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Glenwood City school board hears community concerns over open gym sessions, prepares for spring months
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City School board heard from two community members during its first meeting of 2017. Bridget and Matt Oehlke, both of Glenwood City, expressed their disappointment with the administrative team at the January 9 meeting after being told no open gym sessions would be made available to…
Read MoreCalifornia hockey team with Glenwood City connection has a fun day in the Town of Forest
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — Most people from southern California would probably not call spending an entire day outside in sub-zero weather a fun day. But those people are not part of the West Ranch High School Hockey Club, based in Santa Clarita, California. Glenwood City native, and Santa Clarita resident, Jason McNamara…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board hears updates from department heads
BOYCEVILLE — The Village Board listened to updates from department heads including Maintenance head Don Rose and Police Chief Greg Lamkin. Rose informed the board that he has received e-mails from a firm that has antennas on the water tower and he noted that they apparently are going to make some updates.
Read MoreThird person charged in Boyceville forgery/counterfeiting case
By Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — An Arizona man was arrested in Trempealeau County last month in connection with counterfeit United States currency being produced in Boyceville and passed in three local communities. Juan Antonio Campos, age 33 of Chandler, Arizona, was arrested by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office at a home in Independence in…
Read MoreColfax High School Science Olympiad: “Science is awesome!” – CHS Science Olympiad team wins first gold medal, heads to River Falls Jan. 21
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Now that the Colfax High School Science Olympiad team has won its first gold medal and will be heading to UW-River Falls January 21 for the Fifth Annual Border Battle, team members are more enthusiastic than ever.
Read MoreElk Mound Lions Club celebrates 40 years of community service
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Forty years is a long time. And yet, the five charter members of the Elk Mound Lions Club who are still active in the organization remember the club’s charter night in January of 1977 almost as if it were just yesterday. “We met two or three times…
Read MoreHot pads, potholders and rolling pins …
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Is there a difference between hot pads and potholders? That was the question Colfax historian Susan Hill posed to members of the Colfax Merry Mixers January 5 at the Grapevine Senior Center during a presentation Hill had prepared regarding hot pads, potholders and rolling pins. So — is…
Read MoreKraemer/EOG Resources drilling up to 30 more boreholes for frac sand in Howard
By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — Kraemer Mining & Materials Inc., the company operating the Schindler-Sikora frac sand mine in the Town of Howard, could eventually drill up to 30 new exploratory boreholes. The Kraemer Company has submitted two applications for borehole licenses, reported Susan Haake, town clerk, at the Town of Howard’s…
Read MoreColfax hit-and-run driver charged with two felonies
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 37-year-old Colfax woman accused of hitting Linda Salazar, owner of Mom’s Restaurant and Pub, while Salazar was walking to the restaurant around 5:30 a.m. December 9 has been charged with two felonies. Jami A. Golden made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge Rod Smeltzer…
Read MoreElk Mound village board will not have all seats filled until April
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound village board ended 2016 with only five trustees and a president, and things will remain that way until the April 2017 board election. President Tom Gilbert and village clerk Pat Hahn debated a Wisconsin state statute governing the appointment of new village trustees during the…
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