By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $3,000 cash for a 20-year-old Weston man charged with terrorist threats, a bomb scare and intimidation of a victim in connection with an incident at Boyceville High School. Alexander J.D. Tillou made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court April 28 before Judge…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has said “no” to merging the Colfax Rescue Squad and the Boyceville ambulance district. A year ago, the Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board hired a new director, and on the same evening, 14 Emergency Medical Technicians quit, said Don Knutson, director of the Colfax Rescue…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — Instead of moving the sixth grade from Tiffany Creek Elementary to the middle school this fall, the Boyceville Board of Education has approved the move for the start of the 2023-2024 school year. School administrators looked at the idea of moving the sixth grade this fall for a long…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — Members of the Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board have completed a performance evaluation for the EMS chief and are satisfied with his work. The performance evaluation for Wayne Dow, director of the Boyceville ambulance service, was completed in open session during the Boyceville ambulance district board’s April 13 meeting.…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — A local Boyceville resident, Andrea Talmage, has published the second book of her Pocket Dog Danny™ series. This children’s book series teaches kids to appreciate memories and to share stories of fun times from the past, which she feels has become a lost social skill with the advent of social media platforms. “It…
Read MoreBoyceville — The Village Board learned that the improvement project at the airport would begin on April 18th. Airport manager, Joel Timblin addressed the board about the airport improvements, and had several other topics that the board needed to address. Timblin said that surveying for the improvement project was completed and that construction work should…
Read Moreby Stephanie Xenos MINNEAPOLIS — Polyfluorinated chemicals — often known as PFAS — are in a wide range of products including the ubiquitous nonstick pans in kitchen cupboards. The widespread chemicals degrade slowly, earning the nickname “forever chemicals.” While their staying power often boosts their effectiveness, it also creates problems downstream turning them into a…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — A special meeting of the Village Board was held on Monday, March 21 to allow the board to receive updated information on the proposed airport improvements and come to some kind of an agreement on how to level special assessments to property owners along East Street. At question is how to handle some…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board of Directors has approved forming a committee to explore the possibility of a merger between the Boyceville ambulance service and the Colfax ambulance service. Wayne Dow, director of the Boyceville ambulance service, has been discussing the possibility of combining the two services with…
Read MoreThe Boyceville Village Board got an update on the planned construction of improved broadband within the Village. Tim Kusilek of NextGen appeared before the Village Board at their regular monthly meeting Monday evening, March 14. He informed the board that his firm “got the grant.” “We are going to dig up the town,” Kusilek said.…
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