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Boyceville woman pleads not guilty to 14 charges
By Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — A 41-year-old Boyceville woman has entered pleas of “not guilty” in three separate cases in Dunn County Circuit Court. Lori N. Klund was arraigned February 13 on two counts of uttering a forgery, seven counts of forgery, one count of felony bail jumping, three counts of possessing an illegally…
Read MoreTwo St. Croix county residents dead after bizarre weekend incidents
By Cara L. Dempski HUDSON — A Hudson woman and her 28-year-old son from Glenwood City are both dead after a chain of incidents spanning three counties and two states this past weekend. Several St. Croix County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home of Darrell and Charlene Wold in the Town of Hudson at…
Read MoreGovernor proposing $650 million increase in school spending and $40 million for rural districts
By LeAnn R. Ralph MADISON — Governor Scott Walker is proposing a $650 million increase in spending for Wisconsin schools in the 2017-2019 budget with a targeted aid of $40 million for rural schools. Rich Kremer, host of the Wisconsin Public Radio show The West Side, spoke on February 6 to two rural school superintendents…
Read MoreDNR: Wisconsin has a strong CAFO permit program
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Wisconsin has a strong permit program for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), according to an agricultural runoff specialist with the Wisconsin Department of National Resources. Leah Nicol was one of the keynote speakers at a meeting of the Dunn County Livestock Operations Study Group February 16.
Read MoreGovernor Walker visits Elk Mound High School
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker visited Elk Mound High School to tour the building and speak to students and community members about the state’s education budget. The district learned of the Governor’s February 16 visit on February 13.
Read MoreArraignment set for Colfax man charged with 2 felonies related to child assault
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has found probable cause and has scheduled an arraignment for a 42-year-old Colfax man charged with two felonies related to the alleged first-degree sexual assault of a girl under the age of 12. Jobert L. Molde appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court February 10 with…
Read MoreNeighbors’ financial situation slowly improving
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The financial situation for the Neighbors of Dunn County, the county’s nursing home, seems to be improving somewhat. The census at the Neighbors is up to 91 percent, said Steve Rasmussen, county board supervisor from Boyceville and chair of the Dunn County Board, at the county board’s February 15…
Read MoreElk Mound village board hears complaints regarding traffic speed on Holly Avenue
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Two village residents appeared before the Elk Mound village board during its most recent meeting to ask that speed enforcement be given priority by the Elk Mound Police Department. Sonny Pierce, who lives on South Holly Avenue, and Larry Nelson, who resides on Mounds View Drive, addressed the…
Read MoreDunn County considers drug testing for new deputies
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — If approved by the Dunn County Board, an updated ordinance pertaining to the hiring of new deputies could include drug testing as part of the requirements. The Dunn County Board considered the updated ordinance for a “first reading” at the February 15 meeting. “Drug screening” would be added to…
Read MoreElk Mound, Colfax schools use crisis binders to ensure student, staff safety
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — In Elk Mound, there are railroad tracks less than 100 feet from the high school football field. The same tracks are at least one-quarter mile away from all three school buildings. In Colfax, the school complex is a little over a mile away from another set of train…
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