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“Ren in the Glen” July 30 & July 31
By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — “Ren in the Glen” returns for a fifth season Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and July 31, on Dunn St. Croix Road between Glenwood City and Downing.
Read MoreDowning man dies in motorcycle crash on Q
By LeAnn R. Ralph DOWNING — A 43-year-old Downing man was pronounced dead Tuesday, July 19, after the motorcycle he was driving had crashed on county Highway Q north of Downing in the Town of Tiffany. Todd C. Danovsky was southbound on Highway Q north of 1150th Avenue when the motorcycle entered the right road…
Read MoreWoman drowns in Red Cedar River at Riverside Park
By LeAnn R. Ralph SAND CREEK — 43-year-old Susan R. Shackleton of New Auburn drowned in the Red Cedar River at Riverside Park in Sand Creek Sunday afternoon. At around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, July 24, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a missing woman last seen at the boat landing at Riverside…
Read MoreHow much water do we need to grow food and to drink?
High Capacity Wells at Question By Carlton DeWitt Back on June 8th about 30 people attended the Town Board meeting of the St. Croix County Township of Emerald. Those people were concerned about the groundwater and high capacity wells. Before the town board was a discussion that Emerald Sky Dairy (formerly Emerald Dairy) is requesting…
Read MoreEmerald woman to pay nearly $10,000 in restitution within 60 days
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A 27-year-old Emerald woman charged with four felony counts related to money taken from an elderly woman she was hired to care for is expected to pay nearly $10,000 in restitution within 60 days. Cynthia L. Hillman appeared in St. Croix County Circuit Court July 18 for a status…
Read MoreColfax Main Street Block Party: Introducing Matthew Tison and The Soggy Roots Band
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — New to the line-up for the Colfax Founder’s Day Main Street Block Party on August 6 in downtown Colfax will be Matthew Tison and The Soggy Roots Band. Based out of Menomonie, the Soggy Roots are described as an “indie folk rock” band.
Read MoreColfax ends 2015-2016 school year with $124,648 surplus
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The audit of the Colfax school district for the 2015-2016 school year shows a surplus of $124,648. The Colfax Board of Education reviewed the audit at a special meeting July 18.
Read MoreColfax schools to use biometrics for lunch program IDs
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Students in the Colfax school district will only have to keep track of their index fingers this fall while they are going through the lunch line. The School District of Colfax will be using a form of identification called biometrics that uses the student’s finger to create a unique…
Read MoreColfax school board approves $7.2 million referendum for November election
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved holding a $7.2 million referendum in the November election for school improvement projects. With the suggested change of spelling out Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in the referendum question itself, the Colfax Board of Education at the July 18 meeting approved two…
Read MoreElk Mound approves rezone from B-1 to residential
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Based on a recommendation from the Elk Mound Plan Commission, the Elk Mound Village Board has approved a rezone for property along Menomonie Street from Business-1 to single family residential. Patrick Lien appeared before the plan commission July 20 to ask for the rezone of W418 Menomonie Street.
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