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St. Croix County Fair Talent Show winners announced

By Editor | July 31, 2018

The following are the results of the 2018 St. Croix County Fair Talent Show:

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Mayo Clinic-Red Cedar lists births

By Editor | July 31, 2018

The following baby was born at Mayo Clinic Health System.

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Deer park 2-vehicle crash with one fatality

Amery woman killed in Village of Deer Park crash

By Editor | July 29, 2018

DEER PARK —  An Amery woman has died following a head-on collision with a semi-tractor trailer in the Village of Deer Park Friday, July 27. 44-year-old Stacey A. Robb of Amery was killed Friday afternoon when her vehicle collided with a semi.

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Van Dyk receives 2018 Living Memorial Award

By Editor | July 24, 2018

GLENWOOD CITY — The Living Memorial Award is an award presented by the St. Croix County 4-H Leaders’ Association, to an individual who puts a lot of time and effort into the St. Croix County Fair to make it a success each year. This year’s recipient of the St. Croix County Living Memorial Award is…

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Wheeler man charged with battery of 89-year-old Boyceville woman pleads not guilty

By Editor | July 24, 2018

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE  —  A 25-year-old Wheeler man charged with felony aggravated battery to an elderly person for allegedly breaking into a Boyceville woman’s home and hitting her in the head with her cane has pleaded not guilty and has asked for a speedy trial. Daniel D. Schick appeared with his attorney, Jonathan…

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Downing man sentenced to 6 years in prison and 6 years of extended supervision for child assault

By Editor | July 24, 2018

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE  —  A 30-year-old Downing man has been sentenced to six years of initial confinement and six years of extended supervision for the second degree sexual assault of a child. Brian T. Kerns appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court for a sentencing hearing with his attorney Scott Schlough before Judge Rod…

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Cuts in bus service linked to further ridership declines

By Editor | July 24, 2018

Although bus ridership declined among most of Wisconsin’s largest transit systems between 2014 and 2017, research and recent experience suggest cutting services likely would create a further downward spiral.

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Former Polk County resident sentenced for stealing from the mail

By Editor | July 24, 2018

MADISON – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joanne T. Huehn, 42, formerly of Milltown, Wis., was sentenced for stealing from the mail while an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley sentenced Huehn to five years of probation. Huehn pleaded guilty…

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“Red, White and Blue. This Fair is for you,” the Dunn County Fair runs July 25th – 29th

By Editor | July 24, 2018

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE  —  Under the theme of “Red, White and  Blue. This Fair is for you,” the Dunn County Fair starts today (July 25) and runs through Sunday, through July 29. Admission is $2 per person after 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and $1 the rest of the time. A season pass…

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SCHOOL PRESERVATION

Volunteers needed for historic school preservation

By Editor | July 24, 2018

The Dunn County Historical Society (DCHS) is currently conducting a preservation project on the Hilkrest School, located on the grounds of the Rassbach Museum. The one room schoolhouse, Hilkrest, served the children of Sherman Township until 1962. Children still come by the bus loads on field trips to experience what it was like to attend…

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