continue to recede from the recent rapid snowmelt and rain, Wisconsin homeowners may be assessing property damages and taking steps to find repair help. State officials ask property owners in affected areas to beware of transient contractors promising quick help at a great price and to contact their insurance…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has ordered that a transcript of the victim’s writing in the Spring Brook homicide case be submitted to the court and then sealed. Ezra J. McCandless appeared with her attorney, Aaron A. Nelson, before Judge James Peterson for a motion hearing in Dunn County Circuit…
Read MoreDUNN COUNTY — Two semi-truck drivers are credited with stopping a wrong-way driver on state Highway 29 before a serious accident occurred. According to a news release from the Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd, on Friday, March 29, at approximately 2:20 a.m., the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a wrong-way driver on…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Fifty years is a long time. Fifty years of rehearsals. Fifty years of members coming and going. Fifty years of all kinds of weather. And now, 50 years later, the Dunn County Barbershoppers will be performing their 50th annual harmony show April 13 at Colfax High School, “Malt Shoppe…
Read MoreSPRING VALLEY — A two-vehicle accident near Spring Valley in Pierce County late Saturday afternoon injured seven. According to a new release by the Wisconsin State Patrol, the collision occurred at 4:55 p.m. on Saturday March 30, 2019 on Wisconsin State Highway 29 at County Trunk Highway (CTH) BB., The details of the crash according…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – As flood waters continue to recede from the recent rapid snowmelt and rain, Wisconsin homeowners may be assessing property damages and taking steps to find repair help. State officials ask property owners in affected areas to beware of transient contractors promising quick help at a great price and to contact their insurance…
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Julia Hunter | Mar. 19, 2019 MADISON – Paul Seeling, president of Gateway Publishing, Inc., was elected president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Board of Directors on Thursday, March 7, at the Madison Concourse Hotel during the group’s 165th Convention & Trade Show. Seeling serves as editor and publisher of the (Spring Valley) Sun-Argus, the…
Read MorePublic Meeting in Glenwood City next Wednesday The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is planning improvements to Highway 170 from the intersection with Oak Street in Glenwood City, through Downing, to just east of the intersection of Highway 170 and Highway 79 in Boyceville. The total length of the project is approximately seven and a half miles. The construction is currently scheduled…
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