Area News
Dunn County Board grants Russian Slough easement for 24-7 Telcom fiber optic cable
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Fiber optic Internet service in the northeast quadrant of the Town of Tainter took another step closer with the Dunn County Board’s approval of a Russian Slough easement for 24-7 Telcom. 24-7 Telcom is seeking permission to have an easement through Russian Slough Park and for boring under the…
Read MoreDNR holds public hearing on Emerald Sky Dairy WPDES permit and proposed expansion
By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF EMERALD — The biggest concern about Emerald Sky Dairy at a public hearing held by the state Department of Natural Resources is high nitrate levels in the groundwater. More than a dozen people spoke at a public hearing held by the DNR July 25 about an application from Emerald…
Read MoreDC Fair affected by hot weather and torrential rain
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Although the Dunn County Fair had just gotten started on Wednesday afternoon, by Thursday afternoon, with a heat index over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, fair officials decided to close down the fair at 5:30 p.m. A post on Facebook announced the closing on Thursday, July 27. “We regret to inform…
Read MoreEM school board approves $14.3 million preliminary budget for annual meeting
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved a revenue budget and an expense budget for Fund 10 of $14,309,879 for the 2023-2024 school year that will be presented at the annual meeting in August. Total revenue and expenditures of $14,309,879 represent a 4.4 percent decrease, or a…
Read MoreBoyceville school board approves preliminary budget
BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community School District Board of Education breezed through its July 19 regular meeting which was held in the Tiffany Creek Elementary Media Center, taking just a half hour to clear its agenda which included the approval of the 2023-24 preliminary budget. With board president Tim Sempf absent, vice president Jeremy Mittlestadt…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board wrestles with 10-year street improvement plan
The Boyceville Village Board meeting of Monday, July 24 had nine items on the agenda and one of them was to work on a 10-year plan for village street improvements. The agenda called for the reallocation of Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) grant of some $14,521 that has been approved for Nordveien Drive to some…
Read MoreSims found guilty of third degree sexual assault
by LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 37-year-old former Colfax man, now a Boyceville resident, has been found guilty of third degree sexual assault with a modifier of domestic abuse. Daniel Z. Sims was the defendant in a two-day jury trial in Dunn County Circuit Court July 17 and 18. Sims was charged with…
Read MoreRed Cross needs help to avert a blood shortage
EAU CLAIRE — After a summer of declining donations, the American Red Cross needs the public’s help to prevent a blood shortage. When a donor makes and keeps an appointment to give blood or platelets in the weeks ahead, they can help ensure trauma patients, those undergoing cancer treatment, and people with lifelong blood disorders…
Read MoreDC begins soft launch of “Independent Living Support” pilot program
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) has started the soft launch of the Independent Living Support pilot program. The state of Wisconsin had planned the roll-out of the ILSP for July 11 but delayed the soft launch until July 24, said Tracy Fischer, manager of the…
Read MoreDunn County meat animal auction Saturday, will feature 87 animals
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The meat animal auction at the Dunn County Fair on Saturday, July 29, will feature 87 animals. The sale starts at 5 p.m. and will include 42 pigs, 28 beef, 13 sheep and four goats. The following exhibitors will have pigs for sale: Chloe Auth, Isabella Auth, Sophia Burr,…
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