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The Jackson County (JC) Forestry and Parks Department met for its regular meeting Tuesday, July 11.
Forestry and parks department office manager Ashley Stetzer provided the forestry and parks committee with the parks report.
“We’ve had a really busy summer because of the warm weather...
The Black River Falls Municipal Utility (BRFMU) Commission met for its regular meeting Monday, June 26.
BRFMU general manager Casey Engebretson provided the commission with a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) update.
“We did receive our Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
The Black River Falls School District (BRFSD) Board met for its regular meeting Monday, June 19.
Red Creek Elementary principal Brandon Jahr provided the board with the 2022-2023 Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) report.
“The AGR is state aid for low-income school districts,” said Jahr...
The Jackson County (JC) Forestry and Parks Department met for its regular meeting Tuesday, June 13.
Forestry and parks administrator Jim Zahasky provided the committee with the trails report.
“We’ve been grooming trails four days a week,” said Zahasky. “Most weeks, we get about 85%...
The Black River Falls Municipal Utility (BRFMU) Commission met for its regular meeting Monday, May 22.
BRFMU general manager Casey Engebretson informed the commission about the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) test results for the city wells. BRFMU was able to test three out of...
The Black River Falls School District (BRFSD) Board met for its regular meeting Monday, May 15. The board heard a report on attendance from high school assistant principal Kim Penza and attendance specialist Francesca Bird.
“We’re really concerned about the attendance patterns in our...
The Black River Falls School District (BRFSD) Board met for its regular meeting Monday, May 15. The board heard the school social worker report from BRFSD social worker Victoria Michalski.
“Some of the grants I’ve done this year are the Good Neighbor grant,” said Michalski. “I do it every...
The Jackson County (JC) Forestry and Parks Department met for its regular meeting Tuesday, May 9.
The forestry and parks committee discussed the ATV/UTV trail opening and closing dates. The current dates the trails open are from May 15 to Oct. 15.
“What started this was a letter from...
The Brockway Sanitary District (BSD) met Wednesday, May 3, for a meeting to discuss how to move forward after the BSD received results from test samples of the drinking water that found perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) compounds in both samples from Brockway’s well entry points.
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The Black River Falls Municipal Utility (BRFMU) Commission met for its regular meeting Monday, April 24.
BRFMU general manager Casey Engebretson discussed with the commission a quote for well repairs.
“What we’re considering is sections two, three, four and five,” said Engebretson. “...