By LeAnn R.Ralph MENOMONIE — The former Dunn County transfer station for solid waste and recycling on state Highway 29 west of Menomonie would have to be inspected by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for contamination before the property could be sold. The DNR would conduct a Phase 2 inspection of the property to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Incumbents were re-elected April 2 to their positions on the Colfax Village Board, the Colfax Board of Education and the Elk Mound Village Board as well as two incumbents and one newcomer elected to the Elk Mound Board of Education. All of the candidates were unopposed for their positions…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX — Two statewide referendum questions on the April 2 ballot were approved with more than 50 percent of the vote to change the Wisconsin Constitution regarding election funding and election workers. Question 1 was related to election funding and was approved with 638,018 yes votes (54 percent) to 534,126 no votes…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R.Ralph MENOMONIE — Of the 29 supervisory districts on the Dunn County Board, 13 districts had two candidates for the April 2 election, and four incumbent supervisors were replaced by challengers. Districts 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 25 and 28 all had two candidates. Incumbent for…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter Creek. MENOMONIE — Several townships in Dunn County have expressed concern about Accessory Dwelling Units in Residential-1 zoning districts. The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee held a public hearing March 20 on the proposed zoning ordinance…
Read MoreBy WisPolitics.com Lots of incumbent state legislators are having to make some tough decisions these days. Those decisions will help determine who controls the Assembly after the November elections. Since Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed new maps, lawmakers — especially those who are paired with other incumbents — have started to make decisions on staying…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has scheduled an on-line public hearing for an air pollution control permit to construct a dairy waste anaerobic digester at a large dairy in southern Dunn County. Brightmark C-Dairy RNG LLC is seeking an air pollution control permit for a facility located on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The first stage of the county Highway B project from Highway 12/29 to just north of Badger Drive is scheduled for April to May 31, while the entire project is expected to be completed by November 1. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation held an on-line meeting about the county…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — When school starts next fall in Elk Mound, another technology education teacher will be on staff in the Elk Mound school district. Following a closed session of the Elk Mound Board of Education on March 25, the school board approved hiring Tyler Hanson as a technology education teacher,…
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Trial began April 1 in Apple River stabbing case: underaged teenagers drinking and smoking marijuana
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — On the opening day of a two-week trial for a stabbing incident on the Apple River that left four people injured and one dead, testimony revealed that the group of underaged teenagers had been drinking and smoking marijuana. Nicolae Miu, age 54, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, is charged with…
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