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Fire destroys chicken coop
A heat lamp is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a chicken coop and several small chickens early Wednesday morning, August 28th.
Read MoreBoyceville registered sex offender accused of working with children
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 57-year-old Boyceville woman who is a lifetime registered sex offender has made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court on two felony charges of a child sex offender working with children and strangulation. Roberta R. Hitz made an initial appearance before Judge James Peterson September 27 on…
Read MoreGC woman sentenced to probation, community service for letting her 9-year-old drive
By LeAnn R. Ralph BALSAM LAKE — A 32-year-old Glenwood City woman charged in connection with allowing her nine-year-old child to drive while she and her boyfriend were both highly intoxicated has been sentenced to probation and community service in Polk County. Amanda R. Eggert appeared in Polk County Circuit Court September 30 for a…
Read MoreHow will we fix our roads?: Dunn County participates in historic “Turnout for Transportation”
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — As anyone who has been paying attention knows — the cost for counties, cities, villages and townships to fix and maintain roads is a huge expense. Representatives for municipalities in Dunn County made history when they gathered at the Dunn County Judicial Center September 29 for the first-ever statewide…
Read MoreGood – Better – Best: Colfax Middle School works on team building
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — “Good. Better. Best.” “Never let it rest.” “Until your good is better.” “And your better is best.” “Doing your best” was one of the themes Carl “Energizer” Olson emphasized during a presentation to Colfax Middle School students September 29.
Read MoreColfax intends to remain in Dunn County Outdoor Recreation Plan
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has decided Colfax should remain as part of the Dunn County Outdoor Recreation Plan. Some grants require an outdoor recreation plan in order for the municipality to receive the grant money, said Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, at the Colfax Village Board’s September 26 meeting.
Read MoreColfax approves temporary lighting for municipal building basement
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Let there be light. The Colfax Village Board approved installing temporary lighting in the Colfax Municipal Building basement for a bid of $2,800 from LBR Electric/Chris Fogarty at the September 27 meeting. Rand Bates, director of public works, had requested temporary lighting for the basement.
Read MoreAlley traffic a problem in some parts of Colfax
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — How many vehicles per day would you expect to drive down an alley in Colfax? Five? Ten? Colfax resident Jason Johnson spoke to the Colfax Village Board at the September 27 meeting during the public comments section of the agenda about his concern regarding alley traffic.
Read MoreWahl Correction
In the September 21 edition of the Tribune Press Reporter, eight-year-old Nicholas Keeley was erroneously named as Nicholas Wahl throughout the entire Shriner’s Parade Grand Marshal story. Nicholas is the son of Jonathan Keeley and Jeremy and Ashley Wahl. The Tribune Press Reporter was not provided with adequate information regarding this.
Read MorePower out in Emerald
EMERALD — For those living in Emerald, power was off because of a tree that fell onto a power line just east of Highway D in the village early Monday morning.
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