Boyceville
Boyceville man facing 12 additional felony charges related to exposing a child to harmful material
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 19-year-old Boyceville man is facing 12 additional felony charges related to exposing a child to harmful material by texting pictures of his genitals to girls aged 14 to 17. Jonathan A. Zebro was scheduled for an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court January 24 on seven felony…
Read MoreBoyceville ambulance district board approves purchase of new ambulance for $303,875
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board has approved buying a new Demers Dodge ambulance for $303,875 from Pomasl Fire Equipment out of Antigo. The Boyceville ambulance service received a $106,000 EMS Flex Grant through the state of Wisconsin to put toward the purchase of a new ambulance, and…
Read MoreBoyceville ambulance board gives positive annual review for EMS chief
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board has given a positive annual performance review for Wayne Dow, director of the ambulance service. Peter Score, representative for the Town of Sheridan and chair of the ambulance district board, said Dow could choose whether to have his annual review conducted in closed…
Read MoreCandidates file for local offices
Candidates for local boards that filed papers last week include three incumbent candidates for seats on the City Council of Glenwood City. They are Ben DeGross, Austin Sandow and Kent Kletscher. The term of office is for two years. The present council president Robert Unruh is running unopposed for mayor. He has been leading the…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board hears reports!
The Village board heard many reports about village business at their regular monthly meeting of January 9th. They heard from the Public Works Director, Don Rose, who told about snow removal and that several pieces of village equipment broke down while working to remove the large accumulation of snow. He also addressed a water line…
Read MoreBoyceville ambulance service making progress
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — In spite of efforts by some district residents and disgruntled former EMTs, the Boyceville ambulance service has been making good progress over the past year. Peter Score, representative for the Town of Sheridan and chair of the Boyceville Community Ambulance District, said he wanted to present a “year in…
Read MoreA review of the top news headlines for January, February, and March 2022
JANUARY January 5: DC ACCEPTS OPIOID SETTLEMENT OF $1.25 MILLION: The Dunn County Board has accepted a settlement of $1.25 million to cover expenditures related to the opioid epidemic as part of claims against the three largest pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary companies. A TEAM TITLE AND AN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR…
Read MoreDear Santa – Boyceville and Glenwood City 2022
Just in the “Nick” of time, we’re pleased to present these heartwarming letters from our area’s kids to their favorite holiday hero. All of the letters are typed as they were written. We hope you enjoy them. Tiffany Creek Elementary Mrs. Peterson’s 1st Grade Dear Santa, can I have powrs like soprheroes ples? wut…
Read MoreKeith and Carol Larson: Dad would shoot the tops off of trees for our Christmas tree
By Missy Klatt Keith and Carol Larson of rural Downing have lived in the area their entire lives. Carol grew up on a farm south of Wilson while Keith is a “townie” who was raised in Downing. Besides a stint in the army Keith has always had a Downing address. Carol Carol was the middle…
Read MoreDPI Report Card: Boyceville schools “meet expectations”
BOYCEVILLE — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has released their state report cards on every school district in the state for 2021-22 and all Boyceville schools “meet expectations”. That’s what DeeAnn Thompson, Tiffany Creek Elementary principal, reported to the Boyceville Board of Education during its regular monthly meeting held Wednesday, December 14 in…
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