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Minnesota man accused of hiding 4 corpses in Dunn County finally has an attorney
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — An attorney has been found to represent the Minnesota man accused of being a party to the crime of hiding four corpses in northern Dunn County. Darren L. Osborne, age 59, who also is known by 11 other aliases, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge James Peterson…
Read MoreDunn, Pepin Counties work with Xcel Energy to purchase part of Chippewa River State Trail
MENOMONIE, Wis. — Dunn and Pepin counties are working with a conservation organization to acquire a 6.5-mile section of the Chippewa River State Trail currently owned by Xcel Energy. “This is an exceptional stretch of this popular trail, and we have a unique opportunity to acquire it for a reasonable price,” said Chase Cummings, Dunn…
Read MoreSt. Croix County Board Committee of the Whole recommends keeping nursing home
by LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St.Croix County Board Committee of the Whole has recommended “Option B” which includes keeping the county nursing home facility, opening the Kitty Rhoades Memorial Memory Care Center again and requiring that $500,000 be put toward debt service payments. About two-thirds of county residents voted in favor of keeping…
Read MoreBoyceville Village board takes quick action on several items
BOYCEVILLE — Even though they had a smorgasbord of reports from seven different department heads, the Boyceville village board made quick work of their agenda on Monday evening finishing up their meeting in just 35 minutes. Village Engineer Eric Barclay reported to the board on Sykora Lane. The village wants to run water and sewer…
Read MoreVillage of Knapp to celebrate 150 years
By Missy Klatt The area that we now know as Knapp had its first settlers in the 1860s. Some of those early homesteaders were Omar Cole, John Bailey, A. K. Humphery, Charles Bailey and David Bailey. Knapp was originally called Bailey Town as the Bailey family owned most of the land in East Knapp. This…
Read MoreConstruction expected to start soon on 2nd village well in Wheeler
By LeAnn R. Ralph WHEELER — Construction is expected to start soon on a second well to provide water for residents in the Village of Wheeler. According to a report from Don Knutson, village clerk-treasurer, presented to the Wheeler Village Board at the September 4 meeting regarding a meeting between Knutson, Rand Bates, director of…
Read MoreSt. Croix County audit shows $24.1 million in unassigned general fund balance
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — St. Croix County ended 2023 with an unassigned general fund balance of $24.1 million. The $24.1 million of unassigned fund balance is 50.5 percent of the general fund expenditures, said Jonathan Sherwood of CliftonLarsonAllen during the audit report to the St. Croix County Board at the September 3 meeting.…
Read MoreDunn County receives lowest amount of general transportation aid among eight counties
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Being frugal with the amount of money spent on county highways has not paid off for Dunn County in terms of general transportation aid received from the state of Wisconsin. According to information presented by Dustin Binder, Dunn County highway commissioner, at the Dunn County Board’s budget workshop on…
Read MoreEnergy Study: Dunn County would realize enough energy savings to pay for new judicial center HVAC
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — According to a recently-completed energy study, Dunn County would save enough money on energy to pay for a new heating-ventilation-air conditioning system at the Dunn County Judicial Center. The judicial center was built in 1998. The HVAC system is based on boilers and chillers, and full replacement of the…
Read MoreChetek Lakes Protection Association provides ideas to Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Chetek Lakes Protection Association — with years of experience and success — has provided ideas on projects, fund raising and promotion to the Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District. Jamey Lideen, president of the Chetek Lakes Protection Association, spoke to the Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District Board of Commissioners at the…
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