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From the News Room
County Board holds public hearing Thursday on proposed 2027 budget
COMMUNITYHAYWARD — The Sawyer County Board will take public comment on its proposed 2027 budget at a hearing Thursday, October 15, at 6:00 p.m. at the Sawyer County Courthouse in Hayward.
Four bookings posted from the Sawyer County roster, October 12–13
CRIMEOur Sawyer County page posted four new bookings from the county roster over October 12–13. Alex J Woller, 24, was booked October 13 on an out-of-county warrant. Booked October 12: Kodi A Smith, 29, on charges of felony bail jumping, second-offense OWI, failure to install an ignition interlock device, and operating while revoked; Shannon L Jack Jr, 29, on charges of resisting or obstructing an officer and misdemeanor bail jumping; and Caleb M Prusinski, 41, on a charge of second-offense OWI.
Rain Thursday, then a hard freeze Friday night
WEATHERThe Hayward area gets rain before it gets cold. The National Weather Service expects rain showers likely Thursday, with a 70 percent chance of precipitation and a tenth to a quarter inch of rain, followed by gusty northwest winds on Friday. Friday night then turns clear and cold, with a low near 25 degrees — the coldest night in the current forecast, and the kind of hard freeze that ends the season for unprotected plants. Saturday rebounds to sunny skies and a high near 61. There were no active watches, warnings, or advisories for the Hayward area when this was checked early Wednesday.
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County Board holds public hearing Thursday on proposed 2027 budget
COMMUNITYHAYWARD — The Sawyer County Board will take public comment on its proposed 2027 budget at a hearing Thursday, October 15, at 6:00 p.m. at the Sawyer County Courthouse in Hayward.
The proposal totals $19,137,082 in general-fund expenditures and other uses, down about 2.1 percent from the 2026 figure of $19,539,910. Public safety remains the county's largest expense at a proposed $10,140,102, followed by general government at $5,597,233 and conservation and development at $1,233,322.
The total county tax levy across all funds would rise 3.38 percent, to $16,495,627. Even so, the county's levy rate is projected to fall from $2.43 to $2.21 per $1,000 of valuation — a drop of about 9 percent — because the county's equalized value grew 13.67 percent over the past year, to roughly $7.45 billion. In plain terms: the county is asking for slightly more money in total, spread across a tax base that grew faster than the levy did.
The proposed levy includes $1,585,034 for EMS operations, up 4.55 percent, and $3,778,382 for debt service. The general-fund property tax levy line is $7,645,062, down from $7,814,728 in 2026.
Residents who cannot attend can review the full proposed budget on the county website or inspect it in person at the County Administration offices. The hearing is the public's scheduled opportunity to speak to the board about the proposal before it is adopted.
Four bookings posted from the Sawyer County roster, October 12–13
CRIMEOur Sawyer County page posted four new bookings from the county roster over October 12–13. Alex J Woller, 24, was booked October 13 on an out-of-county warrant. Booked October 12: Kodi A Smith, 29, on charges of felony bail jumping, second-offense OWI, failure to install an ignition interlock device, and operating while revoked; Shannon L Jack Jr, 29, on charges of resisting or obstructing an officer and misdemeanor bail jumping; and Caleb M Prusinski, 41, on a charge of second-offense OWI.
All charges are allegations. Every person named is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Rain Thursday, then a hard freeze Friday night
WEATHERThe Hayward area gets rain before it gets cold. The National Weather Service expects rain showers likely Thursday, with a 70 percent chance of precipitation and a tenth to a quarter inch of rain, followed by gusty northwest winds on Friday. Friday night then turns clear and cold, with a low near 25 degrees — the coldest night in the current forecast, and the kind of hard freeze that ends the season for unprotected plants. Saturday rebounds to sunny skies and a high near 61. There were no active watches, warnings, or advisories for the Hayward area when this was checked early Wednesday.
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Bodycam and dashcam video from Sawyer, Washburn, Burnett, and nearby counties. Selections are hand-picked from the channel’s latest uploads — real titles, real thumbnails, real dates. Videos play right here in the app — they are hosted on YouTube, and nothing is downloaded or copied.
Multiple Officers Exchange Gunfire With Armed Man | Mole Lake, WI | May 23, 2026
Northwoods Bodycams on YouTube · Uploaded Oct 13, 2026
Washburn Bodycam: 83 MPH Stop, He Takes Off, Gets narcan, Ends Up on a Gurney
Northwoods Bodycams on YouTube · Uploaded Oct 11, 2026
OWI Bodycam: Pedestrian Trapped Under the Car | Burnett County, WI Part 2
Northwoods Bodycams on YouTube · Uploaded Oct 8, 2026
OWI Bodycam: Pedestrian Trapped Under the Car | Burnett County, WI Part 1
Northwoods Bodycams on YouTube · Uploaded Oct 6, 2026
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Sawyer County scanner — direct feed
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Sawyer County Now does not rebroadcast scanner audio yet. A volunteer-run node in Hayward carries Sawyer County sheriff dispatch, fire dispatch/paging, and WISCOM talkgroups on Broadcastify Calls — listening happens on Broadcastify’s site, under Broadcastify’s terms. The existing “LIVE Sawyer County Scanner” broadcasts also continue on the Sawyer County Mugshots and Bookings Facebook Page, as a channel separate from this app.
