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Glenwood City School District sets mill rate at 7.1
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY- The Glenwood City School board held their annual meeting, budget hearing and regular meeting on Monday evening. Five district residents attended the annual meeting and along with the board approved a mill rate of 7.1. The rate is a decrease of one point from last year. The new mill rate…
Read MoreDunn County had unassigned general fund balance of $16.7 million at end of 2023
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County had an unassigned general fund balance of $16.7 million as of December 31, 2023, although the balance should have been $13.7 million because $3 million that should have been transferred to the highway department had not been transferred. The general fund unassigned fund balance of $16.7 million…
Read MoreApple Orchard incident – Town of Lafayette
TOWN OF LAYFAYETTE —Wednesday September 18, 2024 Today, during field trip to an apple orchard in the Town of Lafayette several children along with parents and chaperones were on a wagon ride through the orchard; off of public roadways. During that time one of the wagons began to lose control going downhill, as they attempted…
Read MoreBaldwin successfully pushes USPS to pause postage pricing increases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 20th, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not raise prices in January 2025 for Market Dominant products, which includes First-Class mail. This announcement comes after Baldwin called out USPS leadership for unsustainable price hikes and poor service. “Wisconsinites rely on the USPS to…
Read MoreCrash in Menomonie involving a school bus
MENOMONIE — At 3:54 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 a crash occurred on County Highway B at Interchange of I-94 in Dunn County near Menomonie. The crash involved one injury. The details of the crash are as follows: A Chevrolet pickup and a Ford Excursion, traveling north bound, were stopped on County B at…
Read MoreAdvocating for family farmers: Farmers Union calls for action on farm bill at National Fly-in
WASHINGTON – Nearly 300 Farmers Union members from across the country joined together in Washington, DC last week to advocate for family farmers and a strong Farm Bill as part of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Fall Legislative Fly-In. Over the course of the week, Farmers Union members attended hundreds of Congressional meetings and met…
Read MoreGlenwood City Council approves 4-way stop, sets policy for recording meetings
The Glenwood City Common Council revisited an item that it looked into a year ago and brought it up again approving the installation of a four-way stop on the city’s main street. They also created a policy governing the recording of meeting of the council. The four-way stop has been a discussion at previous council…
Read MoreFire chief and fire board chair resign: Boyceville fire district schedules special meeting Oct. 2
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community Fire District Board has scheduled a special meeting for October 2 that will include consideration of resignations submitted by the fire chief and the fire board chair. Matt Shepard, chair of the Boyceville fire board, said he had planned to call the special meeting to re-evaluate…
Read MoreZebro sentenced to probation and 90 days in jail for felonies related to exposing a child to harmful material
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has sentenced a 21-year-old Boyceville man to probation and 90 days in jail related to 18 felony charges of exposing a child to harmful material by texting pictures of his genitals to girls aged 12 to 17. Jonathan A. Zebro, along with his attorney, Alicia…
Read MoreDC highway facility could cost $11 million to $16 million — or $32 million for all brand new
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Depending on which option Dunn County chooses, upgrading and renovating the highway department building could cost anywhere from $11 million to $16 million — while a brand new facility would cost $32 million. Cedar Corporation conducted a building space needs study, and the conclusion is that the Dunn County…
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