By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — With a $2 per gallon increase in the cost of diesel fuel over the past year, Colfax Solid Waste & Recycling will now be paying more to haul trash and recyclables from the collection site. Brian Johnson of Johnson Roll-off Service is asking for a fuel surcharge of $8…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board of Supervisors has appointed Dustin Binder as the county’s highway commissioner. The Dunn County Highway Committee went through the typical hiring process and interviewed several candidates, said Kelly McCullough, county board supervisor from Menomonie and chair of the highway committee, at the Dunn County Board’s…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has awarded the low bid for the Dunn Street project to Skid Steer Guy LLC out of Mondovi in the amount of $231,411. The bids were opened March 2 and came in higher than expected, said Gareth Shambeau of Ayres Associates. The higher bids are…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has tabled the issue of spending $120,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to give board members more time to consider how best to spend the money. What about using the money for the $500,000 hole in the lagoon bank project? asked Jody Albricht,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — If all goes according to plan, a group called Friends of the Red Cedar Basin will soon begin gathering signatures by petition to form the Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District. Tom Bilse and Pete Heimdahl, representing the Friends of the Red Cedar Basin, appeared before the Dunn County Planning, Resources…
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host the first public meeting of the inaugural Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production on March 23-24, 2022. The public – including urban producers– is encouraged to attend. “I look forward to working with this new urban agriculture federal advisory committee,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has denied a bartender operator’s license for Tara Kathleen Cole (The Pourhouse). This is Cole’s second application for a bartender’s license. The village board denied the first application in October of 2021 because of information Cole failed to disclose, said Elk Mound Police…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Following the death of Elk Mound Village President Steven Abraham, the Elk Mound Village Board has appointed Trustee Greg Kipp as village president. Kipp, who was serving as president pro tempore, was appointed at the March 7 Elk Mound Village Board meeting. Appointing a village president from the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved contracting with CBS Squared for a water report to identify future projects to maintain an adequate water system in the village at a cost not to exceed $15,960. The public works committee met to discuss the proposal from CBS Squared and…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Does your 4-H Club do a dairy promotion for June Dairy Month? Perhaps your church holds an annual chicken dinner every fall? Or maybe your non-profit organization puts together a garage sale? Organizers of Dunn County’s new tourism website are looking for events, activities and business listings to add…
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