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Friday, Sept. 15, at about 1:45 p.m., the Jackson County (JC) Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a male party was armed with a knife and was fighting people near 400 Oasis Road, in the town of Brockway.
According to a press release issued Sept. 18 by the JC Sheriff’s Office, when...
The Jackson County (JC) Sheriff’s Department held their first public meeting at the Alma Center High School. During the meeting, community members were able to listen to a presentation of the proposed justice center from Samuels Group.
After a long discussion from the JC law enforcement committee...
In 1980, twelve concerned sportsmen organized Wings Over Wisconsin to reverse the decline of upland bird habitat in our state. To date, that small group has grown into an organization with more than 4,200 members in chapters all across Wisconsin. Wings Over Wisconsin knew then, as we do now, that...
As we make it into the second part of the 2023 year, real estate still is reaching new numbers each and every month.
“Turning to the Jackson County real estate market in July 2023, the landscape showed mixed trends,” shared local realtor Jordan Nortman. “The median year-to-date price reached $...
“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...