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Former Elk Mound superintendent, Boyceville teacher Ronald Walsh joins CVTC Board

By Melissa | July 17, 2017

EAU CLAIRE, WI – A retired school superintendent with strong ties to several area communities and a young financial planner originally from Thorp are the newest members of the Chippewa Valley Technical College Board of Trustees. Ronald J. Walsh and Justin J. Zoromski joined the Board at the Monday, July 10 organizational meeting following an…

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Colfax Cub Scout Pack 42 raises almost $600 for Ronald McDonald House® Charities

By Melissa | July 17, 2017

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX  — If you purchased baked goods or a brat from Colfax Cub Scouts Pack 42 at Kyle’s Market in May, guess what? You helped the Colfax Cub Scouts raise $566.90 to send to the Ronald McDonald House® Charities.

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Dunn County Democrats to hold meeting

By Melissa | July 13, 2017

The Dunn County Democrats’ July 26, 2017 meeting has a change of venue. 

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St. Croix Crossing set to open!

By Melissa | July 11, 2017

A Column of Personal Opinion by State Senator Sheila Harsdorf It is with great excitement and anticipation we await the opening of the new St. Croix Crossing! This project that actually took an act of Congress, has been a long time coming. Discussions to replace the aging Stillwater Bridge that was built in 1931, first…

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Mayo Clinic-Red Cedar lists births – 7-12-2017

By Melissa | July 10, 2017

Menomonie The following babies were born at Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie:

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Plan ahead for home canning this summer

By Melissa | July 10, 2017

Joan Sprain, St. Croix County UW Extension If you are just now thinking about canning food this summer, start by checking your equipment and supplies. Proper equipment in good condition is required for safe, high quality home canned food.

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DNR gives preliminary approval to renew air pollution control permit for Boyceville CO2 plant

By Melissa | July 10, 2017

By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The state Department of Natural Resources has given preliminary approval to renew an air pollution control permit for Air Products and Chemicals Inc. for a carbon dioxide processing facility next to the Big River Resources ethanol plant.

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Great progress in the Renovations for Generations campaign to fund improvements to the St. Croix County fairgrounds

By Melissa | July 10, 2017

The Friends of the St. Croix County Fairgrounds in partnership with the St. Croix County 4-H Horse Committee and with continued support from the St. Croix County 4-H Dairy Committee are well on the way to a very successful year of fund raising towards retiring the note on Horse Barn # 1.   The stretch…

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WISTAX Fact: Home values remain below 2008 levels

By Melissa | July 10, 2017

Between January 1, 2008 and January 1, 2016, residential property value in Wisconsin declined 4.4%. The drop was even larger for existing properties; in other words, factoring out new home construction. 

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THE CAPITOL REPORT: Painstaking restoration recalled as Capitol marks 100 years

By Melissa | July 10, 2017

By WisPolitics.com It took a new tunnel leading out of the state Capitol to solve one of the major issues contractors struggled with when renovating the now-100-year-old building. For years, architect Laura Davis said, trucks idled on the entrance coming up East Washington Avenue and carried the trash out of offices elsewhere. 

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