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15th traffic fatality recorded in St. Croix County
TOWN of Baldwin – The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 8:28 p.m. on December 23, 2023, reporting a single vehicle crash in the 2300 Block of 90th Ave, Baldwin Township. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup, which had been traveling west on 90th Ave.…
Read MoreDear Santa – By Mrs. Kinblom’s 2nd Grade Class
Dear Santa, My name is Ainsley Arlene Carey. I am 7 years old. I am a really good writter are you related to God and how did you get magic? The three things I want for christmas is squishmallow a blanket with my name on it and my family all together. I know its hard…
Read MoreThird generation of tree growers continue at Conklin Tree Farm
By Renee Bettendorf WHEELER- “We’re well connected with the soil,” said third generation Christmas Tree Farmer, Cathy Bauer as she and her crew bustled around the farm getting ready for their busiest month. Cathy owns and operates Conklin Tree Farms along with her husband Adam Bauer and their five children who range in age from…
Read MoreWrong-way driver dies in I-94 crash
HAMMOND — A wrong-way driver died when the vehicle she was driving collided head-on with a semi-tractor trailer in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near the Hammond exit Friday evening, November 17. The deceased has been identified as 26-year-old Rylee C. Greene of Hammond. The Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a complaint of a…
Read MoreElk Mound woman dies in 2-vehicle Dunn Co. crash
TOWN OF ELK MOUND — An Elk Mound woman is dead following a two-vehicle accident Monday evening, November 13 in Dunn County. 70-year-old Debra Bice died when she turned the pickup she was driving in front of a semi unit on Highway 29 and was struck. The Dunn County Communications Center received 911 calls around…
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One dead following 2-vehicle accident in Dunn County
TOWN OF ELK MOUND — One person is dead following a two-vehicle accident in Dunn County Monday evening, November 13. The Dunn County Communications Center received 911 calls around 8:31 p.m. of a 2-vehicle crash at the intersection of STH 29 and 970th St in the Town of Elk Mound. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office,…
Read MoreFreemasons build bed frames for Dunn County’s Carin Shelter in Menomonie
By Renee Bettendorf MENOMONIE – A group of local Freemasons put their carpentry skills to work recently by building bed frames for a new Dunn County homeless shelter. Stepping Stones, an organization located in Menomonie, offers services to homeless and low income families and individuals. They will open the new shelter, called Carin Shelter, next…
Read MoreDog Park Grand Opening
Riley’s Glenwood City Dog Park — Glenwood City fifth grader, Riley Unruh, prepares to cut the ribbon during the Grand Opening Ceremony for the new dog park in Glenwood City that is located just east of the old tennis courts at Hinman Park. There were about a dozen dogs, their owners and several supporters on…
Read MoreFiery Interstate 94 crash kills two
WILSON — At least two people are dead following a fiery mutli-vehicle crash that occurred late Monday afternoon, October 23 in the westbound lane of Interstate 94 at the Wilson exit (mile marker 28) in St. Croix County. According to a news release from the Wisconsin State Patrol, the crash happened around 5:38 p.m. and…
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