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BV School Board moving ahead with more projects from phase two of the referendum
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — After hearing from Luke Schultz, associate director of facilities management services for CESA 10 the Boyceville school board approved moving forward with several projects as part of phase two of the referendum that voters approved last spring. Schultz reviewed several upcoming projects with the board including; creating secure entrances at…
Read MoreMeat raffle fundraiser to benefit local Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Connorsville, WI – The Glen Hills Lions Club is excited to announce a special fundraising event during the month of March, a Meat Raffle, to benefit Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing beds for children in need. The kick-off to this month long event will take place at The Blind Spot,…
Read MoreGlenwood City School Board takes action on past compensation discrepancies
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY-After an hour long discussion at their meeting held on Monday evening the Glenwood City school board took action on matters concerning past compensation, process and procedure deficiencies, which has been a topic of discussion for them since November. District administrator Patrick Olson presented the board with a four part agenda…
Read MoreKilde retires from WestCAP after 30 years at the helm
By Renee Bettendorf GLENWOOD CITY- After working for 30 years and two weeks as the executive director of West CAP, Peter Kilde retired on February 7. Kilde, who was born in Eau Claire and spent 25 years working for another organization based in St. Paul, ended up in Glenwood City and at West CAP in…
Read MoreBoyceville fire district administrator: “I’d hate to see this going south again.”
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — Although it seemed as if the Boyceville Community Fire District Board was making progress on calming down tensions in the fire department — but now maybe not. The Boyceville fire board appointed Lee Kegan, representative for the Town of Tiffany, as chair of the fire board at the February…
Read MoreEvers vows to contain property taxes
By WisPolitics.com To Republicans, he’s Tony the Taxer. To Dems, he’s Tony the Tax Cutter. Which is it? Maybe a little bit of both. It looks like Dem Gov. Tony Evers is emphasizing past and newly proposed tax cuts as he enters what could be the year before another run for governor. Evers hasn’t declared…
Read MoreDunn County awards $5,000 in contingency funding for Colfax library
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Community Resources and Tourism Committee has approved providing $5,000 in additional funding for the Colfax Public Library from the county’s contingency fund. All four of Dunn County’s libraries received less funding from the county for this year, but for the Colfax Public Library, the reduction in…
Read MoreArea youth participate in 4-H activities
Recent Activities It has been a busy month. Besides their regular club meetings, multiple Dunn County 4-H Clubs have been holding food drives for their communities trying to see which club could gather the most non- perishable food items per member. The winners will get to have an ice cream party! Dunn County 4-H was…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation supports education in Dunn County with teacher mini grants
Dunn County school districts recently received a boost in educational innovation through the distribution of teacher mini grants, aimed at enhancing classroom learning and student engagement. Funded by The Community Foundation of Dunn County’s General Teacher Mini Grant Fund, along with multiple designated funds, donor-advised funds, scholarship funds, and public crowdsourcing, these grants support creative…
Read MorePlea and sentencing hearing scheduled March 27 for cold case murder suspect
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Jon K. Miller, the suspect accused of killing Mary Schlais in the Town of Spring Brook in February of 1974, is scheduled for a plea and sentencing hearing in Dunn County Circuit Court on March 27. Miller, along with his attorneys Shelly Tomtschik and Travis Satorius, appeared in court…
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