Maintenance crews from the Dunn County Highway Department plan to chip seal a section of US 12 from Princeton Drive on the western edge of Elk Mound to WIS 29 and a section of WIS 40 from WIS 29 to 870th Street beginning Tuesday, July 27. During chip sealing operations, US 12 and WIS 40…
Read MoreWest Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency (West CAP) is pleased to announce that we will once again be providing kids with school supplies through our Operation Back to School program for the Menomonie, Elk Mound, Colfax, Boyceville, and Glenwood City School Districts. In 2019 we were able to give over 250 students entering pre-Kindergarten through…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 60-year-old Colfax man who drove his pick-up through the wall at the Bridge Stop in Wheeler has been charged with a fourth offense of Operating While Intoxicated (OWI). Charles E. Martin appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge Rod Smeltzer for an initial appearance July 14. Judge…
Read MoreYour Pierce County Fair tickets will be available starting Monday, July 12th. You can be the first one on your block to purchase your season gate pass and advance sale ride tickets for the 2021 Pierce County Fair. “100 Year of the Round Barn and Pierce County 4-H” is the 2021 Fair theme. The Fair…
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THE BRIDGE STOP convenience store and gas station received extensive damage last Tuesday afternoon, July 13 when the driver of this truck crashed into the building.
Read MoreMADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2021 Wisconsin Potato Industry Board election results. Starting July 1, 2021, the following producers will begin a three-year term as elected members of the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board: District 1: Eric Schroeder, Antigo. Includes Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa,…
Read MoreWESTconsin Credit Union begins their annual support of local students through their Back to School Drive, beginning Monday, July 19 through Saturday, July 31. WESTconsin will accept donations of school supplies at all offices in the Kindness Counts collection bins near lobby entrances. Additionally, monetary donations can be made at any office with a WESTconsin…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — After holding a modified version of the Dunn County Fair last year for exhibitors only because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the general public is once again invited to the Dunn County Fair to celebrate “136 years of family fun.” The Dunn County Fair began on Tuesday with dog and…
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By Missy Klatt GLENWOOD CITY – After six months without a librarian, the Glenwood City community is happy to have Rochel Karlson as their new librarian. Rochel officially started on June 28th but had been coming in some evenings after work prior to the 28th. Rochel and her husband own the Baldwin Greenhouse but she…
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