By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved a salary increase of $87.50 per month, or $1,050 per year, for the chair of the county board. The Dunn County Board approved the salary increase on a vote of 17 “yes” to nine “no” at the September 20 meeting. With the budget…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Doris Meyer of Colfax has been appointed by the Dunn County Board as treasurer for Dunn County. Meyer was appointed during the Dunn County Board’s September 20 meeting to fill the unexpired term of Dunn County Treasurer Megan Mittlestadt, who resigned in July.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The county’s nursing home, The Neighbors of Dunn County, has a $4 million cash deficit based on money loaned from Dunn County’s general fund to cover expenses. April Anderson of CliftonLarsonAllen reported on the audit of the county’s financial statements at the Dunn County Board’s September 20 meeting. The…
Read MoreNEW RICHMOND — The Joint Finance Committee completed the Wisconsin State Budget for 2017-2018 a few weeks ago. The process then moved to votes on the Assembly floor which allowed Representative Rob Stafsholt to hear and give debate last week as the budget passed through the Assembly.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — Wallace Lindholm is part of a group that accomplished a feat no other team at a local university has repeated. The former Glenwood City superintendent was part of the first UW-River Falls basketball squad to win four conference championships in a row. There have been teams to win…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — You know you must be doing something right when a television program wants to film at your farm. Chad and Holly Berge of Colfax, owners of Berge’s Beef, will be featured on the Wisconsin Public Television program “Around the Farm Table” October 5. Chad and Holly raise Scottish Highland…
Read MoreMenomonie The following babies were born at Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie:
Read MoreCLEAR LAKE — Just one person received non-life threatening injures when three vehicles were involved in crash Sunday around noon at the intersection of US Highway 63 and County Road F in the Polk County Village of Clear Lake. According to a release from the Wisconsin State Patrol, the accident occurred at approximately 12:00 p.m.…
Read MoreFrom the New Richmond News A 12-year-old from New Richmond, who last year took first place in the vocal and piano categories at the St. Croix County Fair in Glenwood City recently gained a first place in the talent competition age 12 and under for his singing at the Wisconsin Junior Amateur Talent competition in…
Read MoreJoel Timblin hopes to promote access to Boyceville via “exit ramp from the sky” at municipal airport
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — Highways 170 and 79 are not the only roads offering access to the Village of Boyceville. Paved roadways are not the only way to get to the village. In fact, there are many people finding their way to the small, Western Wisconsin town through only minimal contact with pavement.…
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