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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…
Read More21-year-old woman dies in Town of Grant car crash
COLFAX — A 21-year-old Colfax woman has died in a Town of Grant car crash. The victim of the accident on county Highway W on Wednesday, March 18, has been identified as Tina Mae Agema. According to a news release from the Wisconsin State Patrol Northwest Region Eau Claire Post, the crash occurred on county…
Read MoreGovernor Evers, DHS announce updated mass gatherings order
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers on Friday, March 20 directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue updates to the previous order prohibiting mass gatherings of 10 or more people. The updated order maintains the ban on gatherings of 10 or more people and indefinite school closures, but includes some important changes…
Read MoreDunn County Solid Waste & Recycling Division announces Changes to Services
The Dunn County Solid Waste & Recycling Division will be temporarily reducing services at its Connorsville, Downsville, Ridgeland, and Rock Creek Area Collection Stations until further notice in an effort to reduce the rate of COVID-19 (coronavirus) transmission and to protect the residents and employees of Dunn County. Effective at the end of business hours…
Read MoreDunn County to close county buildings to the public
Dunn County to Close County Buildings to the Public Menomonie, WI. —Dunn County Administration announced today that all Dunn County buildings will be closed to the general public, effective Monday, March 23, 2020 and continuing until further notice. This is a prudent step to help reduce the rate of COVID-19 (coronavirus) transmission and to protect…
Read MoreGovernor Evers Confirms Wisconsin’s First Two COVID-19 Deaths
MADISON — Together with state health officials at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Gov. Tony Evers today confirmed two deaths in Wisconsin due to COVID-19. The first death was a male in his 50s from Fond Du Lac County. The second death was a male in his 90s from Ozaukee County. “Our hearts…
Read MoreCOVID-19 confirmed in Dunn County
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County’s first positive case of COVID-19 was reported on Thursday, March 19. The person diagnosed with the coronavirus disease has mild symptoms, said KT Gallagher, Dunn County Director of Public Health, at a Facebook Live event on Friday, March 20. The person affected had traveled extensively overseas and…
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