Now when you purchase an auto, light truck, motorcycle or SUV through a private sale you can go online to title and register it, saving yourself a trip to the DMV. A new title application system called eMV Public can be found at www.wisconsindmv.gov.
Read MoreMENOMONIE — Cindy Kopp has won the August 14 Republican primary election for Dunn County treasurer and will be on the ballot in November. Kopp, the deputy treasurer in Dunn County, faced challenger Megan Mittlestadt. Kopp is from Elk Mound, and Mittlestadt is from Boyceville. Incumbent Dunn County Treasurer Mary Erpenbach will be retiring in…
Read MoreHUDSON – Distracted driving may have been a significant cause of the July 30 crash that claimed the lives of three New Richmond teenagers according to a report released last week by the Wisconsin State Patrol. The agency has completed most aspects of the crash investigation and has determined, from physical evidence and witness and…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has found probable cause and scheduled an arraignment for a 22-year-old California trucker accused of vehicular homicide following an accident on I-94 near Menomonie July 31. Destry D. Wilson, 22, of Redding, California, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing August 13 with his attorney, Eric…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger ELK MOUND – 62 candidates for the Elk Mound football team reported to practice Aug. 6, including 13 seniors, nine juniors, 16 sophomores and 24 freshmen. Most of the seniors have varsity experience and head coach Dan Pedersen hopes this group along with the juniors will help improve on their record of…
Read Moreby Mark Walters Anything For A Musky? Hello friends, Three nights before I left for the trip that you are about to read about, I spent an all nighter fishing on Lake Michigan in my canoe for salmon and rainbow trout. I caught a rainbow trout and figured what the heck, I need to break…
Read MoreMarine Corps Air Station Miramar/3rd Marine Aircraft Wing By PFC Melissa Eschenbrenner MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — Two Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 “Sharpshooters” were awarded Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medals during a ceremony here August 6 and August 8 for upholding the highest standards of the Marine Corps. Cpl.…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — It has been 26 years since Dunn County Register of Deeds Jim Mrdutt took office. Mrdutt, who is from Boyceville, is planning to retire at the end of his term in January. “My address is Boyceville but I live up by Highway 25 and 64. I am the third…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — An August 21 public hearing has been scheduled by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin regarding an overall water rate increase of 18 percent for water utility customers in Elk Mound. The hearing will be held at 10 a.m. by telephone in the Elk Mound Municipal Building.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph OTTER CREEK — The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is conducting an investigation to consider the application from Wisconsin Gas LLC to provide natural gas service in the Town of Otter Creek. According to the notice from the PSC, no natural gas public utility is currently authorized to provide service to…
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