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“The reason we are here tonight is that we had met with the law enforcement committee (LEC) earlier this month to move forward with the communications plan that was approved a long time ago,” explained a developer from Samuel’s Group. “I would like to approve moving forward with a communications...
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Don Hruza of Melrose pulls his Farmall 560 in the 6,000-pound non-turbo farm class at the tractor pull Wednesday, Aug. 2, of the Jackson County Fair. The farm classes were paced at seven miles per hour.
The 2023 Jackson County Fair kicked off with a tractor pull Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the grandstand. Locals and pullers from further away came to test out their tractors in various weight classes. There were farm, too hot to farm and hot farm classes for pullers.
The Black River Falls Municipal Utility (BRFMU) Commission met for its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 28.
BRFMU general manager Casey Engebretson discussed with the commission the forebay repair project on the BRF dam.
“Not drawing down the river and looking at everything closely and...
The Black River Falls School District (BRFSD) Board met for its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 21.
BRFSD Superintendent Shelly Severson discussed with the board the employment situation within the district.
“We believe when we look at our professional staff for Tuesday (Aug. 29) when...
The Wisconsin State Patrol is urging everyone to plan ahead as the summer travel season wraps up, to avoid the potentially deadly consequences of impaired driving.
There were 7,048 crashes involving alcohol or drug impairment in Wisconsin in 2022. Alcohol was involved in more than one-quarter...
Aug. 17, 2023, at approximately 7:13 a.m., the Jackson County (JC) Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a call from a female party inquiring how to file a restraining order against
her husband. She went on to report that he had been following her and while she was stopped at a gas station...
Aug. 17, Daniel P. Johnson, 44, Brockway, was arrested in connection with multiple wildfires on county and private land in central Jackson County. Investigation by a multi-agency task force revealed more than 50 wildfires in the area that are believed to be related and deliberately set since April...
Drug overdoses continue to rise in the United States. According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, more than four times as many people died from a drug overdose than from homicide in the first month of 2021. Over 96,700 drug overdose deaths were reported from March 2020 to March 2021...
The Jackson County (JC) Forestry and Parks Department met for its regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 8.
The forestry and parks committee discussed a potential bike trail up to Lake Wazee. Local residents Jim Hoffman and Dawn Jacobson attended the meeting to present the details.
“My name is Jim...
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Outstanding awards – David Andraska, Gil Homstad, Jan Eckles, Bonnie Beck, Laura/Carl Aleckson
Best of show – Gil Homstad
Blue ribbon winners: Judy Hunter, Leif Skogstad, Heidi Tuff, Dar...