By WisPolitics.com Republicans at the Capitol are trying to counter the narrative that the lame-duck bills passed by the GOP are a power grab meant to undermine incoming Democrats Tony Evers, the future governor, and Josh Kaul, the next attorney general. And the leading voice for Republicans is outgoing Gov. Scott Walker, who on Friday…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Charges have been filed a second time against a Ridgeland couple in connection with defrauding a financial institution out of a little more than $10,000. Shane L. Cutting, 46, is charged with two felony counts of identity theft and as a party to the crime of fraud against a…
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“Our Legacy” was the theme of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s 99th Annual Meeting and Young Farmer and Agriculturist Conference held at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells November 30-December 3. To kick off the weekend, more than 480 young farmer members came together on Friday, November 30 for the YFA Conference. This is…
Read MoreThe toys were plentiful at the St. Croix Valley Shrine Club’s annual Christmas Party held on December 7th at the Baldwin American Legion. President and Divan member Roger Keller mced the gala event, which featured not only numerous drawings, but also briefings from Asst Rabban Barry Ausen of St. Praire and Club Secretary Larry Wiegand…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has denied a defense attorney’s motion to suppress statements made by a suspect in the death of an Eau Claire man in the Town of Spring Brook last March. Judge James Peterson denied the motion at a court hearing December 3 to suppress statements made…
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DUNN COUNTY — Amy Lynn Kahl, a 44-year Menomonie woman is dead following a two-vehicle accident Monday morning, December 3 on State Highway 25 near Menomonie in Dunn County. Authorities were alerted to a crash involving a car and pick-up truck on Wisconsin Highway 25 about a quarter mile north of 420th Street in Dunn…
Read MoreThe Holiday season is here, and if you’re like us, you’re asking “Where did 2018 go?” As we look forward to gathering with our family and sharing another joyous holiday celebration, there are many who are dreading this season. We want to lighten the burden felt by so many families right here in our community…
Read MoreThe Stepping Stones Food Pantry and Feed My People Food Bank are working together to provide a mobile food pantry that will act as a supplemental food source to families and individuals in rural Dunn County who have limited access to a food pantry in their immediate area. “Pop-Up” pantries will be offered on the…
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Judge Edward Vlack, who presides over Branch 2 of the St. Croix County Circuit Court, has announced that he will seek re-election to that position in the upcoming spring election to be held on April 2, 2019. Judge Vlack was first elected as a St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge in 2001 and was re-elected…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Your child has been begging for a smart phone for a while now. Should you give in? Chris Hahn, Elk Mound middle school principal, says “not so fast.” Hahn was one of the presenters at the Elk Mound school district’s Community Awareness night November 8. “Some of you…
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