MADISON, WI — Nearly half a century after the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, some one billion people in more than 192 countries participate in the annual global day day of service for our planet. Although he always maintained that the initial day of education, tree planting, and outdoor clean-up organized itself, Polk…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE – A group of Vietnam veterans will share their stories with local students and the general public Tuesday, April 24 when they bring their Reflections of Vietnam program to Chippewa Valley Technical College.
Read MoreMADISON – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Gary Auerswald, 61, Edgerton, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to failing to pay payroll taxes withheld from his employees’ paychecks. Auerswald pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Madison on March 30, 2018.
Read MoreMADISON — Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jason Weller, 34, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced April 2 by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 32 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Weller pleaded guilty to this charge on March 28, 2017.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Ronald P. Score of Boyceville has won the April 3 election for the District 4 position on the Dunn County Board. Score, a lifelong resident of Dunn County who works as a supervisor for WestCAP in the weatherization department, gathered 112 votes. Pamela Powers of Boyceville, also a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County Sheriff Dennis Smith is planning to retire. Sheriff Smith announced to members of the news media on April 5 that he is planning to file a notification of non-candidacy with the Dunn County clerk for the November election.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — All together, 17 write-in candidates — including Daffy Duck — received votes in the April 3 election for one position on the Colfax Village Board that did not officially have a candidate. Village trustees Carey Davis and Mark Halpin both filed nomination papers with the Colfax administrator-clerk-treasurer’s office by…
Read MoreSt. Croix County broke ground March 29, 2018 at 11:00 AM for the Baldwin Highway Facility, 300 Oak Ridge Parkway, Baldwin, Wisconsin.
Read MoreProclaims March 29, 2018 as Vietnam Veterans Day in Wisconsin EAU CLAIRE – Governor Scott Walker March 29 honored Wisconsin Vietnam veterans by proclaiming March 29th, 2018 as Vietnam Veterans Day in Wisconsin. Governor Walker attended “Welcome Home: A Vietnam War Commemoration,” a ceremony to honor Vietnam veterans, the fallen, the wounded, those unaccounted for,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — A former Boyceville man charged with burglary and theft has been sentenced to five years of probation, one year in the county jail and ordered to pay about $9,000 in restitution and court costs. Zachary D. Morgan, age 32, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with his attorney, T.…
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