By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Eight years after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first came to Colfax to assess the erosion near the wastewater treatment lagoons along the Red Cedar River, the project to stabilize the river bank has finally started. The Village of Colfax was awarded $592,000 in Community Development Block Grant…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — After nearly 30 years, a three-acre outlot in Tainter Shores and Ridges can now be developed. In November of 1995, a plat was recorded for the First Addition to Tainter Shores and Ridges for 16 lots and two outlots with a condition of approval that prohibited the construction of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education approved 80 applications for open enrolling into the school district next fall at the May 23 meeting. Along with applications for 80 students to open enroll into the district, there were 11 applications for open enrolling out of the district, said Eric…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — In January, fifth grade students at Glenwood City Elementary were asked by the Senior Center to write an essay about their favorite older adult. The Glenwood City Senior Center has been holding this intergenerational essay contest for over two decades. Senior Center board President Alfie Schrank, along with Marge Quale, board secretary-treasurer…
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of Dunn County is pleased to offer scholarships for women 18 years of age and older in and around Dunn County who wish to further their education. Barb Schmelzle was a dear and devoted friend to the Menomonie community. She was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and went on to attend Carroll…
Read MoreMay 14-20, 2022 Sometimes, I wish time would slow down. Here we are in the middle of May already, another month almost gone, and I’m wondering how fast the summer will be here and done. This past week, the residents had lots to occupy their time. It started on Sunday evening with a visit from…
Read MoreThe Menomonie Patriotic Council will host Kevin McGrath of the United States Army as their keynote speaker on Monday, May 30th (Memorial Day) at 9:30 a.m. at the Evergreen Cemetery located on the east side of Menomonie-Lake Menomin on 13th St. NE. Attendees will each receive a small ceremonial United States Flag. Due to the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph BOCYEIVLLE — The Boyceville Board of Education accepted the resignation of one biology teacher and hired a replacement at the May 18 meeting. Jenna Willi said in her letter dated May 6 that she intended to resign as the Life Science teacher at Boyceville High School at the end of the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Wisconsin Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health wants you to know that antiviral medications, which can reduce the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 by 90 percent, are now widely available. Paxlovid and two other antiviral medications used to treat COVID-19 were approved in late December of…
Read MoreMADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department received $1,397,697 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue addressing contamination at an extensive Superfund site. The funding is the first the DNR has received as part of the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The DNR will use the funds…
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