MADISON, WI – Senator Rob Stafsholt (R – New Richmond) issued the following statement in response to Public Service Commission’s (PSC) recent approval of a broadband access grants: “Improving access to high-quality broadband has been one of my top priorities since the first time I was elected. In order for rural areas to live up…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 56-year-old Boyceville man has pleaded “no contest” and been found guilty of one felony count of possession with intent to deliver greater than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Franklin J. Bignell appeared with his attorney, Scott S. Schlough, for a plea hearing before Judge Christina M. Mayer in Dunn…
Read MoreThe Village Board took a step forward to refinance two outstanding General Obligation Bonds with the village saving over $66,000 in finance charges over the next seven years. The total borrowing would be $1,735,000. Brian Reilly, the Senior Municipal Advisor from Ehlers out of Roseville, Minnesota addressed the Village Board Monday evening during their regular…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board has reviewed a budget of $417,484 for 2022, but added $17,000 for Emergency Medical Technician wages. The 2022 budget of $417,484 includes a $2 per hour raise for the EMTs, so that the advanced EMTs will be paid $12 per hour, and the…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District Board has approved a budget of $221,368 for 2022, representing a 17 percent increase over the 2021 budget of $188,968, which amounts to an increase of $32,400. The budget was completed before the final numbers for the Boyceville reassessment were received, but the reassessment…
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An update to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office’s homicide investigation, late yesterday, warrants were issues for two suspects in connection with this homicide case. One of the suspects has been arrested on our warrant by St. Paul Police Department and is being held in the Ramsey County Jail. The suspect arrested is Darren Lee McWright…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd says he has a “high degree of certainty” that the suspect(s) responsible for four homicide victims found in the Town of Sheridan Sunday afternoon are no longer in the area. “We are confident that this was a place these victims were randomly brought to,”…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — The Village Board listened to a report on housing issues in Dunn County from two people from the West Central Wisconsin Planning Commission. The two were Diane Morehouse and Susan Badtke who spoke about the need to address the homeless problem in the county and the need for a housing study. Morehouse addressed…
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