By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — One candidate will be on the April 2 ballot for Colfax village president while only two candidates are on the ballot for three trustee positions. Scott A. Gunnufson filed nomination papers by the deadline in January and will appear as the only candidate on the ballot for village president…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Restitution of $62,785 has been requested from a 34-year-old Eau Claire man who pleaded guilty in Dunn County Circuit Court in connection with a burglary at a Rock Creek home destroyed by fire. Dunn County Assistant District Attorney Andrew Maki requested the restitution amount from Michael A. Tenney…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has dismissed charges against an Eau Claire man accused of stealing guns in a Town of Spring Brook burglary but the charges were read into another case for sentencing in Eau Claire County. Judge Rod Smeltzer dismissed the charges against Patrick E. Nolan, age 30, during a hearing in…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Dunn County ATV/UTV Association would like to have an all-terrain vehicle/utility task vehicle route through Elk Mound. Eldora Deraad, representing the Dunn County ATV/UTV Association, spoke to the Elk Mound Village Board about a route through the village during the public comments portion of the March 6…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF OTTER CREEK — Town of Otter Creek residents who attended a public meeting about Chapter 980 sex offenders being placed in the township said they are concerned the house is “uninhabitable” and too close to neighboring children. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Department held a public meeting at the…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph ROCK FALLS — With two additional wild Whitetail deer testing positive for chronic wasting disease in western Eau Claire County since last April, baiting and feeding bans have been extended in six west central Wisconsin counties. The Chippewa Valley CWD Advisory Team met at the Rock Creek Town Hall in Rock…
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THANK YOU — Colfax and Elk Mound Superintendents Bill Yingst (left) and Eric Wright (right) presented Rod Dicus (center) with a plaque during halftime of the Elk Mound versus Colfax boys’ basketball game Monday evening, February 11 in Elk Mound. Dicus retired recently from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office where he served as the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — It’s one thing if there are only one or two snow days to make up, but what do you do when there are six — and now seven? The Elk Mound Board of Education approved a plan at the February 18 for making up the first six snow…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved working with CESA 10 on a cost analysis of potential big-ticket items in the school district. The school board approved working with CESA 10 on the cost analysis at the February 18 meeting. The projects are part of the school…
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