4-H is America’s largest youth development organization—empowering nearly six million young people with the skills to lead for a lifetime. Over the course of 6 weeks this fall, beginning on October 4th, any family in Dunn, Eau Claire or Chippewa Counties, with children in Kindergarten through 5th grade can get a super fun introduction to…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE, WI – A move to an all-virtual platform has allowed more area high school students to get an early start on their college education by enrolling in the College Transfer Academy through Chippewa Valley Technical College. The Academy started two years ago with students from Cornell, Lake Holcombe and Mondovi high schools taking…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Dunn County Solid Waste and Recycling program is expecting to shut down as of January 1. Enough of the municipalities in the solid waste and recycling program decided to pull out of the program by the August 19 deadline that there would not be enough revenue to operate…
Read MoreEDITOR’S NOTE: We are publishing this rebuttal from the Dunn Energy Cooperative over a story that appeared in the August 26, 2020 edition, which contained errors. In the August 26th edition of this paper, an article was written regarding a letter Dunn Energy Cooperative (DEC) Board Members and the General Manager received from Cooperative members…
Read MoreMADISON — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments on August 19, 2020. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Eau Claire Woman Charged With Gun & Drug Crimes Diana…
Read MoreCHIPPEWA FALLS – On June 1st, in the wake of the killing of Minnesota resident George Floyd, Wisconsin Farmers Union issued a statement calling for a national effort to address individual, institutional, and structural racism. Now, the country reels once again following the shooting of Wisconsin resident Jacob Blake by Kenosha police and the subsequent…
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The Glenwood City Fire Department and Ambulance service recently responded to a pair of accidents just a few hours apart. Both accidents were single-vehicle crashes that involved just the drivers of the autos. The first occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Friday August 21 in the Town of Forest along State Road 64 about three-tenths of…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Education and communication. Those are the goals of the St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board for forming a subcommittee to consider a county ordinance on communicable diseases and to form communication strategies for disseminating information on COVID-19 to residents in St. Croix County. Cathy Leaf, St. Croix…
Read MoreMADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #86 declaring a state of emergency following protests in communities across Wisconsin on August 25, 2020. Executive Order #86 proclaims a state of emergency in Wisconsin, directs state agencies to continue assisting the state response, and calls to state active duty additional elements of the Wisconsin National…
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