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Colfax man sentenced to 6 years for distributing methamphetamine

MADISON — Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Teng Her, aka Iron Foot, 26, of Colfax, Wis., was sentenced on October 20, 2017 to six years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge William Conley for distributing methamphetamine. This term of imprisonment is to be followed…

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Boyceville committee reviews proposals for new $500,000 fire engine

By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE  —  The Boyceville Community Fire District Board’s five-year-planning committee has reviewed three proposals for a new fire engine that would cost approximately $500,000. The five-year planning committee met at the fire station October 26 to review the proposals. The Boyceville fire department’s existing engine that would be replaced was bought…

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Ridgeland couple bound over for trial in $10,000 fraud case

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Ridgeland couple has been bound over for trial in connection with felony charges of defrauding a financial institution out of a little more than $10,000. Shane L. Cutting, 45, and Laminda L. Hanson, 47, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing October 23 before Judge…

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Duck hunting guide sentenced for federal wildlife violations

MADISON – Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jeremy Schreiner, 33, Durand, Wis., was sentenced October 18, 2017 in U.S. District Court in Madison for violating the Lacey Act during guided duck hunts on the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge.

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Deerfield man sentenced for tax evasion and gun crime

MADISON – Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced October 24 that Shawn Bierd, 48, Deerfield, Wis., was sentenced on October 20, 2017, by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 23 months in prison for tax evasion and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. 

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