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Bail set at $500,000 cash each for 3 suspects in Town of Dunn homicide
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $500,000 cash for each of three suspects charged in connection with a homicide in the Town of Dunn. Ryan L. Steinhoff, age 37, Chad D. Turgeson, age 37 and Ashley A. Gunder, age 24, made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before…
Read MoreColfax Lutheran “Wells for Malawi” campaign closes with $8,680 raised to dig new wells
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Since March of 2018, the Colfax Lutheran “Wells for Malawi” campaign has raised $8,680. Colfax Lutheran member Marge Hernandez, who has served as the fund-raising chairperson, said the campaign officially ended this month. The fund-raising campaign was originally scheduled to conclude April 1, but after the COVID-19 pandemic closed…
Read MoreDunn County Sheriff’s Office investigating possible homicide in Town of Dunn
MENOMONIE – The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation in the Township of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin. On the afternoon of Tuesday, November 17, 2020, law enforcement responded to a suspicious death of an adult, white, male in the Township of Dunn. The death is believed to be the result of a…
Read MoreSt. Croix County Board Does Not Adopt COVID-19 Communicable Disease Ordinance
HUDSON, WI — At a special meeting held Tuesday November 17, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors voted 10-9 not to adopt the COVID-19 Communicable Disease Ordinance. During the meeting, the Board Supervisors discussed the ordinance and recommended amendments before the final vote to not adopt the ordinance. District 17 supervisor Judy Achterhof, which…
Read MoreTCE holds virtual Veterans Day ceremonies
Biden wins!
As of Tuesday morning, Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the presidential election against incumbent Donald Trump. According to information that this newspaper was able to obtain, the popular vote gave Biden 76,344,567 to Trump’s 71,445,114. But the most important vote is the vote in the Electoral College, where at present Biden has…
Read MoreFour associated with situation where dead body found in Emerald face drug charges in St. Croix County
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Four people associated with a situation where a woman was found deceased in a car in Emerald October 9 face drug charges in St. Croix County Circuit Court. Shelly Schriver, age 48, was found deceased, slumped over in a vehicle parked in a driveway at 2660 155th Avenue in…
Read MoreMotorcyclist loses life in St. Joe’s crash
Town of ST. JOSEPH — A motorcyclist died early Thursday morning, November 5 when he crashed in St. Joseph Township. 27-year-old Anthony M. Oellerich, 27 of River Falls, WI, died at the scene. The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident located at State Highway 35 and Main Street in Houlton, WI at…
Read MoreTwo arrested following chase in St. Croix County
TOWN OF EAU GALLE — Authorities have taken two subjects into custody following a high-speed chase in St. Croix County early Wednesday morning, November 4. Accroding to a news release from the Wisconsin State Patrol, at approximately 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, November 4 a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on…
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