News
Boyceville High School senior Cora Leslie selected as Menomonie Optimist Club Youth of the Month
The Menomonie Optimist Club provides the Boyceville High School teaching staff with the opportunity to recognize the achievements and efforts of an outstanding senior student. The selected student is then recognized as the Youth of the Month. Cora Leslie was selected to represent Boyceville High School as Youth of the Month for November. Cora is…
Read MoreGlenwood City Public Library News 12-27-23
We are excited to start this year off with our Winter Reading Challenges. The first one is for the adults and it is “Reading Around the World” and the second Reading Challenge is for the High schoolers called “Readopoly”. Both Winter Reading Challenges will run from Jan. 1-March 31. Reading Around the World: Stop in…
Read More15th traffic fatality recorded in St. Croix County
TOWN of Baldwin – The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 8:28 p.m. on December 23, 2023, reporting a single vehicle crash in the 2300 Block of 90th Ave, Baldwin Township. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup, which had been traveling west on 90th Ave.…
Read MoreGlenwood City School Board moves forward with HVAC project
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY — At their committee and board meetings held back to back on December 18, the Glenwood City School Board discussed a facilities maintenance report and how to best distribute donated funds to the food service. They also approved going forward with an HVAC project and the purchase of cameras for…
Read MoreBoyceville ambulance achieves service with 2 EMTs 98 percent of the time
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — In the month of November, the Boyceville ambulance service achieved 24-7 coverage with two EMTs all but 2 percent of the time. The 2 percent of the time with one EMT on duty amounted to 12 and 3/4 hours, said Wayne Dow, director of the Boyceville ambulance service, at…
Read MoreProperty Taxes shoot up, but tax credits cushion the blow
On bills being mailed out this month, gross property taxes in Wisconsin will climb by the largest amount since the Great Recession. This comes in spite of the current state budget, which delivered historic aid increases to municipalities and counties. State tax credits will help hold down the net tax that property owners actually pay.…
Read MoreColfax school district “meets expectations” on state report card
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax school district, with a score of 64.9, “meets expectations” on the school report card for 2022-2023 issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Colfax Elementary “exceeds expectations,” and the middle school and high school “meet expectations,” so overall, the school district meets expectations, said William C.…
Read MoreNew WASB resolutions support “talent development” to help with teacher shortage
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Two of the new resolutions that will be introduced at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards convention in January focus on incentivizing talent development as a way to help alleviate the teacher shortage. There are 11 resolutions that will be presented at the WASB convention, and the first two…
Read MoreOptimists name December Youth of the Month
Honoring outstanding seniors from Dunn County’s high schools has been a tradition of the Menomonie Optimist Club for over 30 years. For the month of December, Optimists honored Mason Yarrington of Colfax High School as the December Youth of the Month. Mason Yarrington is a senior at Colfax High School, where he has excelled academically…
Read MoreVillage of Elk Mound receives $20,800 transportation grant for Mound Park Drive
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Village of Elk Mound has been awarded a $20,800 transportation grant for repaving Mound Park Drive. The grant has been awarded, and the $20,832 will be received after January 1, said Mark Levra, director of public works, at the Elk Mound Village Board’s December 20 meeting. Although…
Read More