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Charges filed in Sawyer County Circuit Court (demo event). This is a format example with an invented name and invented facts — it describes no real person and no real case.
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Sawyer County Sheriff’s OfficeLINK-ONLY Sawyer County Clerk of Circuit CourtLINK-ONLY Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA)LINK-ONLY WI DOC Offender LocatorLINK-ONLY WI DOC Sex Offender RegistryLINK-ONLY Sawyer County GovernmentLINK-ONLYThink an official record is wrong? Contact the agency that published it — it is the only copy that can be corrected. Sawyer County Now holds no records of its own to fix, by design.
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Sawyer County Now is an independent local app. It is not affiliated with Sawyer County government or any agency. This friends-test build: weather and weather alerts are LIVE from the National Weather Service; Featured Videos are real, hand-picked Northwoods Bodycams uploads that play right here in the app (hosted on YouTube); the News Room publishes our own original stories from official sources; Bookings shows our published Sawyer County posts; records, court cases, warrants, sheriff updates, and road conditions are LINK-ONLY to the official sources; the scanner is a PAID section — free during testing — with its direct feed not yet connected; court cases show the labeling format with fictional DEMO examples.
From the official roster · Published posts
Recent bookings.
Bookings verified against the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office roster and published to the Sawyer County Mugshots and Bookings Page. This list is rendered from the publishing ledger at build time — only posts that actually published appear here. Charges are allegations; every person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
ALEX J WOLLER
PUBLISHED
- OUT OF COUNTY WARRANT
SHANNON L JACK Jr
PUBLISHED
- RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING OFFICER - INTENTIONALLY MISLEAD — Wis. Stat. 946.41(2m)
- MISDEMEANOR BAIL JUMPING — Wis. Stat. 946.49(1)(a)
KODI A SMITH
PUBLISHED
- FELONY BAIL JUMPING — Wis. Stat. 946.49(1)(b)
- OPERATE WHILE INTOXICATED - 2ND OFFENSE — Wis. Stat. 346.63(1)(A)_2
- FAIL TO INSTALL IID / TAMPERING — Wis. Stat. 347.413(1)_1
- OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE REVOKED - REV DUE TO ALC/CONT/SUBST/REFUSAL — Wis. Stat. 343.44(1)(b)&(2)(ar)2
CALEB M PRUSINSKI
PUBLISHED
- OWI - 2ND OFFENSE — Wis. Stat. 346.63(1)(a)*2
LESLIE D QUADERER
PUBLISHED
- PROBATION VIOLATION — Wis. Stat. 973.10(1)
Tyrae M Williams
PUBLISHED
- OUT OF COUNTY WARRANT
Christina M Friend
PUBLISHED
- OWI - 2ND OFFENSE — Wis. Stat. 346.63(1)(a)*2
KODI A SMITH
PUBLISHED
- SUBSTANTIAL BATTERY — Wis. Stat. 940.60(2)
- DISORDERLY CONDUCT — Wis. Stat. 947.01(1)
MELVIN A WHITE
PUBLISHED
- OWI - 3RD OFFENSE — Wis. Stat. 346.63(1)(a)*3
- RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING OFFICER — Wis. Stat. 946.41(1)
BRADLEY D TREPANIA Jr
PUBLISHED
- PROBATION VIOLATION — Wis. Stat. 973.10(1)
Valene M Miller
PUBLISHED
- PROBATION VIOLATION — Wis. Stat. 973.10(1)
Adolfo K Thayer-Vega
PUBLISHED
- OPERATE M/V WHILE REVOKED — Wis. Stat. 343.44(1)(b)&(2)(ar)1
Sonya N Taylor
PUBLISHED
- PROBATION VIOLATION — Wis. Stat. 973.10(1)
Rana A Lapointe
PUBLISHED
- PROBATION VIOLATION — Wis. Stat. 973.10(1)
Matthew W Loser
PUBLISHED
- VEH OPERATOR FLEE/ELUDE OFFICER — Wis. Stat. 346.04(3)
- FELONY BAIL JUMPING — Wis. Stat. 946.49(1)(b)
- VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION - HARASSMENT — Wis. Stat. 813.125(4)&(7)
- RESISTING OR OBSTRUCTING OFFICER — Wis. Stat. 946.41(1)
Douglas L Fleming
PUBLISHED
- OWI - 4TH OFFENSE — Wis. Stat. 346.63(1)(a)*4
MONCEL, DUSTIN R JR
PUBLISHEDNo charges listed in the ledger for this booking.
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Sawyer County Now keeps no warrant list of its own. This network posts Sawyer County warrant batches to its Facebook Page; the authoritative warrant record always lives with the Sheriff’s Office and the courts.
Sawyer County Sheriff’s OfficeLINK-ONLYWisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA)LINK-ONLYWI DOC Offender LocatorLINK-ONLYSawyer County Mugshots and Bookings — our PageFACEBOOKAn active warrant is a court order, not a conviction. If you believe a warrant record is wrong, contact the Sheriff’s Office or the Clerk of Court — only the official record can be corrected.
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Sawyer County Sheriff’s OfficeLINK-ONLYSawyer County GovernmentLINK-ONLYSawyer County Mugshots and Bookings — our PageFACEBOOKFor an emergency, call 911. The Sheriff’s non-emergency and tip routes are listed on the county’s official sheriff page.
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