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Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling plans Clean Sweep June 6
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you live in the villages of Elk Mound or Colfax or the Towns of Colfax, Grant, Elk Mound, Otter Creek, Spring Brook, Tainter or Wilson, you are eligible to participate in a Clean Sweep event June 6. The Clean Sweep will be held at the Colfax Fairgrounds from…
Read MoreBlood and platelet donors needed now
EAU CLAIRE – The American Red Cross asks people to book a time to give blood or platelets now to address a recent drop in donation appointments that could lead to fewer transfusions for patients in the weeks ahead. Type O blood donors are especially needed to ensure a strong blood supply. The start of…
Read MoreMemorial Day: what’s it all about?
By Missy Klatt If you thought it was all about a long weekend, the start of summer and barbeques you’ve totally missed the point of this very special holiday. To put it simply Memorial Day is to remember those military personal who died while serving our country. We honor all veterans on Veterans Day which…
Read MoreTainter Lake Rehabilitation District annual meeting will be at Menomonie High School August 5
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The annual meeting for the Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District will be held at Menomonie High School August 5. The cost of the Great Hall at UW-Stout to accommodate 500 people is $565, said Al Brown, chair of the initial Board of Commissioners for the lake district, at the May…
Read MoreWisconsin Northwoods Quilts of Valor presents 4 quilts to area veterans
By LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Wisconsin Northwoods Quilts of Valor have presented four more quilts to area veterans. Quilts were presented to Jon Suckow, Roger Hainstock, Alan Johnson and Rodney Johnson during an American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 meeting at the Grapevine Senior Center in Colfax May 16. Rodney Johnson was not…
Read MoreMan who murdered 4 and left their corpses in Town of Sheridan sentenced to 100 years in prison
By LeAnn R. Ralph RAMSEY COUNTY — The 39-year-old man who murdered four people and left their bodies in an SUV in a Town of Sheridan corn field in September of 2021 has been sentenced to more than 100 years in prison. Antoine D. Suggs was convicted by a Ramsey County, Minnesota, jury on four…
Read MoreGlenwood City superintendent tenders resignation
GLENWOOD CITY — Longtime Glenwood City school district superintendent Tim Johnson has submitted his resignation to the Board of Education according to the agenda that district posted to its website Friday afternoon, May 19. Johnson’s communication to the board reads as follows: “Dear School Board Members, I am writing to provide notice of my intent…
Read MoreGovernor Evers approves WIS 128 pavement improvement project
To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Gov. Tony Evers has signed a $4.49 million contract with prime contractor Monarch Paving Co. of Amery for a pavement improvement project on WIS 128 from WIS 29 northeast of Spring Valley to US 12 west of Wilson in St. Croix County. Construction is scheduled to start Monday, May…
Read MoreGCE Student Council opens City Council meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Glenwood City Common Council was lead by grade school students who are members of the student council at the Glenwood City schools. The students are from the second, third and fifth grades. This is the third month in which Mayor Rob Unruh has invited student council members to open…
Read MoreFour file for open seat on Glenwood City City Council
Four city residents sent letters to the city council expressing their interest in serving on the City Council. The six-person city council has one open seat and they placed an advertisement in the Tribune Press Reporter for the past three weeks asking any city resident that were interested in serving to submit a letter to…
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