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Read MoreEAU CLAIRE – Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) will be hosting College Goal Wisconsin events on Monday, Oct. 9 and Wednesday, Nov. 8, to assist students with financial aid for enrollment in any two-or four-year college in the next academic year. The events will be held 6 p.m. in the Big Rivers Conference Room (30A…
Read Moreby Brandon Bogie Last April I went on an amazing trip with 4H. I had the opportunity to travel to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Even the way there was fun, all 903 miles of it! When we got there we had no idea how much fun we were going to…
Read MoreMADISON — Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Karl L. McKenzie, Sr., 47, Anoka, Minn., was sentenced September 13 by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 156 months in federal prison for distributing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. McKenzie was convicted on June 6,…
Read MoreMADISON — Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Zachary Schmelzer, 20, Madison, Wis., was sentenced on September 14 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to one month of imprisonment, a $5,000 fine, and four months of home detention following his incarceration, for embezzling from a…
Read MoreA Column of Personal Opinion by State Senator Sheila Harsdorf Over the past few months there has been a lot of talk about the pros and cons of providing tax incentives in order to attract the multinational company Foxconn to Wisconsin. I am pleased to say that this week the Legislature gave final approval to…
Read MoreMADISON – On September 13, 2017, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced the establishment of the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Human Trafficking Bureau. In a statewide assessment, Wisconsin law enforcement in nearly every county in the state reported that human trafficking occurs in their community. Recognizing this growing problem, the bureau will develop a coordinated…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has found that a former Ridgeland man guilty of a burglary near Elk Mound and currently serving a prison term is not competent to plead guilty on a separate felony count of fraud. Judge Rod Smeltzer accepted a plea of “guilty but not guilty due…
Read MoreThe following babies were born at Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie:
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has ordered the forfeiture of $20,000 cash from a $55,000 cash bond posted by a former Boyceville man charged with sex crimes against young children. Charles Huff, the attorney for Ted Lopez, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge Rod Smeltzer September 11 and…
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