MADISON – Governor Scott Walker on January 16 urged the Wisconsin Legislature to pass long-term juvenile justice reform this year. The bipartisan plan, developed through extensive discussions with state and local officials, the judicial system, and stakeholders, significantly reforms juvenile corrections and treatment systems.
Read MoreOn Monday, January 15, 2018, at about 3:15 p.m., the St. Croix County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call about a structure fire at a residence on Margaret Street, in the Town of Richmond, St. Croix County. Initial reports were that there was a young child still in the residence.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Charges have been dismissed against a Ridgeland couple accused of defrauding a financial institution out of a little more than $10,000. Shane L. Cutting, 45, and Laminda L. Hanson, 47, were scheduled for an arraignment hearing in Dunn County Circuit Court January 8.
Read MoreState taxes and fees in Wisconsin totalled $18.8 billion in 2017, a 1.7% increase over 2016. The major state taxes are individual and corporate income taxes, sales taxes, the gas tax, and the unemployment insurance payroll tax; major fees include those for vehicle registration and hunting licenses.
Read MoreThere will be contests for several seats on the St. Croix County Board in the April Election.
Read MoreA special election is set for Tuesday, January 16th to select a Sate Senator from Wisconsin’s 10th Senate District. This election is being held to fill the vacant seat left open by the resignation of Senator Sheila Harsdorf, who was appointed Secretary of the Department of Agriculture by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker back in November.…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE – Trent Fransway of Chippewa Falls found a familiar face when he started classes in Chippewa Valley Technical College’s new Mechanical Design program at the start of the fall 2017 semester. Dr. Tim Walter, a retired physician and advisor to a robotics club that Fransway was a member of at Chippewa Falls Middle…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Five incumbents on the Dunn County Board have filed notifications of non-candidacy for the April 3 spring election. Those who filed notifications of non-candidacy for their supervisory positions are Jerome Prochnow from Menomonie (county board supervisor for District No. 24); Richard Creaser from Menomonie (District No. 28); Paul DeLong…
Read MoreEau Claire man bound over for trial in connection with burglary to Rock Creek home destroyed by fire
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has found probable cause and has bound a 33-year-old Eau Claire man over for trial in connection with a burglary at a Rock Creek home destroyed by fire. Michael A. Tenney appeared before Judge James Peterson December 28 for a preliminary hearing.
Read MoreThe following babies were born at Mayo Clinic Health System-Menomonie:
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