MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating Groundwater Awareness Week March 10-16, 2024. Groundwater is a vital resource in Wisconsin, with approximately 70% of Wisconsinites relying on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wisconsin’s groundwater also plays a critical role in supporting the state’s agricultural and tourism economy…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Have you ever wondered how maple syrup is made in a commercial operation? If so — now is your chance to find out. Wanish Sugar Bush will be holding an open house on Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. You can watch maple sap turn into…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The American Pickers episode filmed at the Colfax Railroad Museum will be airing on The History Channel March 20. Herb Sakalaucks, the curator of the Colfax Railroad Museum, had been working for quite a long time to convince the crew which produces the television show that it would be…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Public Library experienced a 55 percent increase in overall attendance in 2023 compared to 2022. In addition to the overall attendance increasing, the Colfax library also experienced a 35 percent increase in program attendance in 2023 compared to 2022, along with a 3 percent increase in circulation,…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 56-year-old Chetek woman has been charged with homicide by the negligent operation of a vehicle in connection with a head-on collision on state Highway 25 near county Highway BB February 25. The Dunn County district attorney filed a criminal complaint containing the homicide charge on March 6 which…
Read MoreMADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers of the new fishing regulations that went into effect March 1, on the St. Croix and Fox-Illinois rivers in northwestern Wisconsin and Waukesha County, respectively. These new regulations change bag and length limits for popular gamefish and establish a new fish refuge on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee is expecting to hold a public hearing on the Accessory Dwelling Unit zoning ordinance amendment on March 20. PR&D committee members spent much of a two-hour meeting on February 21 discussing the details of the ADU ordinance, such as setting a…
Read MoreA growing list of candidates have signed up to meet with voters on Thursday, March 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Holtby Hall, Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum, 1820 John Russell Road, Menomonie. Candidates for Dunn County Board of Supervisors who have already pledged to attend are (Incumbents are indicated by (I): District 2,…
Read MoreThe congregations of the Menomonie Area Mission Coalition (MAMC) have designated March as “March Mission Month,” with each congregation raising funds for Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity. “We were inspired by the recent faith-build, and know that Habitat is planning more house builds in the Menomonie area in the near future, and we wanted to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Reducing the problem of sediment entering Tainter Lake could be a 20-year process for the Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District. The sedimentation committee for the Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District has been reviewing a report by the Tainter-Menomonie Lake Association on sedimentation that was written 10 years ago, said Tom Bilse,…
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