Derek P. Johnson of River Falls convicted of child sexual assault in Boyceville
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 39-year-old River Falls man has been convicted by a Dunn County jury on one felony count of the first degree sexual assault of a child that occurred in the Village of Boyceville. A three-day trial started in Dunn County Circuit Court January 29 for Derek P. Johnson, who…
Read MoreNicole Miller resigns from GC school board with questions still not answered
Correction: Regarding an article published in the February 7 edition of the Tribune Press Reporter about Nicole Miller’s resignation, the meeting of the Glenwood City Board of Education in which Nicole Miller and Amy Dopkins said they were told they were “as bad as cop killers” occurred May 22, after the murder of St. Croix County Deputy…
Read MoreDC PR&D contemplates standards for Accessory Dwelling Units
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Should Accessory Dwelling Units be as large as 1,500 square feet? Should ADUs be allowed by special exception and go before the Dunn County Zoning Board of Appeals for approval in Residential-1 zoning districts? These were a couple of the questions members of the Dunn County Planning, Resources and…
Read MoreEugene Howard Close
Eugene Howard Close passed away peacefully with his family on January 28, 2024, at the age of 88. He was a resident of Bonita Springs, FL, and Webster, WI. Gene was born on August 20, 1935, in Colfax, WI, to Steve and Mildred (Brown) Close. After graduating from Colfax High School in 1954, he started…
Read MoreDuane S. Clemmens
Duane S. Clemmens age 78, of Elk Mound, WI died on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at MCHS-Eau Claire. His work on earth was done and he passed peacefully to his heavenly home with Jesus. He was born May 28, 1945 in Baldwin, WI to Stanley and Anna (Jensen) Clemmens. He grew up in Emerald Township…
Read MoreMounder girls earn season sweep over Colfax to remain unbeaten
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — In the second round of Dunn-St. Croix Conference basketball play, the Colfax girls traveled the short distance to Elk Mound to face off against the Mounders Thursday, February 1. The Mounders were coming off a pretty big win over Eau Claire Regis three days earlier and were…
Read MoreRaptors finish 6th in Cloverbelt wrestling tourney, McDonell/Elk Mound takes 8th
Area wrestling cooperatives from Bloomer/Colfax and Chippewa Falls McDonell/Elk Mound competed in the 2024 Cloverbelt Conference wrestling tournament held this past Saturday, February 3 at Neillsville High School. The Raptors of Bloomer/Colfax placed sixth in the ten-school tournament with 73 points. McDonell/Elk Mound, in the first year of their wrestling cooperative, finished eighth after scoring…
Read MoreEM boys knock off Durand-Arkansaw in overtime to move within a game of first
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound boys’ basketball squad accomplished what no other Dunn-St. Croix team has been able to do all season – defeat Durand-Arkansaw! In a thrilling conference contest played on Elk Mound’s home hardwood Tuesday, January 30, the Mounders outscored the Panthers 10-5 in overtime, thanks in par, to a five-point Logan…
Read MoreEntzminger reaches 1,000-point mark as Colfax boys bounce Boyceville, but swept by Spring Valley
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Facing off against a pair of Dunn-St. Croix Conference teams, the Colfax boys’ basketball team won for the second time this season over the Boyceville Bulldogs, this time at home by a score of 53-43 January 30. They went on the road three days later for their second round against…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 2-7-24
Why are we so divided? In my mind, we have become more divided at this point in time than we have ever been before. Maybe except during the Civil War. As I watch television or read in the daily papers, many protests are featured for one reason or another, with some of them becoming violent. …
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