BOYCEVILLE — The Tiffany Cemetery in Boyceville is like other area cemeteries in that it takes more money to maintain the grounds than the group that oversees the cemetery receives. Operation of the cemetery is entrusted to a non-profit association that is responsible for the care and functions of the cemetery. Recently the Mound Cemetery…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — After the state Supreme Court struck down the Wisconsin Department of Health Services “Safer at Home” order May 13, many businesses re-opened immediately and went back to “business as usual.” KT Gallagher, director of the Dunn County Health Department, responded to a question posed for Gallagher’s weekly COVID-19 update…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved adding a non-binding referendum question to the November ballot asking whether the Wisconsin Legislature should create a nonpartisan procedure for drawing legislative and congressional district maps. The time has come to ask the state Legislature to enact fair redistricting, said James Tripp, county…
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The rains started coming shortly after supper-time Sunday evening and by eight on Monday morning about five inches of rain had covered our area and sent local streams into flood stage. High Water caused the death of an Emerald man, who lost control of his car after he drove into water that was flooding a…
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On June 29, 2020 the St. Croix County Board Chair, David Peterson signed a proclamation declaring a state of emergency due to recent flooding. The state of emergency gives St. Croix County the authority to close or clear roads and to utilize state resources if they become available. On June 28 and 29, parts of…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — After teaching second grade and third grade in the Boyceville school district for 34 years, Debra Bell is retiring and closing her classroom door for the last time. Bell is originally from Viroqua where she grew up on a farm and attended school from kindergarten to twelfth grade. She…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYEVILLE — Glenn Knudtson, who has taught 7th to 12th grade agriculture in the Boyceville school district since 1987, says that with his retirement from teaching, he will miss his students but not the paperwork. Knudtson is originally from Fall Creek and graduated from Fall Creek High School in 1980. He…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — Brevity was the order of business when the Boyceville Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, June 17 in the Tiffany Creek Elementary IMC. With proper social distancing guidelines being observed, the board breezed through its open-session agenda in just 30 minutes, but in that time, heard several administrative reports…
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Editor’s Note: The following article appeared on DirtonDirt.com and is reprinted with permission from Todd Turner of DirtonDirt.com By Todd Turner NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 13) — Rick Hanestad had to assure everyone at Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday night that he wasn’t taking his triumph in the 50-lap finale of the 21st annual…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 38-year-old Boyceville man has been charged with perjury and bail jumping in connection with testifying under oath that he did not possess items which he subsequently put up for sale online. Joshua L. Arbuckle made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court June 8 before Judge James…
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