Area News
DC adopts broadband taskforce ordinance
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has adopted an ordinance to create a broadband taskforce to work on bringing high speed Internet access to all areas of the county. The county board suspended the rules for a second reading and approved the ordinance at the September 20 meeting on a first…
Read MoreElk Mound school district referendum projects come in $500,000 under budget
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Now that the majority of the construction is finished, the Elk Mound school district referendum projects have come in roughly a half million dollars under budget. Brian Brewer of Baird Financial spoke to the Elk Mound Board of Education at the September 18 meeting about the options that…
Read MoreUW-River Falls to host Powered by Electricity event on Sept. 23
River Falls, Wis. – An upcoming free event at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will showcase the importance of moving toward more electric power as a way to boost sustainability efforts. The third annual Powered by Electricity is Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at North Hall, 410 S. 3rd St., River…
Read MoreChuck Draxler named Wisconsin music education association distinguished school board member
Each year, the Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA) recognizes a school board member who is an advocate for the importance of music education in school programs. As such, WMEA has established an award to celebrate individuals who have advocated to ensure that all students receive a well-rounded education that includes music. Glenwood City school board…
Read MoreLocal author Sue Berg regales area library patrons with Driftless series
By Missy Klatt Author and native Glenwoodite, Sue Berg, entertained library patrons this past Thursday evening, September 14, at the Glenwood City Public Library about her books, the Jim Higgins Driftless Mystery series and how she goes about writing and publishing them. She also entertained questions from the group and had books available for sale…
Read MoreSnow, topic at City Council meeting
With winter season fast approaching, the City Council is taking action to reduce snow removal costs in the city budget. Mayor Rob Unruh informed other members of the city council that the city overspent the snow removal budget by $54,000 last season. So the council spent considerable time working out a plan in an attempt…
Read MoreUpdates on road construction in St. Croix and Dunn counties
According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation the following list of ongoing projects in St. Croix and Dunn counties. The safety and weight enforcement facility along eastbound highway I-94 east of Hudson is in is second year of construction. Work on the $21.98 million dollar project includes replacing the existing building with a modern one,…
Read MoreCommercial vehicles crash on Interstate 94 at milepost 28
The crash occurred at approximately 7:10 a.m. on September 14. At 8:41, all involved vehicles were removed and all lanes of Interstate 94 were open. Below is a brief summary of what is know at this point of the investigation. Wisconsin State Patrol units responded to a two commercial motor vehicle crash on I-94 near…
Read MoreAudit report: SCC unassigned fund balance is $18.2 million
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON – St. Croix County had an unassigned fund balance of $18.2 million as of December 31, 2022, which is 41.9 percent of the general fund expenditures. The St. Croix County Board has a policy that the unassigned fund balance should be 35 percent, plus or minus three percent, of the…
Read MoreDunn County PR&D: DNR enforcement strives for compliance
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — When encountering cases of pollution from manure storage failures or manure run-off on farm fields, the state Department of Natural Resources puts the majority of effort toward compliance to fix the problem. There are two kinds of pollution, point source and non-point source, and failing manure storage units and…
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