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The Black River Falls Municipal Utility (BRFMU) Commission met for its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 26.
BRFMU general manager Casey Engebretson updated the commission on the German Hill substation transformer failure.
“We got word from our equipment insurer, and they made the...
The Black River Falls School District (BRFSD) Board met for its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 19.
BRFSD Superintendent Dr. Shelly Severson updated the board on the Forrest Street Elementary vandalism from 2022.
“Since our last meeting, there has been a formal conviction and a...
The Jackson County (JC) Forestry and Parks Committee met for its regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 13. The committee followed up on a discussion about the ATV/UTV trail opening and closing dates from its June meeting.
In the June meeting, the forestry and parks committee approved a motion to...
The Black River Falls Municipal Utility (BRFMU) Commission met for its regular meeting Monday, July 29.
BRFMU general manager Casey Engebretson thanked outgoing BRFMU commissioner Pete Olson for his years of service.
“I think I can speak for everybody by thanking Pete,” said...
Voters in Jackson County (JC) headed to their respective polling places to cast their votes for several local races in the partisan primary Tuesday, Aug. 13. The narrowed field of candidates now set their sights on the general election, which is to be held Tuesday, Nov. 5. The election was the...
The Black River Falls School District (BRFSD) Board met for its regular meeting Monday, July 15.
The board discussed child care, as the BRFSD has been discussing using Gebhardt as a child care center in recent meetings. The discussions have centered around using Fund 80 to fund the...
The Black River Falls School District (BRFSD) Board met for its regular meeting Monday, July 15.
The board discussed the school forest again. Last meeting, the board discussed a sign at the school forest that bans weapons on the premises. Because BRFSD does not own the land, BRFSD could...
The Jackson County (JC) Forestry and Parks Committee met for its regular meeting Tuesday, July 9.
Zach Clausing and Christina Kizewski of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) provided the DNR report.
“Forestry-wise, the fire danger is low, obviously, because of the...
The Jackson County (JC) Forestry and Parks Committee met for its regular meeting Tuesday, July 9.
Forestry and Parks manager Jeremy Breheim presented the trails report.
“We’ve had a lot of rainy weekends so it’s been interesting,” said Breheim. “We’ve been busy, but it’s been in a...
The Black River Falls Municipal Utility (BRFMU) Commission met for its regular meeting Monday, June 24.
BRFMU general manager Casey Engebretson and Kevin LaValley, electric operations superintendent, discussed with the commission a transformer failure.
“So two Fridays ago, the power...