Harsdorf becomes the first woman to lead the agency in its 88-year history MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced on November 10 the appointment of State Senator Sheila Harsdorf (R – River Falls) to serve as secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Senator Harsdorf will become the first woman in…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $10,000 cash for a 26-year-old Wausau man charged in connection with robbery and trespassing in the Town of Elk Mound. Judge Rod Smeltzer adjourned the initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court November 6 for Brandon D. Hervey and set the cash bail. Hervey…
Read MoreMADISON, WI — Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Barbara Snyder, 59, West Salem, Wis., was sentenced on November 9 by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to four years in federal prison for engaging in a wire fraud scheme and filing a false income tax…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 20-year-old Ellsworth man lying on Wilson Avenue in Menomonie who was run over by a Menomonie police officer is being charged with carrying false identification, underage drinking and standing in the roadway.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph SAND CREEK — Kathleen E. Johnson, 69, has been identified as the victim in a residential fire in the Town of Sand Creek November 6. According to a news release from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department dated November 9, Johnson was found deceased just inside the doorway of the residence.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — New investors for Northern Sands Wisconsin, LLC, the company proposing to develop the 1,300-acre Albertville Valley sand mine southeast of Colfax, have introduced themselves to the Howard Town Board. Tom Gapinske, identified as the president of Northern Sands on his business cards, was the chief spokesperson for…
Read MoreRACINE – Foxconn Technology Group released the following Veterans Day statement on November 11, pledging to recruit veterans at new facility in the wake of Friday’s contract signing:
Read MoreBALDWIN — A man and his infant daughter were both found dead in an apartment in the Village of Baldwin Halloween afternoon. According a news release from Baldwin Police Chief Darren Krueger, the Baldwin Police Department and EMS were dispatched to 280 Cedar Street, Apartment 54, in the Village of Baldwin at 4:40 p.m. on…
Read MoreThe Dunn County Sheriff’s Office reports that on November 6, 2017 at 8:20 P.M. the Dunn County 911 Communications Center received a report of residential fire at N12946 870th Street in the Township of Sand Creek. Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Sand Creek Fire, Colfax Fire and EMS and Chippewa Fire Protection District responded to the…
Read MoreMADISON – On November 1, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced 60,257 lbs. of unused medications were collected at Drug Take Back events on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at nearly 350 permanent drug collection receptacles located throughout the state. Wisconsin collected more unused medications than Illinois and Indiana combined. To see what it takes to process…
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