Area News
Main Street business owner wonders if snow could be plowed differently
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The owner of a business on Main Street in Colfax is wondering if snow could be plowed differently so there are no snow piles left at the curb. A pile of snow along the curb makes it difficult for people to park along Main Street and makes it difficult…
Read MoreDC Board to consider establishing Tainter Lake district
MENOMONIE, Wis. — The Dunn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, will consider an order to establish a Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District. County officials remind those interested in attending that state law establishes specific criteria for how the board conducts this meeting and decides whether to approve the order. On July 14,…
Read MoreResidents express opposition to proposed Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Would the proposed Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District be able to improve water quality in Tainter Lake when the Red Cedar Watershed covers 1,900 square miles north of Tainter Lake? This was one of the concerns expressed by residents of the proposed lake district at the Dunn County Planning and…
Read MoreGlenwood City school board meets
GLENWOOD CITY — The Board of Education for the Glenwood City School District met in regular session Monday, January 9 and approved personnel items, donations, district-issued scholarship amounts and drew lots for this spring’s board election. A pair of candidates filed papers to run for the two board seats that are up for election this …
Read MoreThreat closes Glenwood City schools, suspect quickly taken into custody
GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City School District was closed and locked down Friday, January 6, 2023, after an emailed threat was sent to staff and students the previous day. In a recorded message sent to parents and staff members early morning of Friday, Superintendent Tim Johnson stated that the district would not be conducting…
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 MoreWeiss arrested for OWI 1st offence after being stopped on I-94
Tanner Steven Weiss, 35, from Wilson, WI has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16. On January 8, 2023, at approximately 2:06 p.m. a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper stopped a car…
Read MoreBoyceville native shares how she overcame challenges to earn master’s in clinical mental health counseling
Menomonie – Kate Johnson, of Boyceville, has multiple learning disabilities, some incredibly severe. During her developmental years, she was informed by educators that she was “too disabled” and that she would never thrive in education. “I recall vividly, when I was younger, feeling as though my ability to advance in school would be a tumultuous…
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…
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