The Dunn County Solid Waste & Recycling Division will re-open the closed collection sites (Connorsville, Ridgeland, Rock Creek, and Downsville) effective June 1, 2020. On that day, the Dunn County Transfer Station & Recycling Center will return to its pre-COVID-19 business hours. All of the Area Collection Stations will be open every Saturday from 7…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax High School student Jaclyn Olson misses her grandmother, Janet Hanes, who is a resident at the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a long haul — and it’s not over yet — for staff and residents at Colfax Health and Rehab — and for…
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Pierce County Fair will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Thursday, June 11th from noon to 6:pm at the Seyforth Building on the Pierce County Fairgrounds. Our theme for June 11th will be “Share Your Health – Healthy Donors Needed.” Healthy donors are the only way to maintain local…
Read MoreWisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) received two national awards for its new online service that cuts down paperwork and provides real-time updates for courts and municipalities. DMV’s Traffic Violation and Registration Program (TVRP) received Best Government Interactive and Best Transportation Interactive application in the 2020 Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards. “WisDOT…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE — Chippewa Valley Technical College will open as scheduled for the fall semester, with some changes to instructional methods, according to an announcement released Friday, May 22. “While some things may look slightly different, we are not changing everything,” said President Bruce Barker. “We have a schedule that we intend to follow with…
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By Amber Hayden COLFAX — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic hospitals, nursing homes, and essential businesses have asked for donations of cloth masks to help with the personal protection equipment (PPE) shortage. Small business owner Angela Rebak saw the request and stepped up to help fill the need for the masks and kept…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board of Supervisors has approved refinancing $14.2 million in general obligation bonds out of the $22 million in bonds issued in 2012 for building The Neighbors of Dunn County. Earlier this year in February, when the stock market was still stable, the savings on refinancing would…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved a resolution restricting this year’s Dunn County Fair in July to youth exhibits only. The facilities committee and the Dunn County Fair Board held a joint meeting May 6 and agreed that the main goal of the fair should be to allow the…
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