Home
Northern Sands receives extension for environmental studies at Albertville Valley sand mine
By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — Northern Sands LLC, the company proposing to develop a 1,300 acre frac sand mine southeast of Colfax, has received an extension on the deadline for submitting reports about environmental studies. In the nonmetallic mine reclamation permit issued by the Chippewa County Department of Land Conservation and Forest…
Read MoreColfax approves hiring full-time public works employee
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved hiring a full-time employee for the department of public works at a beginning wage of $16 to $19 per hour. The Colfax Village Board and the board’s personnel committee met October 3 to consider hiring another full-time employee. The personnel committee includes the…
Read MoreColfax contemplates new water meters for $160,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Is it time for Colfax to install new state-of-the-art water meters? The cost for installing all new water meters would be $160,000 if village employees do the installation themselves, but the savings on labor costs for reading the meters and calculating the water bills, along with increased revenue from…
Read MoreColfax school district referendum: mailers have gone out
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If you have not yet received a mailer sent out by the School District of Colfax with information about the $7.2 million referendum question in the November 8 election, the mailer should be arriving soon. The mailers were sent out late last week, said Bill Yingst, district administrator.
Read MoreColfax changes rescue squad director position to hourly
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved changing the director of the rescue squad to an hourly position if the Fair Labor Standards Overtime Act remains in effect. The village board and the village board’s personnel committee met in closed session October 3 to discuss changes to the Fair Labor…
Read MoreCombine Fire in Forest Township
Fire damages Glenwood home
TOWN OF GLENWOOD — A home in the Town of Glenwood received extensive damage following a fire that broke out Saturday evening, October 1. The home owned by Tony and Trudy Lewis at 1768 320th Street in Glenwood Township had heavy smoke and fire damage.
Read MoreBoyceville woman receives additional charges in counterfeiting case
By Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — A 41-year-old Boyceville woman made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court September 30 on additional charges related to counterfeit money, as well as the illegal possession of prescription drugs. Lori N. Klund appeared before Judge James Peterson along with her attorney, Scott S. Schlough.
Read MoreBoyceville native had “fingerprints on the moon, and beyond the solar system” in career
By Cara L. Dempski CENTERVILLE, OHIO — When Roselyn Lanier of Minneapolis attended her brother, Ernest Johnson’s, Celebration of Life in Ohio, she learned a few things about him she had never been aware of. “My brother, David, and I were amazed to learn the extent to which his (Ernest’s) work impacted the space program,”…
Read MoreEM Village Board agrees to committee meetings to determine viability of hiring a full-time police chief
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound village board met in closed session September 28 to discuss personnel issues within the police department. Village President Andy Peterson reopened the session after nearly 30 minutes of discussion to inform meeting attendees the public safety and employee relations committees would meet in October to…
Read More