GLENWOOD CITY — Incumbent Dunn County Board supervisor for District 8, Luke Wiley, will face challenger Daniel J. Baldus in the April 2 election. Wilsey, age 43, of Menomonie, is married to his wife, Jaclyn. The Tribune Press Reporter sent a questionnaire to the candidates. As of press time, after sending two e-mail messages to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A week earlier, it had been an ugly atmosphere full of shouting and raised voices that advocated for keeping refugees out of St. Croix County. And in an effort to prevent that sort of atmosphere from developing again at a special meeting of the St. Croix County Board…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — Although it is a large sum of money, if the $18 million Boyceville school referendum passes April 2, it will have zero impact on the debt service property tax levy that taxpayers are already paying. Adding $18 million to the school district’s debt service will have no impact…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — The City Council Monday evening approved a measure that will honor the memory of a 29-year old St. Croix County Sheriff’s Deputy, Katie Leising, who was killed at a traffic stop on May 6th of last year. The street that will become Leising Avenue is that portion of Syme Avenue south of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City school district has hired a forensic auditor to review alleged financial misconduct by former superintendent Tim Johnson, and the case has been turned over to the St. Croix County district attorney. The forensic audit will review irregularities reported to the Glenwood City Board of Education…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — When Aaron Bergh and Becca Merryfield go to a public event, people come up to them and say they had no idea Project Hope existed. Then people say they wished the program had been around for their loved ones before their loved ones overdosed, said Merryfield, who is employed…
Read MoreTo invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Gov. Tony Evers has signed a $10.95 million contract with prime contractor Chippewa Concrete Services, Inc. of Chippewa Falls for a project renovating and expanding the safety and weight enforcement facility (SWEF) on westbound I-94 east of Menomonie. Construction is scheduled to start Tuesday, March 19. Built in 1984,…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Incumbent Dunn County Board supervisor for District 6, Jim Zons, will be running for re-election April 2 against challenger Dustin Shackleton. Zons, age 60, is engaged to his fiancee and has two children, Daniel (age 21) and Catherine (age 20). The Colfax Messenger sent a questionnaire to the candidates. As of press time,…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Sue Suechting will be the challenger for the supervisor position on the Dunn County Board for District 25 in the April 2 election and is running against incumbent Tom Gilbert. Suechting, age 71, of Elk Mound, is married to her husband, Ralph, and has three adult children and six grandchildren. The Colfax…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Hayden Goodman says one of his goals is to help students find out they can do something that they did not think they could do — math. Goodman is employed in a teaching internship at Colfax High School and introduced himself to the Board of Education at the March…
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