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Celebrate the season of hope by giving blood or platelets during a blood drive in your community
EAU CLAIRE — December is a time to close out the year by making new memories. With just two weeks left in 2024, the American Red Cross asks donors to give blood or platelets now to help those in need enjoy the rest of the holiday season with loved ones. Donors with type O negative…
Read MoreTrain vs. SUV crash with injury
On December 12, 2024, at approximately 3:16 p.m., the Dunn County Communication Center was notified of a train vs. car crash at the railroad crossing near the intersection of 970th St and US Hwy 12 in the Village of Elk Mound, Dunn County, Wisconsin. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, Elk Mound Police,…
Read MoreColfax man found guilty of possessing methamphetamine, sentenced to 4 years
By LeAnn R. Ralph EAU CLAIRE — A 31-year-old Colfax man has been found guilty of possessing a little more than four pounds of methamphetamine and has been sentenced to four years in prison. Dalton D. Clayton appeared in Eau Claire County Circuit Court with his attorney, Matthew Krische, before Judge Douglas Hoffer on December…
Read MoreCold case murder suspect pleads not guilty
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Jon K. Miller, the suspect accused of killing Mary Schlais in the Town of Spring Brook in February of 1974, has pleaded not guilty in Dunn County Circuit Court. Miller was scheduled for a preliminary hearing December 13, but Miller’s attorney, Travis Satorius, told the court that Miller wanted…
Read MoreMenomonie City Council approves $45,000 in funding for Mabel Tainter and $25,000 for Downtown Menomonie
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Menomonie City Council has approved $45,000 in funding for the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts and $25,000 for Downtown Menomonie as part of the Tax Increment Finance District 15 budget for 2025. The Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts is an economic driver for Menomonie because in…
Read MoreSt. Croix County to host open house for Kitty Rhoades Memorial Memory Care Center
New Richmond, WI: St. Croix County is excited to announce the reopening of the Kitty Rhoades Memorial Memory Care Center, featuring a new Dementia Crisis Stabilization Unit (DCSU). To celebrate this milestone, the County invites the public to an Open House on Thursday, December 19 from 5 -7 p.m., located at 1426 N 4th Street…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board approves 2025 tax levy at $227,034
BOYCEVILLE-At their meeting held on Monday evening the Boyceville village board unanimously approved the 2025 levy limit, which is the maximum amount of property taxes the village can collect in a year, at $227,034 with board trustee Ben Hitz absent. Village clerk treasurer Brittany Halvorson presented the 2025 budget to the board. In 2025 the…
Read MoreWheeler approves budget of $477,000 for 2025
By LeAnn R. Ralph WHEELER — The Wheeler Village Board has adopted a revenue and expense budget for 2025 of $476,770. The village board approved the 2025 budget and a property tax levy of $58,664 December 4. The property tax levy for the 2025 budget represents a $2 increase over the property tax levy for…
Read MoreBoyceville fire board receives 4 applications for fire chief
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District Board has received four applications for the position of fire chief. The Boyceville fire board received the applications for fire chief at a special meeting on December 3 at the Boyceville fire station. Karl Hackbarth, representative for the Town of Stanton and chair of…
Read MoreGlenwood City’s Fire Chief asks city to make changes to the false alarm ordinance
GLENWOOD CITY — The city council pushed through their open meeting agenda Monday evening in just 18 minutes and covered the dozen items on the agenda including a request from Fire Chief Greg Holden to make a change to the City’s False alarm ordinance. At present a location can have two false alarms per year…
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