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SCC considering $87 million expansion/renovation of government center

By Editor | December 14, 2021 |

By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON— St. Croix County is considering an $87 million project for the government center that would include additions onto the north side and the south side as well as renovation of the existing building. The addition to the south side would be intended to house the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Department…

Over 12 inches of snow in the area Friday-Saturday

By Editor | December 14, 2021 |

WISCONSIN WINTER SCENE—Tire tracks in the snow at the Tribune parking lot on Misty Court indicates that more than a foot of snow fell Friday night. Most activities were cancelled that evening. —photo by Carlton DeWitt

Fire destroys this mobile home in Dunn County

By Editor | November 30, 2021 |

FIRE DESTROYED this mobile home located on Dunn County Highway V, about a mile north of Highway 64 on Tuesday, November 23. Fire fighters from Boyceville, Glenwood City and Menomonie were on the scene. Other details about the fire were not available at press time. —photo by Shawn DeWitt

Two airlifted from car accident in Hay River

By Editor | November 30, 2021 |

HAY RIVER TOWNSHIP—Two occupants of a Dodge Neon were airlifted by Life-link helicopters following a two-vehicle accident. At about one-thirty Monday afternoon, November 22, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle head-on crash on 980th Avenue, west of 370th Street in Hay River Township. According to a news release from the…

Leeward Renewable Energy cancels Highland Wind Farm project in Town of Forest

By Editor | November 22, 2021 |

By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF FOREST — Leeward Renewable Energy, based out of Dallas, Texas, has sent a letter dated November 12 to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, saying that the Highland Wind Farm project has been cancelled. The proposed 102.5 megawatt project in the Town of Forest would have had 41 wind…

Wheeler Veterans Memorial dedication ceremony held Nov. 18

By Editor | November 19, 2021 |

A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE braved the cold windy afternoon of Thursday, November 18th to attend the dedication at the Wheeler Veterans Memorial at the Village Ball Park. Members of veteran groups stood at the Memorial during the ceremony where Brian Lorenz gave a background of the project and VFW Post 10424 Commander Randall Weiss conducted the Dedication Ceremony were concluded by a 21-gun salute with fireworks. —photo by Carlton DeWitt

Celebrating Veterans Day 2021 in the Glenwood City/Boyceville area

By Editor | November 16, 2021 |

21-GUN SALUTE — Members of the Connorsville AMVETS Post 72 and the Wheeler VFW Post 10424 fired a 21-gun salute at the conclusion of a Veterans’ Day program held at Tiffany Creek Elementary in Boyceville Thursday afternoon, November 11. —photo by Shawn DeWitt

Holy Cross’s Mission: Guatemala

By Editor | November 16, 2021 |

MILAGRO Girls and us — bottom row: Missy Klatt, Jeanne Jeske, Leighanna Zielske, Pastor Jonathan Zielske, Rachael Zielske, and Micah Zielske. —photo submitted

By Missy Klatt On October 22nd, Pastor Jonathan Zielske, his three daughters; Rachael, Micah, Leighanna; Jeanne Jeske, and myself left for a mission trip to Guatemala. We were there as a delegation from Holy Cross Lutheran Church visiting the Lutheran Center or ILAG (Inglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala) located in the suburbs of Guatemala City…

Colfax Veterans’ Day Salute

By Editor | November 16, 2021 |

QUILT OF VALOR — Sally Johnson of Colfax presented a Quilt of Valor she had made to William C. Yingst Jr., school district superintendent, during the Veterans Day program at Colfax High School November 11. Johnson’s husband, Glen (Pete) Johnson, was a Vietnam veteran who died in an accident in Minneapolis in 2011. Johnson said she did not know how she was going to get through her grief, so she started making Quilts of Valor that she presents to veterans. Johnson said she makes two of every quilt, one to keep for Pete and one to give away to a veteran. The Quilt of Valor was a complete surprise to Yingst, who is a retired Command Sergeant Major with the United States Army. Eric Johnson, the son of Sally and Pete, is on the right, holding up a corner of the quilt. —photo by Rich Meredith

New Haven to apply for “million dollar mile” road grant

By Editor | November 12, 2021 |

By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF NEW HAVEN — In spite of one board member’s misgivings that town residents would object because “it’s the town chair’s road,” the New Haven Town Board has approved applying for a Local Road Improvement – Supplemental grant (LRIP-S) for 190th Street. The grant would cover up to 90 percent…