Village of Downing The results of the Village of Downing caucus that was held recently is as follows: For Village President, incumbent Greg Holden was nominated and for Village Trustee incumbent Jim Luepke, Laura Lee for Treasurer and Jennifer Lagerstrom for Village Clerk of Sue Petranovich. Village of Wilson In the Village of Wilson incumbent…
Read MoreThe Spring General Election on Tuesday, April 6th will decide who serves on local town, village, and school boards, and the City Council of Glenwood City. The city along with the school districts and the Village of Boyceville have nomination papers or letters of intent to place names on the April ballot. Townships hold a…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — The Village Board took up the subject of snow removal on the new sidewalks that were installed a couple of years ago as part of the Safe Route to School program. The village received grant monies to complete the project. At question now is who is responsible for snow removal on those sidewalks.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Three candidates have filed nomination papers for two Dunn County Circuit Court judge positions in the April 6 election. Judge Rod W. Smeltzer, the judge serving in Dunn County Circuit Court Branch II, filed a notification of non-candidacy and plans to retire at the end of July. The second…
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By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent After a long hiatus, the Boyceville boys’ basketball team was finally back on the court. The Bulldogs hosted a pair of non-conference games over the Christmas break but unfortunately fell short on both outings. On Monday, December 28th they hosted Lake Holcombe and lost 45-70 and on Wednesday, December 30th…
Read MoreAPRIL April 1: CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS!: Our Communities seem like ghost towns with people concerned about catching the Coronavirus and are following rules that governor Tony Evers put into effect last week to “Safer at Home” in hopes that he will keep the virus from infecting more people. All schools are closed, as…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 55-year-old Boyceville man is charged in Dunn County with three felonies related to the sexual assault of a child. Franklin J. Bignell appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with his attorney, Matthew Krische, before Judge Rod W. Smeltzer for a continued initial appearance on the three felonies December…
Read MoreJANUARY January 1: BOS REALTY OPENS OFFICE IN GC: Glenwood City residents will see a familiar face when going into the new Bos Realty office as Jennifer Kuehl will be Bos’s local real estate agent. There are three offices of the company, which was started just 14 months ago by Curtis Nelson of Balsam Lake,…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — During the Boyceville Board of Education’s monthly meeting held Wednesday, December 16, a review and update of the Boyceville School District’s learning model drew questions from one of its school board members. District superintendent Nick Kaiser, who appeared at this month’s meeting via Zoom, had just finished taking school board members through a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has approved a deferred prosecution agreement for a Boyceville man charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. Robert J. Rieckenberg, age 43, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with his attorneys, T. Gregory Amann and Ryan Pacyga on December 14 before Judge James…
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