Messenger News

By LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX  — Two statewide referendum questions will be on the April 2 ballot that, if approved, would change the Wisconsin Constitution regarding election funding and election workers. Question 1 is related to election funding. The question on the ballot reads: “Use of private funds in election administration. Shall section 7 (1) of…

GLENWOOD CITY — Karl Hackbarth will be challenging incumbent Dunn County Board supervisor for District 9, Tom Quinn, in the April 2 election. Hackbarth, who serves as a supervisor on the Stanton Town Board, has been married to his wife, Danette, for 40 years, and they have four children. The Tribune Press Reporter sent a…

GLENWOOD CITY — Incumbent Dunn County Board supervisor for District 9, Tom Quinn, will face challenger Karl Hackbarth in the April 2 election. Quinn, age 76, of Downing, says that he and his wife, Helen, have two adult children, Joe and Tracy, and five grandchildren ages eight to 13. The Quinns have lived in the…

GLENWOOD CITY — Heather Seburn is the challenger for the supervisor position on the Dunn County Board for District 2 in the April 2 election and is running against incumbent Patrick Breslin. Seburn, age 42, of Prairie Farm, has one son aged 23. The Tribune Press Reporter sent a questionnaire to the candidates. As of…

GLENWOOD CITY — Incumbent Dunn County Board supervisor for District 8, Luke Wiley, will face challenger Daniel J. Baldus in the April 2 election. Wilsey, age 43, of Menomonie, is married to his wife, Jaclyn. The Tribune Press Reporter sent a questionnaire to the candidates. As of press time, after sending two e-mail messages to…

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE  —  When Aaron Bergh and Becca Merryfield go to a public event, people come up to them and say they had no idea Project Hope existed. Then people say they wished the program had been around for their loved ones before their loved ones overdosed, said Merryfield, who is employed…

To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Gov. Tony Evers has signed a $10.95 million contract with prime contractor Chippewa Concrete Services, Inc. of Chippewa Falls for a project renovating and expanding the safety and weight enforcement facility (SWEF) on westbound I-94 east of Menomonie. Construction is scheduled to start Tuesday, March 19. Built in 1984,…

COLFAX — Incumbent Dunn County Board supervisor for District 6, Jim Zons, will be running for re-election April 2 against challenger Dustin Shackleton. Zons, age 60, is engaged to his fiancee and has two children, Daniel (age 21) and Catherine (age 20). The Colfax Messenger sent a questionnaire to the candidates. As of press time,…

ELK MOUND  — Sue Suechting will be the challenger for the supervisor position on the Dunn County Board for District 25 in the April 2 election and is running against incumbent Tom Gilbert. Suechting, age 71, of Elk Mound, is married to her husband, Ralph, and has three adult children and six grandchildren. The Colfax…