Colfax/Elk Mound Churches – 1-9-2013
Read MoreAfter the holidays, houses are littered with piles of crumpled wrapping paper and bows, dozens of holiday cards, pine needles on the carpet, holiday lights and pesky packaging materials. The St Croix County Recycling Program offers the following recycling tips to simplify post-holiday cleanup so you can start the New Year with a clean house…
Read MoreDays of Old – 1-9-2013
Read MoreTOWN OF PERU – A man pushing a bike along a state highway in Dunn County early Friday evening, January 4 was struck and injured by a passing semi tractor-trailer. The Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a call around 6:21 p.m. that evening that a semi had struck a male riding a bicycle on…
Read MoreWith just four wrestlers winning their individual matches, the Bloomer-Colfax team lost 50-27 at Hayward Jan. 3 in a Heart O’ North dual.
Read MoreMONDOVI — After not playing a game since Dec. 20, fans and coaches may have been a little concerned as to how the Colfax boys’ basketball team would respond when they faced an always tough Mondovi team on the Buffaloes’ home court Jan. 4. But the Vikings showed they were more than ready to play…
Read MoreBy: Joanne M. Haas/Bureau of Law Enforcement The state’s snowmobile safety administrator is reminding all snowmobilers to follow the orange diamond trail markers to ensure the 25,000 miles of Wisconsin trails groomed by volunteers stay open.
Read MoreTesting finds sound below threshold of hearing in homes near wind farm A press release from Clean Wisconsin A series of tests on homes near the Shirley Wind Farm in Brown County found no evidence linking low frequency sound from wind turbines to health impacts, according to a study released late last week.
Read MoreA press release from Garvey McNeil & Associates, S.C. Low frequency noise emitted by industrial scale wind turbines is a serious issue that could possibly affect the future of the wind industry. That is one of the conclusions of a study recently filed with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. The Report suggests that very…
Read MoreEven snow and cold temperatures cannot deter a great recycler. Beth Novotney, the “Get Caught Recycling” winner for December recently closed out 2012 by showing some stellar recycling at the Boyceville Area Collection Station.
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