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Old Forest Feed Mill Burns
FOREST FEED MILL – Fire struck the former Forest Feed Mill in Forest along State Highway 64 Tuesday, September 24th. The Clear Lake Fire Department was notified and by seven thirty several other fire departments were called to help out. At press time the cause of the fire has not been determined. Besides Clear Lake…
Read MoreFire chief and fire board chair resign: Boyceville fire district schedules special meeting Oct. 2
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District Board has scheduled a special meeting for October 2 that will include consideration of resignations submitted by the fire chief and the fire board chair. Matt Shepard, chair of the Boyceville fire board, said he had planned to call the special meeting to re-evaluate…
Read MoreZebro sentenced to probation and 90 days in jail for felonies related to exposing a child to harmful material
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has sentenced a 21-year-old Boyceville man to probation and 90 days in jail related to 18 felony charges of exposing a child to harmful material by texting pictures of his genitals to girls aged 12 to 17. Jonathan A. Zebro, along with his attorney, Alicia…
Read MoreMinnesota man accused of hiding 4 corpses in Dunn County finally has an attorney
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — An attorney has been found to represent the Minnesota man accused of being a party to the crime of hiding four corpses in northern Dunn County. Darren L. Osborne, age 59, who also is known by 11 other aliases, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge James Peterson…
Read MoreVillage of Knapp to celebrate 150 years
By Missy Klatt The area that we now know as Knapp had its first settlers in the 1860s. Some of those early homesteaders were Omar Cole, John Bailey, A. K. Humphery, Charles Bailey and David Bailey. Knapp was originally called Bailey Town as the Bailey family owned most of the land in East Knapp. This…
Read MoreMarvelous Marvel still showing at the St. Croix County Fair at 100 years young
By Missy Klatt BALDWIN — Marvel Gregerson, 100, of Bladwin has had great success showing at the St. Croix County Fair for many years. Marvel who grew up in the Baldwin-Woodville area and in fact has lived in the area all her life, first showed at the fair when she was ten years old. At…
Read MoreForensic audit reveals GC school district lost more than $300,000 to fraudulent activities
By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — When several Glenwood City school district residents brought their concerns to the Board of Education regarding reimbursements to the superintendent of $40,650, they had no way of knowing the full extent of the fraud. Instead of $40,650 of fraud regarding classes that former district administrator, Tim Johnson, said…
Read MoreGlenwood City School District releases forensics audit
Below is a letter that Patrick Olson, superintendent of the School District of Glenwood City sent out to the public Friday morning, August 23 regarding the release of the Intellex Forensics Audit. Glenwood City, Wisconsin, August 23, 2024 – The School District of Glenwood City has released the now public forensic audit completed by Intellex…
Read MoreSt. Croix County judge dismisses filing from former superintendent for restraining order
By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — Based on a formal agreement between Tim Johnson and the Glenwood City school district, a St. Croix County judge has dismissed the case Johnson filed asking for a restraining order to delay the release of a forensic audit. The civil lawsuit asking for a restraining order was scheduled…
Read MoreBoyceville Cucumber Festival grand marshals: Boyceville Community Ambulance Association
by LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Boyceville ambulance service, members of the Boyceville Community Ambulance Service Association are the grand marshals for the Boyceville Cucumber Festival’s grand parade. “I would love to see some of our old EMTs come back to participate (in the parade) but…
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