HAMMOND — A wrong-way driver died when the vehicle she was driving collided head-on with a semi-tractor trailer in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near the Hammond exit Friday evening, November 17. The deceased has been identified as 26-year-old Rylee C. Greene of Hammond. The Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a complaint of a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Sometimes help arrives at the most opportune of times. Since the October Colfax Board of Education meeting, the school district has received several donations for the student assistance fund, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, at the Colfax school board’s November 13 meeting. The student assistance fund provides…
Read MoreBy Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt COLFAX — In order to understand why the basement of the Colfax Municipal Building has been closed for so long and what must be done to make it usable again, Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, researched and found information on past studies pertaining to the building. In addition to…
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TOWN OF ELK MOUND — An Elk Mound woman is dead following a two-vehicle accident Monday evening, November 13 in Dunn County. 70-year-old Debra Bice died when she turned the pickup she was driving in front of a semi unit on Highway 29 and was struck. The Dunn County Communications Center received 911 calls around…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved borrowing $3 million for the 2024 budget to fund highway improvement projects. With the county’s debt structure, borrowing the money would allow for “debt smoothing,” said Kelly McCullough, county board supervisor from Menomonie and chair of the Dunn County Board, at the November…
Read MoreThere is a solution to the current and future demand for skilled transportation technicians. The statewide technician talent shortage is real, and dealerships and shops are facing historic technician shortages in automotive, collision, and diesel positions. The Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association (WATDA) Foundation, supported by dealerships and other industry partners, annually awards scholarships…
Read MoreBy Renee Bettendorf MENOMONIE — An open house was held on November 14 for Cairn House, the new 20 bed homeless shelter owned and operated by Stepping Stones, a non-profit organization located in Menomonie. Even though Cairn House just opened, it’s already full and has a waiting list, said Brit Blankenheim Stepping Stones Case Manager.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has denied a request for a new trial for convicted murderer Ezra J. McCandless. Judge James Peterson made an oral ruling on the request November 10 in Dunn County Circuit Court. A six-hour hearing for a new trial was held in Dunn County Circuit Court…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved a budget of $99,453,355 for 2024 and a property tax levy of $25,561,316. The 2024 budget that was approved at the county board’s November 14 meeting compares to a budget of $92,546,752 for 2023, representing an increase for 2024 of $6,906,603. The property…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It was a chilly day last April when Heather Morning found herself being lowered into a septic tank head first. Morning, a firefighter/paramedic with the Eau Claire Fire Department who is a Colfax resident, was on duty when a call came in reporting that a four-year-old child had fallen…
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