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Several reports aired at Village Board
At it’s regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 12th the Village board heard several reports and the first was from Airport Manager, Joel Timblin who updated the board on the construction project at the airport that is nearing completion. He presented the board with current cost figures that indicated a total construction cost of $1,771,694.…
Read MoreWastewater facility improvement plan approved at Boyceville
The Village Board accepted a wastewater facility plan as present by Pat Morrow from the engineering firm of MSA out of Rice Lake. The plan calls for upgrades to the Wastewater Treatment Facility’s lagoon aeration system as well as upgrades to the collection system including sewer rehabilitation and lift station upgrades. Morrow told the village…
Read MoreMiu pleads “not guilty” in Apple River stabbing
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Nicolae Miu has pleaded “not guilty” in St. Croix County Circuit Court in connection with a stabbing incident on the Apple River in July that left four injured and one dead. Miu, age 52, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, appeared in court September 8 with his attorneys Aaron Nelson and…
Read MoreAudit report: St. Croix County “strong and healthy overall”
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The result for the audit of St. Croix County’s 2021 financials is that the county is “strong and healthy overall.” There are only two material weaknesses, and both of them are a repeat for St. Croix County and are common among other municipalities, said Jonathan Sherwood of Clifton Larson…
Read MoreWausau area man charged with terrorist threats at Boyceville High School sentenced to probation, jail time
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 20-year-old Weston man charged with making terrorist threats in connection with an incident at Boyceville High School has pleaded “no contest,” been found guilty and was sentenced to probation and 120 days in jail. Alexander J.D. Tillou appeared with his attorney, Richard Louis Yonko, in Dunn County Circuit…
Read MoreGlenwood City High School student, Sydney Grant, wins first place in statewide writing competition
By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — Sydney Grant, who will be a junior at Glenwood City High School this fall, has won first place in the Mary Jo Nettesheim Memorial Literary Competition. The writing contest was sponsored by the Delta Kappa Gamma Wisconsin State Organization, an international society of women educators. Sydney’s story, “Fireworks,”…
Read MoreBoyceville ambulance service awarded $30,600 in EMS-FAP grant funds
by LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Ambulance Service has been awarded an Emergency Medical Services Funding Assistance Grant (EMS-FAP) in the amount of $6,235 plus an additional $24,390 from American Rescue Plan Act funds. Wayne Dow, director of the ambulance service, reported on the grant at the Boyceville Community Ambulance District Board’s…
Read MoreCucumber Festival – “Come on down to Pickle Town”
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — Under the theme of “Come on down to Pickle Town,” this year’s Boyceville Cucumber Festival begins Friday, August 19, and ends on Sunday, August 21. Festival long events will include the 20th annual tractor show on Main Street, a softball tournament, food vendors, Vendors-R-Us vendor fair and the Golden…
Read MoreGlenwood City School’s mill rate set to drop again in 2022-2023
GLENWOOD CITY — For the fifth time in six years, the mill rate for the School District of Glenwood City will decrease. The 2022-23 projected mill rate is set to decrease by nearly 40 cents from the previous year’s rate. During the district’s budget hearing and annual meeting held Monday evening, August 15 in the…
Read MoreBob and Patty Marlette named Boyceville Cucumber Festival Grand Marshals
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — Bob and Patty Marlette are this year’s Grand Marshals for the Boyceville Cucumber Festival from August 19 to August 21. The Grand Parade will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday. Their duties as Grand Marshals will include “welcoming everyone to the 2022 Pickle Fest and representing the great community…
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