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Elk Mound increases fines for false alarms
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Property owners in Elk Mound will now be assessed a $250 fee for a second false alarm, $500 for a third false alarm and $1,000 for a fourth false alarm. The Elk Mound Village Board approved changing the ordinance pertaining to false alarms from “location” to “property owner”…
Read MoreDunn County Board enters 10-year contract with Red Cedar Racing Association
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Instead of the previous three-year contracts, the Dunn County Board has approved a 10-year contract with the Red Cedar Racing Association for the Red Cedar Speedway at the Dunn County Recreation Park. The longer-term lease from three years to 10 years will provide more stability for the Red Cedar…
Read MoreSCCB reviews $134 million budget, fails to fund $185,000 for UW-Extension and $70,00 4-H admin assistant
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has reviewed a budget of $134 million for 2025 and has declined to provide from the unassigned fund balance $185,000 for UW-Extension and $70,000 for an administrative assistant to support a 4-H educator. The St. Croix County Board’s Committee of the Whole reviewed the…
Read MoreGC school board accepts two checks from Johnson
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY — In their board work session and regular board meetings which spanned more than three hours on Monday evening, the Glenwood City school board voted to accept two restitution checks from Tim Johnson, learned about upcoming court proceedings involving Johnson and heard from two district residents about how Johnnson’s criminal…
Read MoreColfax could be gateway for Red Cedar Watershed National Heritage Area
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax, and more specifically, the Colfax Railroad Museum, could be the gateway for a National Heritage Area in the Red Cedar Watershed. The St. Croix Valley is in the process of becoming a National Heritage Area, and the Red Cedar Watershed is under consideration, said Herb…
Read MoreColfax fire board sets budget of $112,700 for 2025, property tax levy of $94,700
Editor’s Note: LeAnn R. Ralph serves as chair of the Town of Otter and as chair of the Colfax fire board. by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire District Board has set a budget of $112,700 for 2025 and a property tax levy of $94,700. The budget of $112,700 and the property…
Read MoreColfax man convicted of child sex crimes now living in the Town of Tainter
by LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A former Colfax man sentenced in 2013 to 14 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision for sex crimes related to minors was released in Menomonie homeless October 8 and is now living in the Town of Tainter. Michael L. Fodness, age 57, was convicted in Dunn…
Read MoreColfax loses out on $4.18 million Flexible Facilities grant
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax was not among the grant awards for a Flexible Facilities grant of up to $4.25 million to make improvements to the Colfax Municipal Building. The grant awards were announced on October 7. The Flexible Facilities Program grant is funded through the U.S. Department of Treasury’s…
Read MoreCartoon-festooned mini-van brings relief for local family
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you see the Tom and Kelly Hendrickson family out with their new-to-them vehicle — be sure to wave. How will you know it is the Hendricksons? Their vehicle is likely the only silver Dodge Grand Caravan in western Wisconsin with a custom paint job featuring cartoon characters. The…
Read MoreFifth annual Maytober Sale to kick-off week of October 28th
Due to the generosity of many business donors and Smith Auction Company, Friends of the St. Croix County Fairgrounds is announcing the Fifth Annual Maytober Sale. The Sale, an online charity auction, is being hosted by Smith Sales, Baldwin, WI. The Sale goes online the week of October 28th and closes at 6 p.m. November…
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