MADISON – On April 12, Governor Scott Walker announced the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) has awarded the largest round of Broadband Expansion Grants in state history with $7.68 million in total preliminary awards leveraged to $19,468,725 in private matching funds.
Read MoreKevin Bygd, the current Captain of Field Services for the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, announces his candidacy for the Dunn County Sheriff’s position being vacated this year with the retirement of Sheriff Dennis Smith at the end of this term.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — David Bartlett of Boyceville has been elected as chair of the Dunn County Board. Bartlett, the supervisor for District 2, was nominated for the position along with Gary Stene of Colfax, supervisor for District 5, at the Dunn County Board’s April 17 meeting. Bartlett received 22 votes, and Stene…
Read MoreMADISON – Dozens of communities across the state will participate in Money Smart Week Wisconsin April 21-28 with events focused on improving the personal financial awareness and education of Wisconsin citizens. Money Smart Week Wisconsin is the highlight of April being national financial literacy awareness month, a collaborative effort by state and federal agencies and…
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northwest Region is announcing the start of construction of the final construction phase of the St. Croix Crossing Project in the Town of St. Joseph, St. Croix County.
Read MoreWisconsin State Senator Patty Schachtner (D – Somerset) will hold three community listening sessions throughout Senate District 10 in April. Location and times are provided below.
Read MoreA column by State Senator Patty Schachtner When I was in high school, Science Olympiad was just getting started, holding its first event in November 1974. Since then, Science Olympiad has grown nationwide with over 7,800 schools participating, including 98 here in Wisconsin.
Read MoreMADISON, WI – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alejandro Arias-Perez, 29, Miami, Florida, was sentenced April 3 to 108 months in federal prison for possession of device making equipment. Arias-Perez pleaded guilty to this charge on November 29, 2017.
Read MoreOn April 14, 2018 at 4:11a.m. the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office and the New Richmond Police Department responded to a 911 call in Richmond Township. The caller advised assistance was needed for a man with a gunshot wound.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 20-year-old Stanley woman accused of stabbing to death a 24-year-old Eau Claire man in the Town of Spring Brook says the man had attacked her. Ezra J. McCandless, accompanied by her attorney, Aaron Nelson, made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge James Peterson…
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