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Two long time maintenance workers to retire from Glenwood City School District this August
By Laura Giammattei GLENWOOD CITY — With nearly 63 years of combined service to the Glenwood City School District, Thomas Ross and William Wold will be retiring this upcoming August. Thomas Ross has dedicated over 26 years of service to the school district, but is now looking forward to moving onto the next phase of…
Read MoreVeterans Memorial dedicated in GC
GLENWOOD CITY — The new Veterans Memorial in downtown Glenwood City was dedicated on Memorial Day with a large crowd attending the event.
Read MoreAmery Teen is Polk County’s latest traffic death
A 17-year old is the latest traffic fatality in Polk County. According to a news release from the Wisconsin State Patrol, an accident happened at 9:18 a.m. on Wisconsin Highway 46 at 120th Avenue near Amery.
Read MoreColfax fire department receives $40,000 Otto Bremer Foundation grant
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Community Fire Department has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation for purchasing turnout gear and an airbag rescue system. Don Logslett, fire chief, reported on the grant at the Colfax fire board’s May 26 meeting. Logslett said that he and Becky Kiesow, former…
Read MoreHobbick sentenced to three years in prison for Town of Elk Mound burglary
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has sentenced 38-year-old Ryan Hobbick to three years in prison for a burglary at A-Z Auto & Truck Salvage & Recycling Center on state Highway 29 near Elk Mound. In addition to three years in prison, Judge James Peterson sentenced Hobbick to five years of…
Read MoreBoa constrictors still not legal in Colfax
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has decided not to remove boa constrictors from the ordinance pertaining to prohibited animals. The village board discussed the issue of removing boa constrictors at the May 23 meeting, following a request from Michael and Jade Roatch so that it would be legal to keep…
Read MoreNumerous flat tires on I-94 due to metal frame
On May 25, 2016, at 5:03 p.m., the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to reports of numerous vehicles with flat tires on I-94 eastbound between mile post 60 and mile post 62 in Eau Claire County.
Read MoreColfax man held on $25,000 cash bail for child assault bound over for trial
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has ordered a 24-year-old Colfax man being held on a $25,000 cash bail bound over for trial on four felony counts related to the sexual assault of a child. Judge James Peterson found probable cause in a case involving Jesse D. Thoms following a preliminary…
Read MoreColfax couple celebrates 70th wedding anniversary
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Dale Hendricks says he didn’t know they had so many friends. His wife, Vickie, calculates that more than one hundred people showed up. Vickie and Dale Hendricks celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 22, at the family farm west of Colfax in the Norton area. The Hendricks’…
Read MoreColfax accepts $321,000 bid from Haas Sons for Third Avenue
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has accepted a low bid of $320,732 from Haas Sons, Inc., out of Thorp, to complete the Third Avenue street project. Lisa Fleming, a civil engineer with Ayres Associates, presented the bids for the Third Avenue project to the Colfax Village Board at the May…
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