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Methodist Pastor Shannon Mattison Retired-Not Quite
By Missy Klatt GLENWOOD CITY – United Methodist Pastor Shannon Mattison thought she was retiring this past June after serving churches in Boyceville, Prairie Farm, and Wheeler for the past three and three quarter years. However, the bishop sent her a text message, “would you consider something part time?” She replied yes and the next…
Read MoreGlenwood Bait & Bow: A sportsman’s dream
By Missy Klatt GLENWOOD CITY — If you are an avid fisherman in the area or perhaps a bow hunter you probably already know that there is a shop in town that caters to your needs. And that shop is Glenwood Bait & Bow owned and operated by Sean and Miranda Lybert located on Syme…
Read MoreLa Crosse man sentenced to 66 years in prison for I-94 deaths of 2 Dunn County men
By LeAnn R. Ralph SAUK COUNTY — A 59-year-old LaCrosse man found guilty of causing a traffic crash on I-94/I-90 near Lake Delton in October of 2018 that killed two Dunn County men has been sentenced to 66 years in prison and 38 years of extended supervision. Albart B. Shores, who was convicted following a…
Read MoreNitrate contamination in Dunn County varies by individual water well
Note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct percentage of Town of Colfax wells testing above 10 mg/L for nitrate. By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF COLFAX — Although agriculture is the primary land use in Dunn County, and agriculture is associated with nitrate contamination of water wells, whether an individual well is…
Read MoreSuspect in Sheridan quadruple homicide charged in Dunn County with hiding a corpse
By LeAnn R. Ralph Editor’s Note: According to a news release issued by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department at about 4 p.m. Friday, September 17, Antoine D. Suggs is in custody in Maricopa County, Arizona. According to a news release issued by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department on the afternoon of Thursday, September 16, Darren…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Suspect arrested in connection with Dunn County Homicides, authorities searching for second suspect
An update to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office’s homicide investigation, late yesterday, warrants were issues for two suspects in connection with this homicide case. One of the suspects has been arrested on our warrant by St. Paul Police Department and is being held in the Ramsey County Jail. The suspect arrested is Darren Lee McWright…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: DC sheriff has “high degree of certainty” suspects in quadruple homicide no longer in the area
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd says he has a “high degree of certainty” that the suspect(s) responsible for four homicide victims found in the Town of Sheridan Sunday afternoon are no longer in the area. “We are confident that this was a place these victims were randomly brought to,”…
Read More2021 Rustic Lore Days
The 2021 Rustic Lore Days celebration, held Sept. 10-12, 2021, was a huge success. More photos will be available on our photography website.
Read More9-11 Tribute During Rustic Lore
9-11 TRIBUTE —Silence descended for a few minutes at the start of this year’s Rustic Lore Parade on Sunday afternoon, September 12 as area fire, EMS and law enforcement agencies, joined by the many parade spectators, stood and honored those that lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
Read MoreBurch named GC high school and middle school principal
GLENWOOD CITY — Following a closed executive session Monday evening, September 13, the Glenwood City School District Board of Education and administration announced the hiring of Marcy Burch as the new high school/middle school principal. Burch was one of two finalists that interviewed during the board’s closed-door meeting Monday night. Superintendent Tim Johnson told the…
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