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U.S. Attorney’s office and ATF highlight emerging threat posed by machinegun conversion devices
MADISON, WIS. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin and the ATF Madison Field Office are joining together to highlight the dangers of machinegun conversion devices (MCDs). The devices are an emerging threat, and law enforcement agents are increasingly finding them in Wisconsin. About an inch-long, an MCD is an illegal…
Read MoreGC school board accepts $126,000 from fraud insurance claim
GLENWOOD CITY — At their meeting held on Monday evening, the Glenwood City school board voted to accept $126,000 from an insurance claim filed in regards to the former district administrator Tim Johnson fraud case. They also discussed possibly using that money to correct a number of compensation discrepancies that were instituted by Johnson. According…
Read MoreDunn County PR&D recommends rezone for former solid waste and recycling site
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee is recommending to the county board that the former solid waste and recycling site be rezoned as General Commercial in anticipation of selling the property. The PR&D committee first discussed the possibility of a rezone for the former solid waste and…
Read MoreDunn County has no legal authority to pause refugee resettlement
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — According to a legal opinion from the corporation counsel’s office, Dunn County has no legal authority to pause refugee resettlement in Dunn County. The Dunn County Health and Human Services Board on the November 21 agenda included two items about refugee resettlement. The first item was requested by Luke…
Read MoreNumber of fields in Dunn County used by septic haulers now down to fewer than 120 per year
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Although the number of fields initially approved by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in Dunn County for septic haulers to land spread sludge was 400, that number is now down to fewer than 120 per year. Neil Koch, a retired hydrogeologist and a resident of the Town of…
Read MoreStagehands present “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at the Spring Valley Theatre
Submitted by Lori Peterson, Spring Valley Stagehands SPRING VALLEY, WI –The Spring Valley Stagehands’ 2024 theatre season will conclude with the play Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Author Barbara Robinson’s popular and bestselling tale of the rowdy Herdmans has been beloved and celebrated since the book’s original release in 1972, and has subsequently been made into…
Read MoreBoyceville School Board approves final four million for referendum projects
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — At their meeting held on November 20 the Boyceville school board voted to approve the final four million dollars in general obligation promissory notes to pay the remaining portion of the cost of the referendum projects. Back in January the board adopted an initial resolution authorizing the issuance of general…
Read MoreDunn County could borrow $11.6 million in 2027 for highway shop and keep same debt payment
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County could borrow $11.6 million in 2027 for a highway department storage building and renovating the existing building and still pay the same amount for debt service. The goal is to maintain the debt service payment every year at $5.3 million and that includes borrowing for the highway…
Read MoreSt. Croix County judge sets bail with $25,000 bond for former GC school district administrator
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A St. Croix County judge has set bail with a $25,000 signature bond for former Glenwood City school superintendent Tim Johnson, who is charged with 17 felonies related to theft, money laundering, forgery and misconduct in office. Johnson made an initial appearance in St. Croix County Circuit Court November…
Read MoreNeighbors of Dunn County Report: more people age 65+ and fewer nursing homes
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — In 2020, almost 17 percent of the residents in Dunn County were 65 years and older, but since 2016, 12 nursing homes within 50 miles of Dunn County have closed. In 2010, 12 percent of Dunn County’s population was 65 years and older, while in 2020, 16.9 percent of…
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