It is January already. We had conversations and coffee on a Sunday morning. When you are in your 70’s and 80’s there are many winters remembered. One resident who is in her 90’s said there are a few winters she would like to forget. Many of our residents grew up on a farm and some…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF OTTER CREEK — The three incumbents on the Otter Creek Town Board, along with the incumbent clerk and treasurer, have all been nominated as candidates for the April 2 election. The Otter Creek Town Board held the caucus for nominations for the April ballot on January 8.
Read MoreBy Kelsie Hoitomt The White House blog shared what people need to know about the recent tax agreement that took part as of the first of the year. This is the first time in twenty years that a bipartisan agreement has increased tax rates on the wealthy and keeps income taxes low for the middle…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF OTTER CREEK — The Otter Creek Town Board has instructed attorney Glenn Stoddard to complete a draft of a non-metallic mining ordinance for the board’s consideration at the February meeting. Stoddard spoke to the Otter Creek Town Board at the January 8 meeting about his experiences with the mining…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Two candidates have filed nomination papers for Colfax village president by the extended deadline of Monday, January 7, at 5 p.m. Village trustees Chris Olson and Scott Gunnufson both filed nomination papers for village president to be elected April 2 with the correct number of verified signatures by the…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Colfax Police Chief Pete Gehring wants people to realize that Colfax is not just a “sleepy little town where nothing ever happens.” “I was going through our reports for the end of the year for 2012, and our serious crime is up 400 percent,” Police Chief Gehring said. But it gets worse. “Juvenile…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 21-year-old Eau Claire man who pleaded guilty in November to the armed robbery of the I-94 Mart in the Town of Elk Mound has been sentenced to ten years of prison and probation. The Honorable Rod Smeltzer sentenced Jordan R. Dickinsen January 11 in Dunn County Circuit Court…
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