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Menomonie Singers to hold auditions

By Melissa | December 21, 2017

The Menomonie Singers will hold auditions for all sections (soprano, alto, tenor and bass). Interested singers should contact Juliana Schmidt, Executive Director, for an appointment. The Menomonie Singers has been in existence since 1989, and presents five regular concerts of choral music per year.

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Jasperson named Firefighter of the Year at Durand

By Melissa | December 19, 2017

Glenwood City native, Ron Jasperson has been named the 2017 Firefighter of the Year for the City of Durand. Ron is a First Lieutenant on the fire department. He works full-time as a registered surveyor for Auth Consulting Associates in Menomonie.

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Wilson man pleads guilty to pair of felony charges

By Melissa | December 18, 2017

By Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — A former Boyceville resident pleaded guilty to one count of burglary of a building or dwelling and one county of theft of movable property valued between $2,500 and $5,000 last Friday. Zachary D. Morgan, age 32 of Wilson, entered his pleas during a December 15 hearing in front of…

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Two men arrested for burglary to house destroyed by fire in Rock Creek failed to show up for court

By Melissa | December 15, 2017

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX —  Two Eau Claire who were arrested in connection with a burglary to a house destroyed by fire in the Town of Rock Creek failed to show up for court. Michael A. Tenney, 33, and Ryan J. Weiss, 38, both listed in court records with a Vine Street address in…

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Dunn County Rural Broadband Gap Analysis Report forwarded to Dunn County Board

By Melissa | December 15, 2017

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE  —  The Dunn County Board’s Community Resources and Tourism Committee has reviewed the Rural Broadband Gap Analysis Report and has forwarded it to the county board. Committee members reviewed the draft report December 12, and the county board is expected to take action on accepting the report at the January…

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Turtle Lake woman charged with wire fraud, church theft

By Melissa | December 11, 2017

MADISON, WI — A federal grand jury for the Western District of Wisconsin, setting in Madison returned an indictment against a Turtle Lake Woman on December 5th. Deborah R. Marcellus, 63, is charged with seven counts of wire fraud and four counts of filing a false income tax return. The indictment alleges that she filed…

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Mayo Clinic-Red Cedar lists births – 12-13-2017

By Melissa | December 11, 2017

The following babies were born at Mayo Clinic Health System:

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Dunn County Farm Bureau members attend 98th Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting and Young Farmer and Agriculturist Conference

By Melissa | December 11, 2017

WISCONSIN DELLS — Nearly 1,100 farmers and agriculturists from across Wisconsin attended the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s 98th Annual Meeting and Young Farmer and Agriculturist Conference, Dec. 1-4 in Wisconsin Dells. Delegates from Dunn County included Carl Casper and Larry Schlough of Menomonie, Brian Douglas and Tony Christopherson of Elk Mound, and Marv Prestrud of…

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Northern Sands Wisconsin installs monitoring wells for Albertville Valley sand mine

By Melissa | December 11, 2017

By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD —  Northern Sands Wisconsin has installed four groundwater monitoring wells in the first phase of the proposed 1,300-acre Albertville Valley sand mine southeast of Colfax. The Howard Town Board received reports about the monitoring wells and mine-related information during the public comments portion of the December 5 meeting.

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Wisconsin’s annual nine-day gun deer hunt sees slight increase in statewide buck harvest

By Melissa | December 4, 2017

MADISON – Another Wisconsin nine-day gun deer season is in the books, and preliminary registration numbers show a slight increase in statewide buck harvest. Similar to 2016, northern counties again showed the most significant increases in both buck and antlerless harvest. “No matter how you look at it – whether from a social or economic…

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