MARJORIE J. “MARGE” BIEN
Marjorie J. “Marge” Bien, age 76 of Boyceville, WI died Monday, July 31, 2017 at the Parkview Nursing Home in Woodville, WI with hospice.
Read More2017 Dunn County Fair Results are in
Listed below are the results from the 2017 Dunn County Fair:
Read MoreCompeer Financial merger with AgStar complete
SUN PRAIRIE, WI – On July 1, 1st Farm Credit Services, AgStar Financial Services and Badgerland Financial joined together as Compeer Financial™. The merger was voted on and approved by the membership and Board of Directors of each organization and received final regulatory approval from the Farm Credit Administration.
Read MoreBoyceville holds second annual National Night Out
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — Boyceville area residents kicked off the final month before school starts with a National Night Out party at Pafko Park last Tuesday. The August 1 celebration was part of a national movement promoting positive relationships between law enforcement and communities. Boyceville police chief Greg Lamkin was present, along with…
Read MoreRice Lake man charged in Boyceville sexual assault case
By Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — A Barron County man could spend up to 10 years and nine months in prison if convicted of one count each of third degree sexual assault and of sexual intercourse with a child. A criminal complaint filed last Thursday by the Dunn County District Attorney’s office indicates Nicholas J.…
Read MoreBuck Snort celebrates 10th anniversary, 50th anniversary in the Dahl family
COLFAX — August 1st marked the tenth anniversary of the Buck Snort Bar & Grill on Main Street in Colfax, and earlier this year, the establishment celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in the Dahl family. Now owned by Dan and Brenda Dahl, the business started as “Cart’s Place and the Teen-A-Rama” in 1967 and was owned…
Read MoreFormer employee of Spectrum Brands charged with fraud scheme
MADISON — On Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Shonn Northam, 46, Briggsville, Wis., was charged in a 24-count indictment with mail and wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. The indictment alleges that from February 2013 to November 2014, Northam, while an employee of Spectrum Brand Holdings, Inc., conducted a scheme to defraud Spectrum and others.
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk – 8-9-2017
See you at the Minnesota State Fair! This is going to be the 25th year of my involvement with the Minnesota Newspapers Museum on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. This year marks the museum’s 30th year and the Minnesota State Fair’s 150th anniversary. The Museum is located in the 4-H building on Cosgrave Avenue near what was once Machinery Hill. The museum…
Read MoreColfax Police Department responds to 94 calls for service in June
COLFAX — According to the report presented to the Colfax Village Board at the July 24 meeting, the Colfax Police Department responded to 94 calls for service in June and made 23 traffic stops. Here are the calls for service:
Read MoreU.S. Representative Ron Kind: first proposed federal budget a “declaration of war” on rural America
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Part of the first proposed federal budget under President Donald Trump would defund a rural broadband initiative, said U.S. Representative Ron Kind during a listening session August 3 in Menomonie. The proposed budget represents something of “a declaration of war on rural America,” he said. Kind is the representative…
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