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Truth Be Told Valentine’s edition: Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt

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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —  The third installment of Truth Be Told, the Valentine’s edition, was held in the Colfax Municipal Building auditorium the evening of February 11. The event started with music by the Colfax High School chamber choir under the direction of Carrie Christensen. Featured storytellers were Michelle Knutson, Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, Jaci…

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Truth Be Told Valentine’s edition: Michelle Knutson

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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —  The third installment of Truth Be Told, the Valentine’s edition, was held in the Colfax Municipal Building auditorium the evening of February 11. The event started with music by the Colfax High School chamber choir under the direction of Carrie Christensen. Featured storytellers were Michelle Knutson, Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, Jaci…

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Wausau man bound over for trial in Town of Elk Mound robbery

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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE —  A Dunn County judge has bound over for trial a 26-year-old Wausau man charged in connection with a Town of Elk Mound robbery. Following a preliminary hearing February 15, Judge Rod Smeltzer found probable cause in the case involving Brandon D. Hervey. Hervey is charged with one felony count…

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Colfax approves buying New Auburn squad car for $6,000

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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —  Police officers in Colfax will soon have a backup squad car to drive. The Colfax Village Board approved purchasing a 2007 Chevy Impala squad car with the police equipment already installed in it from the New Auburn Police Department for $6,000 at the February 12 meeting. New Auburn is…

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Colfax Village Board approves snowmobile routes through village

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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —  It was a case of what used to be true no longer was true. To rectify the situation, the Colfax Village Board approved at the February 12 meeting allowing snowmobiles to take the shortest route through the village from a residence to a marked trail. The village board also…

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AG Schimel launches recidivism reduction pilot program in four counties

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MADISON – On February 15, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced, as part of Wisconsin’s Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) Initiative, that the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) will award $320,000 to Bayfield, Dunn, Eau Claire, and Milwaukee counties, to develop programs designed to assist jail inmates to successfully reenter society.

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Dunn County receives state grant for Jail Reentry Pilot Project

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MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Criminal Justice Collaborating Council (CJCC) is pleased to announce it has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice for Dunn County’s Jail Reentry Pilot Project. Dunn County was one of four counties in the state selected to receive funding to develop a model of…

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