Former State Representative Mark Pettis announced his support of State Representative Rob Stafsholt’s campaign for State Senate on July 1, 2020. Pettis joins a long list of conservative leaders who are standing with Stafsholt’s campaign to take back the 10th Senate District. “Rob Stafsholt has spent his life advocating and fighting for Northwest Wisconsin, and…
Read MoreWith social distancing guidelines preventing the usual support groups, caregiving classes, and conferences from proceeding as usual, a new educational tool is now available in Wisconsin. Trualta is an online portal that helps caregivers develop skills and find local resources, all from the comfort and safety of home. Trualta gives you unlimited access to articles,…
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A 73-year-old Colfax man has died as the result of a farm accident. James Kiesow of rural Colfax died after becoming pinned under a tractor. On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 6:02 p.m., the Dunn County 911 Center received a report of a male pinned under a tractor on CTH A in the Town of…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Since the cost of disposal for many pressurized tanks and cylinders, along with a variety of tires, is more than the fee being charged, the Dunn County Solid Waste and Recycling Board has approved fee increases. The fees have to be increased to keep up with the cost of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Solid waste and recycling fees in Dunn County, currently set at $23 per person, are expected to increase anywhere from $57 to $72 per person in 2021. The range of the increase will depend on whether the collection sites are open on Wednesdays and Saturdays or Saturdays only and…
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Three people are dead including a child following a house fire in the Town of Spring Brook in Dunn County late Friday evening, July 10. Those that perished in the flames and smoke were Merrill Tande, age 76, Christopher Rouse age 49 and a 6-year-old female, whose identity has not been revealed. All three victims…
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its uncertain impact on community health, the Glenwood City Rustic Lore Days Committee has made the very difficult decision to cancel our annual city celebration days — Rustic Lore Days — for 2020. The committee, along with guidance from the Saint Croix County Health Department, has assessed the risk…
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After assessing the current Covid-19 pandemic and in consideration of the St. Croix County Health Advisory, it is with heavy hearts the St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo Committee along with the St. Croix County Fair Board have made the decision to cancel to 2020 St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo at Glenwood City. This decision was…
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Menomonie, Wisconsin, July 9th, 2020 – The Dunn County Health Department is alerting the public of potential COVID-19 exposure at one event within Dunn County. A person who has tested positive for COVID-19 attended the Knapp Valley Riders 4th of July event while experiencing symptoms. Anyone who was at this event on the given day…
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