By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The number of drug cases in Dunn County has doubled since 2014 and has almost quadrupled since 2012. Methamphetamine has spread all over West Central Wisconsin, said Dunn County Sheriff Dennis Smith at the Dunn County Board’s April 20 meeting during his annual report for 2016. According to statistics…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — We have it backwards in Wisconsin, says Steve Rasmussen, chair of the Dunn County Board. “Politicians are picking their voters instead of the voters picking their politicians,” Rasmussen said at the Dunn County Board’s April 20 meeting. Rasmussen was referring to the redrawing of legislative districts done in Wisconsin…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Who are the five most important women in your life? Mother? Grandmother? Sister? Aunt? Girlfriend? Spouse? Friends? Now think about the statistic that one in five women nationwide will experience a rape in her lifetime.
Read MoreWESTconsin Credit Union is excited to announce the launch of $MART, its new financial literacy program. This program was created to bridge the gaps between the credit union’s many financial literacy programs, events and resources, and support members on their financial journey from childhood through retirement.
Read MoreMADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) has agreed to pay the United States $6,991,905 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Justice announced April 13. Until 2008, SNAP was known as the Food Stamp Program.
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By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin believes it is not too much to expect “fair rules and a level playing field” for Wisconsin dairy farmers when it comes to exporting milk to Canada. Senator Baldwin visited Five Star Dairy in Elk Mound April 13 to speak with dairy farmers and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF EMERALD — The state Department of Natural Resources is investigating a manure spill at Emerald Sky Dairy. According to information provided by Andrew Savagian, Section Chief with the DNR’s Office of Communication, the manure spill is described as “large.”
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The next step in solving the problem of slow Internet connections in the rural areas of Dunn County is figuring out exactly where poor Internet service persists. And that’s why the Dunn County Board’s Community Resources and Tourism Committee and UW-Extension are gearing up to conduct a “gap analysis.”…
Read MoreMADISON – Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced on April 10 that Prestige Healthcare has agreed to pay the United States $995,500 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act with regard to its role in an alleged scheme to falsely bill Medicare for unnecessary…
Read MoreBy M.D. Kittle, bureau chief for Wisconsin Watchdog and First Amendment reporter for Watchdog.org. MADISON – Marsalee “Marsy” Nicholas was 21 and a senior at the University of California-Santa Barbara. She was a beautiful, young woman with a promising life ahead. Until an ex-boyfriend stalked her and shot her to death in 1983. Just one…
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