Judy Wiff
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Judy Wiff has been regional editor for RiverTown’s Wisconsin newspapers since 1996. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and sociology from UW-River Falls. She has worked as a reporter for several weekly newspapers in Wisconsin.
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With the Wisconsin Senate’s next floor session set to begin Oct. 20, Senator Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls) has co-authored two bills to expand access to data through a program intended to combat abuse of prescription drugs. “The legislation does, in my opinion, close a gap that currently exists,” said St.
St. Croix County Board members voted last week to change their compensation schedule, increasing the board budget but not always raising what an individual supervisor will be paid. The changes go into effect once a new board is elected next April. County Clerk Cindy Campbell, who administers the per diem plan, said she had already increased the 2016 budget by $10,000 because committees met more than predicted this year. The changes adopted Oct. 6 will add about $7,000 to that. Currently the board chairman is paid $500 a month.
With the Wisconsin Senate’s next floor session set to begin Oct. 20, Senator Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls) has co-authored two bills to expand access to data through a program intended to combat abuse of prescription drugs. “The legislation does, in my opinion, close a gap that currently exists,” said St.
Using a statewide online auction service worked well for selling tax-deed property, reported St. Croix County Clerk Cindy Campbell. At their Sept. 16 meeting, Administration Committee members approved the sale of seven parcels through the Wisconsin Surplus Online Auction. The total of the bids was nearly $172,000 more than what is owed in delinquent taxes, interest and penalties. The properties that sold are in either the Fox Run or the Whispering Pines addition in the city of New Richmond.
Revenues from fees and fines are down while her office continues to make slow progress toward going paperless and dealing with staff turnover, said St. Croix County Clerk of Court Kristi Severson. She presented her annual report to the County Board Sept. 1. During a phone interview before the meeting, Severson attributed a drop in revenue, in part, to fewer cases being filed, especially in civil, small claims and family court. “Maybe people are getting along better together,” said Severson, trying to account for the decreases.
St. Croix County’s Administration Committee will hire a tax attorney for advice on an IRS agent’s decision that taxes are owed on some unused paid time off hours even if employees don’t cash them out. An IRS agent claims that because the county neither withheld nor paid social security or income tax for $144,900 of PTO time that employees transferred to their Long-Term Sick Leave Banks at the end of 2012, St. Croix must pay $58,395. That, said Bob Mittet, interim finance director, is just for 2012.
Progress on the Iran nuclear agreement was the top issue as Third District Democrat Congressman Ron Kind met with about 30 constituents on Aug.
A part of a 12-page motion inserted in the 2015-2017 Wisconsin budget would gut the shoreland ordinance and end the county’s ability to set its own standards, claim St.
In a decision filed July 14, Wisconsin’s District III Court of Appeals ruled that Aaron Schaffhausen, the man convicted of killing his three little daughters July 10, 2012, in River...
The consultant hired to do a market study of St. Croix County employee salaries is recommending one main pay schedule and warned that the county jumped into its pay for performance plan prematurely. During her preliminary report to the County Board’s Administration Committee June 17, Victoria McGrath said she has collected data for similar positions from 13-14 comparable counties or municipalities. She used a simple average to determine market-value pay for each job and considers the current St.