Area News
Amery Woman gets 18 months for stealing half million
A 43-year old Amery, Wisconsin woman was sentenced February 15 to 18 months in federal prison for wire fraud. The United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, Timothy M. O’Shea announced that Chief U. S. District Judge James D. Peterson imposed the 18-month sentence on Sarah Anne Tischer. Tischer pleaded guilty to four…
Read MoreMarket and Johnson awarded bid for GC Schools’ CTE and FACS renovations
GLENWOOD CITY — Market and Johnson of Eau Claire was awarded the construction work for the Glenwood City School District’s Career and Technical Educations (CTE) and Family and Career Sciences (FACS) renovations project at the high school/middle school during the Board of Education’s February 13 regular meeting. Market and Johnson turned in the low bid…
Read MoreBoyceville fire chief resigns, interim chief appointed
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — Following the resignation of Boyceville Fire Chief Cory Green, the Boyceville Community Fire District Board has appointed Matt Lunderville as interim fire chief. Green’s resignation was effective as of December 31, 2022. The fire board accepted Green’s resignation at the regular December 14 meeting and appointed Lunderville as interim…
Read MoreDunn County adds $100,000 for broadband grant support
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved adding $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support broadband grant applications by internet service providers to expand access to broadband in Dunn County. Dunn County committed $100,000 for the broadband grants last year, but only two grants were received by the…
Read MorePregnancy Resource Center in Menomonie offers information about women’s choices
Since Roe vs. Wade was overturned, pregnancy resource centers (PRC) have been in the spotlight, sometimes being the target of malicious speech and being maligned by the spread of misinformation. Options for Women Menomonie (OFWM) is a Dunn County pregnancy resource center located in Menomonie. This type of center is different from Planned Parenthood clinics…
Read MoreWASB delegates turn down resolution for providing universal free school lunches
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Delegates at the Wisconsin Association of School Board’s delegate assembly at the convention in January failed only one resolution out of 19 — the resolution to provide universal free lunches for school children. Ken Neuburg, a member of the Colfax Board of Education and the board’s representative to the…
Read MoreColfax school board approves girls’ wrestling co-op
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved a girls’ wrestling cooperative with the Bloomer school district. A few years ago, a boys’ wrestling co-op was established with Bloomer, and the boys and girls who wrestle were on a combined team, said Michael Hodel, athletic director for the Colfax…
Read More3 new staff members at Colfax school district — Northrup, Endl and Simonson
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Three new staff members — April Northrup, Natasha Endl and Samantha Simonson — introduced themselves to the Colfax Board of Education at the February 13 meeting. April Northrup is the new secretary at Colfax Elementary. Sandy Sikora, who had been the Colfax Elementary secretary for 25 years, resigned at…
Read MoreColfax Elementary Science Fair yields some surprising results
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — What happens if you float a balloon in maple syrup? What happens if you soak an egg (in the shell) in lemon juice? Do a water molecule and a melted snow molecule look different under a microscope? These were just some of the questions answered by experiments conducted for…
Read MoreGlenwood City Police Chief Darwin resigns
Glenwood City Police Chief Robert Darwin informed the Tribune Press Reporter on Wednesday forenoon that he has tendered his resignation as police chief. In his email letter to this newspaper Darwin said: “I wanted to take a moment to advise the community that I have resigned from my position of Police Chief with the city…
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