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Colfax fire board sets budget of $112,700 for 2025, property tax levy of $94,700
Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter and as chair of the Colfax fire board. by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District Board has set a budget of $112,700 for 2025 and a property tax levy of $94,700. The budget of $112,700 and the property…
Read MoreColfax man convicted of child sex crimes now living in the Town of Tainter
by LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A former Colfax man sentenced in 2013 to 14 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision for sex crimes related to minors was released in Menomonie homeless October 8 and is now living in the Town of Tainter. Michael L. Fodness, age 57, was convicted in Dunn…
Read MoreColfax loses out on $4.18 million Flexible Facilities grant
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax was not among the grant awards for a Flexible Facilities grant of up to $4.25 million to make improvements to the Colfax Municipal Building. The grant awards were announced on October 7. The Flexible Facilities Program grant is funded through the U.S. Department of Treasury’s…
Read MoreCartoon-festooned mini-van brings relief for local family
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you see the Tom and Kelly Hendrickson family out with their new-to-them vehicle — be sure to wave. How will you know it is the Hendricksons? Their vehicle is likely the only silver Dodge Grand Caravan in western Wisconsin with a custom paint job featuring cartoon characters. The…
Read MoreFifth annual Maytober Sale to kick-off week of October 28th
Due to the generosity of many business donors and Smith Auction Company, Friends of the St. Croix County Fairgrounds is announcing the Fifth Annual Maytober Sale. The Sale, an online charity auction, is being hosted by Smith Sales, Baldwin, WI. The Sale goes online the week of October 28th and closes at 6 p.m. November…
Read MoreArea fire departments fights 15-acre brush fire in Town of Otter Creek
Editor’s note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter Creek and as chair of the Colfax Community Fire District Board. by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire Department responded to a call for what ended up being a 15-acre brush fire along county Highway N in the Town…
Read MoreDunn County Board reviews 2025 budget of $111.16 million
by LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has reviewed a budget of $111.16 million for 2025, representing an increase of $11.7 million over the 2024 budget of $99.45 million. The anticipated total property tax levy for the 2025 budget is $24,784,000, said Dr. Beata Haug, Dunn County chief financial officer, at the…
Read MoreMain Street 4-way stop Wednesday Snow removal is main topic at City Council meeting
The City Council spent some time listing to community citizens about snow removal from city parking lots and sidewalks. Until last year, the city crew would pickup snow that was pushed into the streets from private parking lots and sidewalks. That was when the city put a new policy in place that required private business…
Read MoreBoyceville Community Fire District Board appoints Hackbarth as chair
by LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District Board has appointed Karl Hackbarth, representative for the Town of Station, as chair of the fire board. Steve Nielsen, chair of the Town of Stanton, served as the vice-chair of the Boyceville fire board and presided over the special meeting held October 17. Nielsen…
Read MoreFormer Glenwood City school superintendent charged with 17 felonies
by LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Former Glenwood City school superintendent Tim Johnson has been charged with 17 felonies related to payments he received for classes he had not taken at Viterbo University as well as other fraudulent activity. St. Croix County District Attorney Karl Anderson filed the criminal complaint in St. Croix County Circuit…
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