BOYCEVILLE—Long time Village Board member, Bud Gilbertson has resigned his seat as a Trustee on the board and was not present at their regular meeting of December 14th. In his letter to the board, Gilbertson stated that according to the Village Attorney, he could not serve as Trustee and hold a position of employment at…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has found probable cause and has bound a 35-year-old Chippewa Falls man over for trial who was believed to be transporting methamphetamine to Boyceville. Justin M. Barnard, who was in custody, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with his attorney, Shelly Tomtschik, before Judge James…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $5,000 cash for a Chippewa Falls man being tracked with a large shipment of methamphetamine and believed to be in the process of transporting it from Menomonie to Boyceville. Justin M. Barnard, age 35, made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court November…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $500,000 cash for each of three suspects charged in connection with a homicide in the Town of Dunn. Ryan L. Steinhoff, age 37, Chad D. Turgeson, age 37 and Ashley A. Gunder, age 24, made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community School District, in its entirety, will be moving to a remote or online model of learning following the upcoming Thanksgiving break. Following a proposal from superintendent Nick Kaiser, in which he advocated for a “reset” to combat rising close contacts and positive cases due to COVID-19 within the district by…
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Information for the following story, written by April Ziemer, came from the November 10th edition of the Amery Free Press. “Fire and EMS have always held a special place in my heart,” said Rick Van Blaricom, (Boyceville High School Class of 1962). Van Blaricom spent many years serving on the Amery Ambulance Service and the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 39-year-old Boyceville man has pleaded no contest and has been found guilty in Dunn County on one felony count of election fraud concerning illegal voting. Joshua D. Hitz appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge Rod W. Smeltzer November 9. Hitz waived his right to have an…
Read MoreDunn County also gave the incumbent President Donald Trump the most votes in the November 3rd election by a count of 13,176 to 9,909. Only the City of Menomonie favored Joe Biden in unofficial balloting with Biden collecting 3,879 votes in the City of Menomonie and Trump with 2,983. Incumbent Congressman Ron Kind was elected…
Read MoreSt. Croix County favored President Donald Trump over his Democratic challenger Joe Biden by nine thousand votes. The county had 56,995 people casting ballots for the November 3rd Presidential Election. Only the City of Hudson cast more votes for the Biden/Harris team, with the rest of the county voters going to the Trump/Pence ticket. In…
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