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Glenwood City School Board gives district-wide LED project the green light
By Laura Giammattei GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City School Board has approved the district-wide LED lighting project and accepted a bid from B&B Lighting. The $128,537 project will replace all current light bulbs with LED tubes in all existing fixtures. The project is expected to see an energy saving of nearly $25,000 within two…
Read MoreGlenwood City woman charged with possession of meth bound over for trial in Polk County
By LeAnn R. Ralph BALSAM LAKE — A Polk County judge has found probable cause in a case involving a 35-year-old Glenwood City woman arrested in Turtle Lake in April on charges related to possession of methamphetamine. Judge Bruce Anderson ordered Melissa A. Remington bound over for trial after finding probable cause during a preliminary…
Read MoreRound three: Tiffany Creek Elementary donates third million to Ronald McDonald House
By Laura Giammattei BOYCEVILLE —It has been 25 years since Tiffany Creek Elementary School began the journey of collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. This past Friday, May 20, students and staff presented the Ronald McDonald House, a no-cost facility that houses families of children who are sick or undergoing treatment at a…
Read MoreElk Mound’s open enrolled students supply “significant revenue” at $585,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Open enrollment, which allows parents to shop around for school districts and to enroll their students in the district of their choice, has become a serious generator of revenue for school districts in the state. Consider Elk Mound, for example.
Read MoreDunn County Board: Wisconsin worst for nursing home reimbursement
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — There’s a reason why the Neighbors of Dunn County has been experiencing financial difficulty — and part of the reason is completely out of the control of the Dunn County Board. Wisconsin is the worst state in the nation in terms of nursing home reimbursement rates, said Steve Rasmussen,…
Read MoreColfax school board approves fund balance spending to offset decreased enrollment
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved fund balance expenditures as a way to offset decreased enrollment. Although it is not unusual for a school district to spend from the fund balance if necessary, two years ago, the Colfax school district experienced a decline in enrollment of 34…
Read MoreBest and worst states for military retirees
By John S. Kiernan Retirement is typical viewed as the end of the line, a time for rest, relaxation and the pursuit of interests long ago put on the back burner. But the narrative is far different for many military retirees.
Read More2016 Colfax graduates collect approximately $225,000 in scholarships
COLFAX — The Colfax Class of 2016 made quite a haul in the amount of monetary awards it received through scholarships from local an various post-secondary educational institutions. Colfax high school principal John Dachel announced at the May 20 commencement that this year’s graduating class had been awarded approximately $225,000 in scholarship monies. The various…
Read MoreImprovements at Hinman Park approved
GLENWOOD CITY — The long awaited improvements at Hinman Park are one step closer to becoming a reality as the City Council accepted a bid from Albrightson Excavating out of Woodville in the amount of $132,495.00. The project involves relocating the two ball fields, installing new fences and backstops and other work.
Read MoreTwo-vehicle crash occurs in Spring Brook Township
On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at about 9:10 a.m. the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a two vehicle crash at the intersection of CTH E (S) and CTH H, in the Township of Spring Brook, with injury and entrapment.
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