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3D printer put to use by Boyceville Science and Math teacher Andrew Hamm
By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — Andrew Hamm, Math and Science teacher, of Boyceville High School, has begun to print 3D masks, with the help of Boyceville senior Cade Klefstad, after finding plans online to help organizations in their time of need. “After watching a TV program last week where the president of the Massachusetts General…
Read MoreLocal businesses working together to help those in need
By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — With a “Safer at Home” order still in place Bonnie’s Cafe and the Glenwood City Vet Clinic have been working together to help those in need of a hot meal that can’t make it out of their homes. “I want to give people a hot meal,” said Bonnie. “It…
Read MoreEllsworth Creamery asking patrons to reduce milk supply, dump, quit dairy
ELLSWORTH—Patrons of the Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery received a letter dated April 2nd from Paul Bauer, CEO of the cooperative telling them of the lost market for their milk and asking them to cut back on milk production. This is due to the COVID-19 virus crisis. The letter states that the “board is urging all patrons…
Read MoreNo Colfax Free Fair this year
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — For the first time since 1943 during World War II — 77 years ago — there will be no Colfax Free Fair this summer. With the COVID-19 pandemic, even by the end of June, it could still be risky, said Steve Ackerlund, president of the Colfax Fair Board. No…
Read MoreState Supreme Court overturns Gov. Evers’s executive order to suspend in-person voting
MADISON – Just hours after Governor Tony Evers had signed an executive order Monday, April 6 postponing Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary election until June 9th due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the Wisconsin State Supreme court overturned the governor’s order allowing in-person voting to proceed as planned. The State Supreme Court voted 4-2,…
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Bail set at $5,000 cash for Boyceville man charged with 4 drug-related felonies
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $5,000 cash for a 54-year-old Boyceville man charged with four drug-related felonies, including maintaining a drug trafficking place. Franklin J. Bignell appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court April 3 before Judge Rod Smeltzer. Court records list an address for Bignell on Center Street in…
Read MoreSecond COVID-19 case confirmed in Dunn County
MENOMONIE — Dunn County Health Department (DHCD) was notified by a Health System Partner that there is a second confirmed case of COVID-19 in a Dunn County resident. The case is currently isolated at a hospital in the region. “We are working quickly to get all of the facts about this case including any close…
Read MoreLike the IRS, Wisconsin extends tax filing deadline to July 15
Both federal and Wisconsin income tax payment and return due dates are automatically extended to July 15, 2020. Wisconsin law will automatically extend time and waive interest and penalties for taxpayers due to a presidentially declared disaster. Governor Tony Evers said, “this is just one more thing we can do for Wisconsinites during this challenging…
Read MoreGov. Evers Directs DHS to Issue Safer at Home Order
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue a Safer at Home order that prohibits all nonessential travel, with some exceptions as clarified and defined in the order. The order is effective at 8 am on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 and will…
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