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Maintaining profitability by diversifying in sustainability, conservation, and renewables
By Anna Mewis Wisconsin has been a leader when it comes to conservation and education. Hugh Hammond Bennett and Aldo Leopold are some of the founding members of the great conservation movement in Wisconsin who set a standard for overseeing our natural resources still used to this day. These great Wisconsinites blazed a path to…
Read MoreDunn County to receive $1 million in opioid settlement with distributors over 10-15 years
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County will be participating in the lawsuit settlement with opioid distributors and is expected to receive about $1 million over 10 to 15 years. In November of 2017, the Dunn County Board authorized the county to join thousands of other cities, towns and counties in multiple states in…
Read MoreJune trial scheduled in Dunn County for one high-speed chase suspect from Missouri
by LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A June trial has been scheduled in Dunn County for one of the suspects from Missouri allegedly involved in a burglary in Menomonie and a high-speed chase with law enforcement last September. Miltiano T. Johnson, age 42 , appeared with his attorney, Michelle M. Erdman, before Judge James Peterson…
Read MoreSkramstad sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in DC
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Richard Skramstad, 60, Prescott, Wisconsin, was sentenced March 9 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 60 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. This prison term will be followed by a…
Read MoreDunn County approves carry-forwards of $5.1 million from 2022
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — While budget carry-forwards and budget adjustments are routine for the Dunn County Board, carry-forwards of $5.1 million for 2022 include a number of grants for county departments as well as leftover funds and donations. The Dunn County Board approved the 2022 budget carry-forwards at the March 15 meeting. The…
Read MoreDunn County CR&T authorizes Broadband Task Force
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Community Resources and Tourism Committee has authorized the formation of a Broadband Task Force. At the February meeting, the CR&T committee approved applying to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for a $16,000 planning grant to write a community-wide broadband plan for Internet access, said Kristin…
Read MoreFormer Boyceville man reaches plea agreement on 12 felony counts related to sexual assault of a child
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 34-year-old former Boyceville man has reached a plea agreement in Dunn County on 12 felony counts related to the sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. Ross A. Hoffman appeared in Dunn County Circuit before Judge Luke Wagner on March 3 for a plea hearing.…
Read MoreVillage board ponders ordinance updates
The Boyceville Village Board spent almost half of the meeting Monday night going over a title 11 that is to make updates and create new village ordinances. The new document we learned is over 60 pages long and members of the board looked over and discussed many items within the proposed new rules. Board members…
Read MoreChanges at the Boyceville Public Library!
After 21 years of being the Director of the Boyceville Public Library, Ginny Julson will be retiring in April. We are excited to welcome Kallie Anderson as the new Director. Kallie is coming to us from directing the Elmwood Public Library. Having grown up here in Boyceville, completing her Library and Information Services degree from…
Read MoreSt. Croix County authorizes application for $451,000 Targeted Runoff Management Grant
by LeAnn Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has authorized the Community Development Resource Management Division to apply to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for a $451,000 Targeted Runoff Management Grant (TRM). The grant funds are available in areas that are under a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), and Lake St. Croix…
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