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Home invasion in Dunn County
On June 6, 2023 at approximately 3:25 a.m., the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home in the 5100 block of CTH C in the Township of Dunn for the report of a female that forced entry into their home. One of the homeowners confronted the female and the female struck the homeowner…
Read More1 of 4 men accused of illegal bear hunting in northern Dunn County going to trial in December
by LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — One of the four men accused of illegal bear hunting in the Town of Sheridan in northern Dunn County is taking the case to a jury trial in December. Brandon N. Guthrie, age 33, of Ridgeland, along with his attorney, Andrew Joseph Harrington, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court…
Read MoreElk Mound turned down for Safe Drinking Water loan forgiveness
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has turned down the Village of Elk Mound for any forgiveness on a loan from the Safe Drinking Water Fund. If there is no loan forgiveness, then there is no project, said Mark Levra, director of public works, at the Elk Mound…
Read MoreColfax Free Fair begins Thursday, June 15 ‑ chicken dinner is on for Sunday, June 19
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Although there was some doubt initially whether there was going to be a chicken dinner on Sunday, June 18, at the Colfax Free Fair, the chicken dinner is on the schedule again. The Colfax FFA Alumni will be sponsoring the chicken dinner on Sunday, said Steve Ackerlund, president of…
Read MoreDo’s and Don’ts of United States Flag etiquette
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers the following guidelines for proper display of the American flag: Important Things to Remember • Traditional guidelines call for displaying the flag in public only from sunrise to sunset. However, the flag may be displayed at all times if it’s illuminated during darkness. The flag should not be…
Read MoreSt. Croix County invites input on service and budget planning for health and human services
New Richmond, WI — St. Croix County residents are invited to provide input on the 2024 service and budget planning for the County’s Health and Human Services Department on June 21. This is an open public participation process by the St. Croix County Health and Human Services (HHS) Board. • June 21, 2023 • 5…
Read MoreSt. Croix County deputy, New Richmond police officer involved in fatal Star Prairie shooting
STAR PRAIRiE — A pair of St. Croix County law enforcement officers were involved in the fatal shooting this past weekend. The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 10:46 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2023, reporting a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 1900 block of CTH CC, in…
Read MoreDC facilities committee recommends approval of Russian Slough easement for fiber optic
by LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Facilities Committee has recommended the county board approve an easement for 24-7 Telcom to bring fiber optic in through the Russian Slough and under the Red Cedar River. The actual easement would not be drafted and filed until 24-7 Telcom is ready to bring in fiber…
Read MoreFrom the Archives … “Winding Up the Yarn” June 4, 1958 tornado: “White-faced and weary …”
COLFAX— Helen Reed, co-owner of the Colfax Messenger, wrote a weekly column for the newspaper at the time of the June 4, 1958, tornado. Here is Helen’s column the week after the tornado in the June 12 edition of the Messenger: White-faced and weary, after a whole night of wakefulness, and with a numbness that…
Read MoreFrom the Archives … Tornado devastates Colfax
Compiled by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Sixty five years ago, on June 4, 1958, a tornado — later determined to be an EF5, the most destructive of tornadoes — descended on Colfax at 7 p.m. All together, the tornado left a path of destruction 33 miles long and killed 28 people, 12 of them…
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