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Colfax Village Board approves changes to East View
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Anyone wishing to purchase a house or build a house in the East View Community Development along Dunn Street will now have more options available. The Colfax Village Board at the December 12 meeting approved changes recommended by the Colfax Plan Commission to East View to allow the house…
Read MoreGC school board hears school updates, student proposals
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City school board heard updates on testing scores, events, and facilities, and two student proposals during its final meeting of 2016, held December 12. Nicole Brite, the district Director of Special Education, presented results of STARS testing for students in grades one through eight. The information…
Read MoreStevens appointed to Village Board at Boyceville
BOYCEVILLE — Brad Stevens was appointed to the village board at their regular meeting Monday evening, December 12th. Village President Gib Krueger made the appointment, which was confirmed by the other members of the board. Stevens will fill the seat left open by the resignation of Ted Erickson. Erickson resigned a couple of months ago,…
Read MoreSt. Croix County awards contract to RACOM Corporation to improve radio communications system
HUDSON — St. Croix County, Wisconsin, today announced that they had selected, and awarded a contract to, RACOM Corporation of Marshalltown, Iowa, for improvements to the County’s public safety radio communications system. The action follows the County’s Request for Proposals (RFP) issued in August, 2016.
Read MoreCrash on I-94 sends four to hospitals
BALDWIN — At approximately 8:45 a.m. on December 12 on I94 westbound at U.S. Highway 63N in St. Croix County just west of Baldwin, an eastbound Chevy Equinox traveled through the median, and struck a west bound Toyota Prius and a Ford Fusion. The Chevy and the Toyota were then struck by a west bound…
Read MoreSt. Croix County to study impact of expanding of animal feeding operations
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has approved forming a study group to assess impacts to water resources in the county. The St. Croix County Board held a public hearing December 6 on a proposed ordinance for a six-month moratorium on new large livestock operations or the expansion of existing…
Read MoreAttorney reports lack of cooperation from district attorney and Boyceville police department
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — An attorney representing a former Boyceville man charged with child sexual assault has reported that the district attorney’s office and the Boyceville Police Department have been dragging their feet on turning over evidence. Ted Lopez, 39, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with his attorney, Charles S. Huff, before…
Read MoreFive charged in marijuana conspiracy that netted over $600,000
MADISON, WI — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned indictments last Wednesday, December 7th against five men from Eau Claire.
Read MoreHomicide occurs in Weston Township
WESTON TOWNSHIP — On Friday, December 2, 2016 at approximately 10:21 PM the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a male that had been shot with a firearm at a residence located at E1745 361st Avenue in the Township of Weston in southwestern Dunn County. Upon arrival, deputies and emergency medical…
Read MoreRollover fatality occurs in Lucas Township
On Thursday, December 8, 2016, at approximately 6:06 a.m., the Wisconsin State Patrol, Eau Claire Post, received a report of westbound pickup truck rolling over on I-94 near mile marker 34 in Lucas Township, Dunn County.
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