By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has dismissed a motion filed by defense attorneys to suppress statements to investigators made by former Colfax resident Richard Seehaver following the death of John Likeness in December of 2018. Seehaver, age 53, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court with his attorneys, Shelly Tomtschik and…
Read MoreGlenhaven News Feb. 22-28 Our weekend started with movies from the libraries on Saturday, and on Sunday the residents had Catholic communion and church with Grace Baptist. Everyone got moving on Monday with exercises. In the afternoon the baking club was busy making begneits ( a New Orleans treat) for our Mardi Gras celebration on…
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Submitted by Lori Peterson, Spring Valley Stagehands SPRING VALLEY, WI –The Spring Valley Stagehands’ 2020 theatre season will open with veteran Ann Turner’s direction of How I Became a Pirate. What child doesn’t daydream of being a pirate? Of sailing the Seven Seas, having swash-buckling adventures with the mates and searching for buried treasure? Jeremy…
Read MoreGlenhaven News Feb. 15-21 Residents enjoyed movies from the library on Saturday afternoon. Sunday morning there was Catholic Communion. Monday was our next holiday, President’s Day. We had exercises in the morning, and in the afternoon, we played some Presidential Trivia, which proved to be quite interesting. We found that many of the residents could…
Read MoreBy Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Board of Education was presented with a Title I update from elementary school principal Betsy Haltinner and Title I teacher Nicole Langman. Langman explained her roll within the program as addressing gaps and engaging literacy with teachers using a push in and pull out method. “When…
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By Amber Hayden ST. CROIX COUNTY — The unofficial results are in for the spring 2020 primary elections and Tricia Zunker, Tom Tiffany, Daniel Kelly, and Jill Karofsky will have their names added to the general and special election ballots this spring. Zunker and Tiffany are running for the open seat in U.S. Congressional District…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Whitetail deer killed during bow season near 3M in Menomonie has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. This was the first wild CWD deer in Dunn County, although the first CWD deer in this area was detected in Eau Claire County in 2017 with three more positives in…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY—The City Council learned Monday evening that the city has been awarded a ninety percent grant for the construction of a safe room on the St. Croix County Fairgrounds on the west side of the community. In a letter from the State of Wisconsin Emergency Management “informing the City that the Federal Emergency Management…
Read MorePOLK COUNTY — The Tribune Press Reporter received an update on the accident that took place on County Road P on Saturday, February 8. According to Debbie Benjamin of the Wisconsin State Troopers, Harland Becker, 84, of Turtle Lake was headed north on Cty. Road P when he noticed a manure spreader on the east…
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