Dunn County News

MADISON — Since the summer, 211 state workers have been given notice that they are at risk of being laid off — a number that will rise in the coming months, state officials said. Full Story »

MADISON — At UW-Eau Claire, campus leaders say they must close three computer labs, offer fewer classes, and leave faculty positions open because of tight budgets. Full Story »

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Department is investigating reports of three horses shot in the towns of New Haven and Sheridan. The incident appears to have taken place between 3 and 5:30 Sunday morning. Full Story »

Concerns about the effects of toxic blue green algae have caused a number of clean water advocacy groups — mostly from Wisconsin — to file a civil action against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Full Story »

Robert “Bob” Stratton, an active member of the Dunn County Fish and Game Association (DCFGA), received the 2009 Conservationist of the Year Award issued by that Association at its Fall Banquet on August 15, 2009. Full Story »

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State Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos was fired Tuesday — just two months after returning from a tour in Iraq — and replaced with an agency official he had recently demoted. Full Story »

A recent steam pipe leak in Harvey Hall has exposed some ceiling areas, which are believed to contain asbestos. Full Story »

BAGHDAD — When detainees at Camp Cropper want to get under the skin of guard force soldiers from the 829th Engineer Company, they employ a tactic that would be more at home along the St. Croix River than inside a theater internment facility in Iraq: They needle the Wisconsin Guard troops about Brett Favre’s success as a Minnesota Viking. Full Story »

Once a hotbed for anti-government militias such as the Posse Comitatus and Family Farm Preservation, Wisconsin has seen militia activity wane in recent years. But that could be changing. Full Story »

The algae is no longer blooming on the lakes, and the horrible smell is gone — until next year — but action continues at the city level to get something done on this seemingly intractable problem. Full Story »