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Colfax Railroad Museum sponsoring model train show at Stout Field House
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Railroad Museum will be sponsoring the 1st Annual Red Cedar Train Show at the UW-Stout Johnson Field House January 7 and 8. The Red Cedar Train Show is actually a continuation of a model train show held in Menomonie for 15 years called “The Happy Grandparents Model…
Read MoreColfax plan commission recommends village board pursue RFPs for rail spur
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Plan Commission has recommended that the Colfax Village Board move forward with soliciting Requests For Proposals to build a new rail spur in Colfax. The plan commission, along with village board members, met with representatives of Timber Technologies and Woods Run December 20 to discuss the possibility…
Read MoreCity Council has short meeting
GLENWOOD CITY — Meeting on the 12th day of the 12th month, the Glenwood City Common Council’s final regular meeting of 2016 was its most abbreviate of year. The council needed less than 20 minutes to approve the agenda, minutes, bills to be paid and hear some committee and department reports before adjourning.
Read MoreGlenwood City Fire Department and EMS receive dementia training
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — A representative of the St. Croix County Aging and Disability Resource Center presented a dementia training session to the Glenwood City Fire Department and EMS services at the fire hall on December 13. The training was part of a state initiative to assist people with dementia diagnoses with…
Read MoreSemi transporting U.S. Mail catches on fire
On December 13, 20-6 at approximately 8:22 a.m. the Wisconsin State Patrol was notified of a semi fire on I-94 eastbound near MM 11. When officers arrived the semi-tractor was fully engulfed and the fire had spread into the trailer. The driver was not injured. Due to the hazardous conditions of the fire and safety…
Read MoreBoyceville PD welcomes two new police officers
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville village board swore in two part-time police officers during its December meeting. Officers Pete Rud and Chad Mousel were sworn in during the village’s December 12 regular meeting.
Read MoreAttorney for Wheeler man charged with child assault plans motions for inadmissible evidence
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — An attorney representing a 34-year-old Wheeler man charged with the repeated sexual assault of a child plans to file motions with the court regarding inadmissible evidence. Ryan N. Kistner appeared with his attorney, Roger M. Hillestad, in Dunn County Circuit Court December 13 before Judge Rod Smeltzer.
Read MoreColfax community collecting funds for business owner injured in hit-and-run
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Kyle’s Market, Mom’s Restaurant and Pub and Dollar General are collecting funds for medical expenses for Linda Salazar. Salazar, the owner of Mom’s Restaurant and Pub, suffered critical injuries when she was struck by a passing vehicle while crossing Main Street at Fifth Avenue about 5:30 a.m. in Colfax…
Read MoreColfax man found guilty of child sexual assault
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — A 25-year-old Colfax man has been found guilty on one felony count of the sexual assault of a child. Jesse D. Thoms appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge James Peterson December 12, along with Thoms’ attorney, Francis Rivard, and pleaded no contest to the repeated sexual assault…
Read MoreThree horses break through ice near Elk Mound
ELK MOUND — Three horses that got out of their pasture in the Town of Elk Mound went to a neighboring property where they broke through the ice of a pond Sunday morning. One horse was rescued from the water alive, but the other two horses died from being submerged in the cold, deep water,…
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