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Colfax Public Library awarded $10,000 American Library Association grant
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Public Library has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association to install a handicapped accessible door on the west end of the ramp going into the Colfax Municipal Building. Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, informed the Colfax Village Board that the library had been awarded…
Read MoreSerious injury crash on Highway 29
On Saturday, March 16, 2024 at approximately 8:37 p.m., the Dunn County Communications Center received multiple reports of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 29 and 970th Street in the Township of Elk Mound. One of the vehicles was engulfed in flames. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Elk Mound Fire District, Colfax…
Read MoreJudiciary and Law Committee recommends $712,000 in carry-forwards for 2024 budget
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Sometimes it takes a while to complete projects. The Dunn County Judiciary and Law Committee has recommended to the executive committee and to the Dunn County Board that $712,237 be carried forward into the 2024 budget. The committee held a special meeting March 8 to consider the carry-forward request…
Read MoreConstruction on Wheeler Dollar General to start this spring, finish in September
By LeAnn R. Ralph WHEELER — Construction on a Dollar General store in Wheeler is expected to start this spring and to be finished in September. Rob Hakanson, Wheeler village president, reported at the Wheeler Village Board’s March 6 meeting that the information he had received from the Dollar General engineering team is that they…
Read MoreMake a positive impact: Give blood with the Red Cross
EAU CLAIRE — As spring approaches, the American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to continue to strengthen the national blood supply. People of all blood types – especially those with type O blood – are critical to ensuring hospitals can meet the daily demand for lifesaving transfusions. During Red Cross…
Read MoreEmpty bowls 2024 fundraising event benefiting the St. Croix Valley Food Bank
HUDSON — St. Croix Valley Food Bank is hosting their 2nd Annual Empty Bowls Event on Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. at their facility located at 1231 Industrial St. in Hudson. The evening includes a meal of delicious soups & fresh bread donated by local restaurants, a silent auction, short program,…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board meeting focused on Police report
BOYCEVILLE- The Boyceville Village Board moved through their agenda in just 25 minutes at their public hearing and board meeting held on Monday evening. Police Chief Greg Lamkin went over his report of the activities of the Boyceville Police Department (BPD) for the month of February. He said the department had 150 calls for service…
Read MoreSt. Croix County Board agrees to consider three resolutions related to refugees
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has agreed to consider three separate resolutions related to refugees that would support a Wisconsin Senate bill, would support a federal bill to amend the immigration act and would pause refugee resettlement in St. Croix County. At the beginning of the St. Croix County…
Read MoreBoyceville School district conducts walk through meeting about proposed referendum
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE-About 20 people attended a Community Information and Walkthrough Meeting about the $18 million proposed Boyceville School District referendum on Thursday evening at the high school. District residents will be voting on the referendum at the upcoming April 2 election. If district voters vote in favor of the referendum, the funds would…
Read MoreShort season, good trees, hard work are core elements of local sapping businesses
By Renee Bettendorf CONNORSVILLE/DOWNING — For the last two years, Wisconsin has ranked fourth in the nation for maple syrup production according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. About 400,000 gallons of everybody’s favorite pancake condiment is produced annually in the state. Last week the Tribune looked in on three local maple operations and…
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