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Boyceville approves zoning change for new Dollar General store, hears about airport improvement needs
BOYCEVILLE — The Village Board took action at their regular monthly meeting Monday, February 10th to rezone a piece of property to allow Dollar General to construct a new store building along State Highway 79 on the north side of the Village. The board also heard about the need to resurface the runway at the…
Read MoreBoyceville officer honored with life saving award
A Boyceville Police Officers was honored for his actions of January 19th for talking a possible suicidal subject into putting down his weapon and seeking help. At the Village Board Meeting on February 10th, Police Chief Greg Lamkin presented the award to Officer Sergeant Peter Rud. The Boyceville Police Department Lifesaving Commendation reads as follows:…
Read MoreFire destroys polished in Hay River Township
Elk Mound hires Davy Engineering as consultants for new phosphorus limits
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved hiring Davy Engineering as consultants at a cost of $5,000 to assist the village with phosphorus discharge limits for the wastewater treatment plant. The village received the new wastewater treatment permit from the state Department of Natural Resources in October 2019,…
Read MoreRestitution still undetermined for Rock Creek burglary
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A restitution amount still has not been determined for a burglary that occurred in a Town of Rock Creek home after it had been damaged in a fire October 11, 2017. Michael Tenney and Ryan Weiss, who were both found guilty of the burglary, appeared in Dunn County Circuit…
Read MoreAttorney seeking to strike “use of a dangerous weapon” in Peoples State Bank and U-fuel robberies
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — An attorney representing a 22-year-old Wheeler man accused in the armed robbery of Peoples State Bank in Boyceville and U-fuel near Elk Mound is seeking to strike “use of a dangerous weapon” from the charges. David J.R. Hoffman appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court February 4 with his attorney,…
Read MoreColfax Health and Rehab News – 2-12-2020
News for the week of February 2nd to the 8th: Monday morning found the Patchy Partners crafters hard at work in the Square. They are finishing a large batch of bowl cozies, and will soon be on to another project! Later in the morning, residents gathered to snack-n-chat in the Square. Plenty of coffee, sweet…
Read MoreMcCandless sentenced to life in prison possibile extended supervision after 50 years
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Ezra J. McCandless, who was convicted by a jury last October of the first degree intentional homicide of Alexander Woodworth in the Town of Spring Brook in March of 2018, has been sentenced to life in prison. McCandless appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court February 7 with her attorneys…
Read MoreFire chief and EMS chief assure Howard residents fire district will be ‘okay’ without Wheaton
By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — With Wheaton set to leave the Chippewa Fire District at the end of the year, the fire chief and the EMS chief want to assure Town of Howard residents that their service will not change. Scott Bernette, fire chief, and Mark Roshell, emergency medical services chief, spoke…
Read MoreNorthern Sands Wisconsin asking for changes to Albertville Valley sand mine reclamation permit
By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — Northern Sands Wisconsin, the company developing the 1,300-acre Albertville Valley sand mine several miles southeast of Colfax, plans to ask for changes to the reclamation permit Chippewa County issued in 2015. Robin Koth, representing Northern Sands Wisconsin, spoke to the Howard Town Board at the February 4…
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