Boyceville FCCLA well-represented at State Leadership Conference
The Boyceville FCCLA was well represented at the State Leadership Conference which was held at the Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells, April 9th-11th. All nine students who attended the conference also competed in a STAR Event. STAR Events stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition. These students competed at the regional level, in February, and received…
Read MoreMenomonie Area Chamber of Commerce holds Excellence in Education Banquet April 11
The Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce held its 55th annual Excellence in Education Banquet, Wednesday April 11th, at Off Broadway Banquet and Conference Center in Menomonie Wisconsin.
Read MoreZEONA TAYLOR
Zeona Taylor of Cocoa, Florida, passed away Saturday. March 17, 2018. She was 91 years old; known to most as Zonie.
Read MoreSenator Schachtner announces three community listening sessions
Wisconsin State Senator Patty Schachtner (D – Somerset) will hold three community listening sessions throughout Senate District 10 in April. Location and times are provided below.
Read MoreInvest in Success, Science Olympiad Pays it Forward
A column by State Senator Patty Schachtner When I was in high school, Science Olympiad was just getting started, holding its first event in November 1974. Since then, Science Olympiad has grown nationwide with over 7,800 schools participating, including 98 here in Wisconsin.
Read MoreFlorida man sentenced to nine years for fraud scheme involving gas pump skimmers
MADISON, WI – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alejandro Arias-Perez, 29, Miami, Florida, was sentenced April 3 to 108 months in federal prison for possession of device making equipment. Arias-Perez pleaded guilty to this charge on November 29, 2017.
Read MoreHomicide occurs in Richmond Township
On April 14, 2018 at 4:11a.m. the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office and the New Richmond Police Department responded to a 911 call in Richmond Township. The caller advised assistance was needed for a man with a gunshot wound.
Read MoreSpring Brook homicide suspect says man attacked her
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 20-year-old Stanley woman accused of stabbing to death a 24-year-old Eau Claire man in the Town of Spring Brook says the man had attacked her. Ezra J. McCandless, accompanied by her attorney, Aaron Nelson, made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge James Peterson…
Read MoreEarth’s Caretaker: Wisconsin native Gaylord Nelson started international Earth Day movement
MADISON, WI — Nearly half a century after the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, some one billion people in more than 192 countries participate in the annual global day day of service for our planet. Although he always maintained that the initial day of education, tree planting, and outdoor clean-up organized itself, Polk…
Read MoreBoyceville fire board approves sending plans for new fire station to state for review
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — Members of the Boyceville Community Fire District Board have approved sending architectural plans for a new fire station to the state of Wisconsin for review. Dave Cihasky, an architect with Five Bugles Design, reviewed the plans with the fire board at the April 11 meeting. Submitting the plans by…
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