By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Under the theme of “Cowboy Boots and Country Roots,” the carnival at the Dunn County Fair opens today, July 24, at 5 p.m., with the fair ending Sunday, July 28, when the carnival closes at 6 p.m. Admission to the fair at the Dunn County Rec Park in Menomonie…
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BOYCEVILLE — The Lake family farm will host this year’s Summer Field Day on August 6 starting at 9 a.m. presented by the Dunn County Land and Water Conservation Division. The event is focused toward farmers, but everyone is welcome to attend the free event. The Lakes’ property is located just outside of Boyceville on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District’s quarterly meeting report for May, June and July contains “routine” items and nothing out of the ordinary, said Captain Shanna Knops of the Boyceville ambulance service. Matt Feeney, director of the Boyceville ambulance service, had a scheduling conflict with the meeting time, Knops said…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — After another round of contentious discussion, no resolution has been reached concerning the Boyceville fire district paying for a portion of the $42,000 retention pond that will collect stormwater from the new fire hall. The state Department of Natural Resources wanted two retention ponds, one to collect water from…
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BOYCEVILLE—The Village Board has a committee called the “Visual Improvement Committee” and their function is to call upon Village residents that need work on their property to keep the village looking clean and neat. At Monday evening’s meeting the board spent a considerable amount of time discussing items that the committee had presented to the…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — After working in the Boyceville school district for 11 years, two years as middle school and high school principal and nine years as superintendent, Kevin Sipple retired at the end of the school year. Prior to serving as the middle school and high school principal in Boyceville, Sipple served…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — After serving in the Boyceville school district as a special education teacher at Tiffany Creek elementary for 15 years, Suzanne Carlson has retired. Carlson taught students with special needs both in small group settings and in regular education classrooms kindergarten through sixth grade. Cuts in education funding have been…
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By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — For former Tiffany Creek Elementary principal Nick Kaiser, the move to superintendent was one of ease thanks to Kevin Sipple showing him the ropes. “I talked to Kevin about if this was something I would want to do,” Kaiser explained. “He encouraged me to be a part of the process.”…
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