By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Depending on how much snow falls between now and the end of the year, the Dunn County Highway Department could end up with a $1.4 million budget deficit for 2021. The deficit is because of an accounting error as the result of purchasing equipment with no revenue to match…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — “Someone” changed a pay request from Haas Sons Inc. for road work, and now Dunn County is on the hook for $168,000. Haas Sons was under contract with Dunn County in 2019 to build the road that runs parallel with U.S. 12/29 connecting Lookout Road, which is the entry…
Read MoreThe Boyceville Village Board had a dozen items on their agenda at its regular monthly meeting of November 8th. But, while the items were discussed, some at length, most were moved back in to committee or on to a special meeting set for next week. Items that the board discussed included a new email platform…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF NEW HAVEN — In spite of one board member’s misgivings that town residents would object because “it’s the town chair’s road,” the New Haven Town Board has approved applying for a Local Road Improvement – Supplemental grant (LRIP-S) for 190th Street. The grant would cover up to 90 percent…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 37-year-old River Falls man will make an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court later this month on one felony count related to the alleged sexual assault of a child in Boyceville. Derek P. Johnson will appear before Judge James Peterson on November 30 at 10:20 a.m. The…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 37-year-old River Falls man will make an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court later this month on one felony count related to the alleged sexual assault of a child in Boyceville. Derek P. Johnson will appear before Judge James Peterson on November 30 at 10:20 a.m. The…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Board of Education has set a total property tax levy of $3,019,043 for the 2021-2022 school year, with a mill rate of $8.10. The mill rate represents a decrease of almost 9 percent, said Nick Kaiser, school district administrator, at the Boyceville school board’s October 27 meeting.…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District board has approved a budget of $435,200 for 2022, which includes a $3 per hour wage increase for emergency medical technicians. Several board members expressed concern at the October 13 meeting that if more EMTs were hired, the increase in wages would create a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — A proposed revenue budget of $10.03 million and an expenditure budget of $10.4 million for 2021-2022 were reviewed at the Boyceville school district’s budget hearing and annual meeting October 13. The expenditure budget represents an increase of $926,527 over the 2020-2021 budget, and the revenue budget represents an increase…
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