If you are approaching eligibility for Medicare, the Benefit Specialists from the Aging & Disability Resource Center of St. Croix County will help you understand the different pieces of Medicare – Part A, B, C, and D, plus Supplemental Insurance. They will highlight the differences between Supplemental Policies and Medicare Advantage/Cost/Deductible plans, so you can…
Read MoreHave you received your Annual Notice of Change from your Medicare plan and still remain uncertain if your current plan is the right one for you in 2019? Are you confused as to what all of your options are with Medicare, or about the differences between Medicare Supplements, Advantage plans, MSA plans, and Cost plans?…
Read MoreMADISON – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Deborah Marcellus, 64, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, was sentenced October 2 by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 37 months in prison for engaging in a wire fraud scheme and filing a false income tax return. Marcellus pleaded guilty…
Read MoreMADISON – Governor Scott Walker ordered flags to half-staff on Saturday, October 13, 2018, in honor of Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day, which concludes Fire Prevention Week in Wisconsin. Fire Prevention Week began on Sunday, October 7, 2018, and concludes on October 13, 2018.
Read MoreThe first week of October marked the one-year anniversary of the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a nationwide initiative by the U.S. Department of Justice to reduce gun violence in neighborhoods across the country. PSN is part of the Department of Justice’s broader strategy to reduce gun and violent crime by…
Read MoreScott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Christopher Anstice, 46, Mazomanie, Wisconsin, was sentenced October 2 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Anstice pleaded guilty to this charge on July 23,…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — A Chippewa Falls man has been arrested for operating while intoxicated after he traveled down wrong way on Interstate 94 early Friday evening, October 5 near Menomonie and caused a crash that resulted in injury.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — An engineering report about the proposed Albertville Valley sand mine includes a number of recommendations pertaining to incomplete sections of the mine license application. The report was prepared by SCS Engineers Environmental Consultants and Contractors out of Madison for the proposed 1,300 acre Albertville Valley sand mine.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — The Town of Howard sent out nearly one hundred letters to town residents informing them of the public hearing on the proposed Albertville Valley sand mine. The first public hearing on the mine license application from Northern Sands Wisconsin LLC was scheduled for October 8 at 6…
Read MoreThe Dunn County Transfer Station will begin accepting deer carcasses and remains on October 8, 2018. A lined 20-yard dumpster will be onsite through December 31st, 2018, after which animal carcasses and remains will no longer be accepted.
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