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Commercial Club seeking nominations for 2022 J.D. Simons Community Volunteer Award
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Commercial Club is once again seeking nominations for the J.D. Simons Community Volunteer Award. The J.D. Simons Community Volunteer Award for 2022 will be the seventh awarded by the Colfax Commercial Club. The award is intended to provide recognition to an individual who has made the Colfax…
Read MoreMcCandless asking for new trial in Town of Spring Brook murder
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Ezra J. McCandless, who was convicted by a jury in the fall of 2019 in the first degree intentional homicide of Alexander Woodworth in the Town of Spring Brook in March of 2018, is asking for a new trial. A motion was filed in Dunn County Circuit Court December…
Read MoreDC Hwy B project could be delayed to 2024
MENOMONIE — Although Dunn County is proceeding as if the county Highway B project from U.S. Highway 12 to just past the Exit 45 truck stop will occur in 2023, there is a real possibility it will be delayed until 2024. A request has been submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to extend the…
Read MoreDC Highway Department adopts mailbox policy
MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Highway Department now has a formal written policy about replacing mailboxes that have been hit by a snowplow. The highway department always had a verbal policy, but it was never written down, said Dustin Binder, Dunn County Highway Commissioner, at the December 14 meeting of the highway committee. The policy…
Read MoreSenator Rob Stafsholt receives Wisconsin Counties Association’s “Outstanding Legislator Award”
Senator Rob Stafsholt (R-New Richmond) has been honored by the Wisconsin Counties Association with a “WCA Outstanding Legislator Award” for his work on behalf of county government during the 2021-2022 Legislative Session. He was presented with the award December 13, 2022 in his State Capitol Office by WCA Government Affairs Associate Chelsea Fibert. “Senator Stafsholt…
Read MoreGlenwood City Library News 12-28-22
What is coming to the Glenwood City Public Library? Winter is here! We are excited to announce our Winter Adult Reading Program called, “Reading Across the United States”, starts January 1st. This is also a great time of year to check out our snowshoes we have to offer and you can combine it with checking…
Read MoreWisc. Court of Appeals upholds lower court decision to turn over email list to City of Mequon alderman
By Alec Johnson Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II has upheld a lower court decision that ordered the Mequon-Thiensville School District to turn over email records to City of Mequon Ald. Mark Gierl. In its Dec. 7 decision, the court upheld Ozaukee County Circuit Court Judge Steven Cain’s October 2021 decision…
Read MoreDunn County considering removal of multi-family from commercial zoning
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County is the only county that allows none-owner occupied multi-family housing in commercial zoning districts, and the Planning, Resources and Development Committee is wondering if that should be changed. Anne Wodarczyk, Dunn County zoning administrator, said at the PR&D committee’s December 13 meeting that after consulting with…
Read MorePR&D committee settles on procedure for suggesting initial Board of Commissioners for proposed lake district
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee has agreed to use ballots to rank applicants for the initial Board of Commissioners for the proposed Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District. The deadline for applications for the initial Board of Commissioners was December 5, and the PR&D committee received 10…
Read MoreAttorneys plan to file motions to suppress statements made regarding Apple River stabbing
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Attorneys for Nicolae Miu, who is charged in St. Croix County Circuit Court in connection with a stabbing incident on the Apple River in July that left four injured and one dead, say they are planning to file a motion to suppress certain statements. Miu, age 52, of Prior…
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