By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — “Truth Be Told” story-telling events in the past at the Colfax Municipal Building auditorium have included the Halloween edition, the Christmas edition, the Valentine edition and the Colfax Tornado edition. And now, on December 30, comes the “Travel Edition of Truth Be Told.” Do you remember going to your…
Read MoreBALDWIN – More than 50 farmers, community members and agribusiness professionals came together recently to recap the harvest season and discuss conservation practices applicable to farms in Western Wisconsin. Conservation farming practices formed the core of the first annual field day of the Western Wisconsin Conservation Council (WWCC) on Nov. 15 at Emmert & Sons…
Read Moreby Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Paris is in flames over a fuel tax increase that would pile 30 cents onto the $7.06 per gallon price paid by citizens whose average monthly salary is $2,753.This burdensome “carbon tax” on the middle class is intended to help meet Europe’s commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — In just a few short months, the Boyceville Community Fire District could be advertising for bids to build a new fire station. Dave Cihasky, an architect with Five Bugles Design, spoke to the Boyceville fire board at the December 11 meeting about the timeline for building a new fire…
Read MoreThe 2019 Dunn County Solid Waste Permits are in the process of being mailed to residents of participating municipalities over the next two weeks and should be received by December 31, 2018. Landlords/renters will need to contact the division at 715-232-4017 or swr@co.dunn.wi.us to request a permit for rentals. The Solid Waste & Recycling Division…
Read MoreMADISON – A 41-year-old Baldwin, Wisconsin man is charged in a 3-count indictment with wire fraud, mail fraud, and making a false statement on a loan application. A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin sitting in Madison returned the indictment on November 28 against Jamie Smith. According to a news release from…
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According to information from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office a convicted sex offender, Jamie L. Stephenson will be released to the community. Stephenson was committed under the Chapter 980 Sexually Violent Person Law on June 15, 2012. In November of 2017, the court ordered a Supervised Release Plan be developed for Stephenson. On December 12,…
Read MoreObstruct a Grand Jury Investigation MADISON, WIS. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Robert Peters, 53, and Steven Reindahl, 55, both of Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty December 12 in U.S. District Court in Madison to hindering a federal grand jury investigation by providing false testimony…
Read MoreMINOCQUA – The Wisconsin Department of Justice will pay at least $10,000 in Lakeland Times’ legal fees and costs in an open records lawsuit filed by the newspaper, wrote reporter Richard Moore. The case was prompted by the DOJ’s refusal to provide names of disciplined law enforcement officers and DOJ employees in response to a…
Read MoreBLOOMER — A Minnesota man died Friday when his vehicle was struck by a loaded, logging truck on State Highway 64 in the Township of Bloomer. William M. Shelton, 77 of Duluth, MN, was pronounced dead at the scene after his passenger car was struck as he attempted to cross STH 64. The two-vehicle accident…
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