by Diana Alfuth, Horticulture Educator, UW-Extension Late blight is a destructive disease of tomatoes and potatoes, and it has recently been confirmed in Pierce County. The disease is caused by a fungus-like water mold called Phytophthora infestans, which is the same organism that caused the great Irish potato famine in the mid 1800s. It starts…
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Read MoreSUN PRAIRIE, WI – On July 1, 1st Farm Credit Services, AgStar Financial Services and Badgerland Financial joined together as Compeer Financial™. The merger was voted on and approved by the membership and Board of Directors of each organization and received final regulatory approval from the Farm Credit Administration.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — A Barron County man could spend up to 10 years and nine months in prison if convicted of one count each of third degree sexual assault and of sexual intercourse with a child. A criminal complaint filed last Thursday by the Dunn County District Attorney’s office indicates Nicholas J.…
Read MoreMADISON — On Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Shonn Northam, 46, Briggsville, Wis., was charged in a 24-count indictment with mail and wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. The indictment alleges that from February 2013 to November 2014, Northam, while an employee of Spectrum Brand Holdings, Inc., conducted a scheme to defraud Spectrum and others.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Part of the first proposed federal budget under President Donald Trump would defund a rural broadband initiative, said U.S. Representative Ron Kind during a listening session August 3 in Menomonie. The proposed budget represents something of “a declaration of war on rural America,” he said. Kind is the representative…
Read MoreSt. Croix County deer population objectives and Deer Management Unit (DMU) boundaries that will be followed for the next three years will be the main topics of discussion at the meeting of the County Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) meeting. This meeting will be held at DNR Service Station, 890 Spruce St., Baldwin on August 28th…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — “Going once! Going twice! Sold!” Usually the phrase is heard only once at an auction, but John Riebe of Colfax, who sold his rooster at the Dunn County Fair’s small animal auction July 29, heard the phrase a grand total of 11 times. That’s right — 11. Riebe, a…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Elk Mound graduate Alexus Grossbier has not completed her tenure as the 2017 Dunn County Fairest of the Fair, but is now sharing her title with another Mounder. Maria Heltne, who graduated from Elk Mound High School in May 2017, will take over Grossbier’s duties for the 2018…
Read MoreNarconon reminds families that abuse of Methamphetamine has become a national health problem alongside the opiate epidemic. Learn to recognize the signs of Meth abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk.
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