By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District will save about $40,000 all together on the new fire station currently under construction. The savings in sales tax will be $30,725, said Cory Green, Boyceville fire chief, at the Boyceville Community Fire District Board’s August 14 meeting. In addition, the fire district will…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A couple accused of setting a double-wide trailer house on fire in the Town of New Haven has pleaded no contest and been found guilty of misdemeanor criminal damage to property, and both were sentenced to probation and jail time. A trial had been scheduled this month for…
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By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — Had a few too many? We’ve all been there. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in balance. Eat a couple slices before bed and wake up headache-free! This year’s Cucumber Festival in Boyceville, which kicks off this Friday, August 16…
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By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — This year’s Cucumber Festival grand marshals are Ben and Carol Schlosser. “It was a complete surprise,” Ben said. “And it’s an honor to be asked to do it.” “We kept asking ‘why us?’” said Carol. “And Tilly said, ‘Carol look at everything you do from volunteering at WestCap to running…
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BOYCEVILLE—The Village Board held two Public Hearings on the request for Conditional Use Permits during their regular monthly meeting Monday evening, August 12. One was to allow for the construction of a Group Home and the other was to allow for an Auto Repair business on a residential lot. First, Jesse Laine appeared before the…
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BOYCEVILLE—The village Board learned Monday night that the communities’ Main Street would be ready for the annual Cucumber Festival set for this weekend. Eric Evenson of MSA reported to the Village Board at their regular monthly meeting Monday, noting that, “It’s starting to look like a street again.” The four-block section of the street has…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A former Glenwood City High School teacher who pleaded guilty to two of seven felonies related to sex crimes involving a teenaged girl in Missouri has been sentenced to nine years in prison and 12 years of extended supervision. Judge Edward Vlack sentenced Peter L.O. Gaustad, age 46, in…
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