BALDWIN, WI – A proposal submitted by Adoray Home Health and Hospice in Baldwin to provide robotic pets for patients with dementia has been selected to receive this month’s AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. The $1,000 grant will help the organization to continue purchasing these robotic pets, which cost about $150 each. AARP…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — Although Monday evening’s meeting lasted just over an hour, the Glenwood City school board approved several items including expenditures for repairs and maintenance to the district’s boilers and tunnels as well as overhead equipment and bleachers in the high school gymnasium, the purchase of software, a trip to the National FFA convention,…
Read MoreThe 104th reunion of the Dunn County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy, fondly known as Aggie, met at The Moose in Menomonie on Saturday, September 16 at noon with 42 attendees. President Don Olson called the meeting to order and explained that his brother, Marvin was missing because he had surgery the day before…
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Town of Glenwood – The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received an iphone crash alert at 5:26 p.m. on September 23, 2023, reporting a possible motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Cty Tk D and Cty Tk DD, in the Town of Glenwood. Deputies arrived on scene and discovered a 2012 Volvo XC60,…
Read MoreWisconsin seemingly swims in an abundance of fresh water. Unlike some western states that struggle with empty reservoirs and limits on growth imposed by water shortages, our municipal water supplies facing little threat, even during summer droughts. Beyond our inheritance of abundant water resources, another explanation is that during the past generation, the state’s water…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS — A federal grand jury returned a number of indictments on September 20th for drug and gun crimes. They included the following. Chippewa Falls A 42-year-old Chippewa Falls man, Brandon Herman, is charged with gun and drug crimes involving methamphetamine and fentanyl. The indictment alleges that on May 24, 2023, Herman was a…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Non-owner occupied dwellings have been eliminated from limited commercial zoning districts in Dunn County. The Dunn County Board adopted an ordinance on a second reading at the September 20 meeting which is an amendment to the county’s comprehensive zoning ordinance that eliminates non-owner occupied dwellings in limited commercial districts…
Read MoreA two vehicle crash occurred on WIS State Highway 29 at mile marker 63 west bound in Dunn County near Elk Mound at 1:37 a.m. on Saturday, September 23. The crash involved one fatality and one injury. The details of the crash are as follows: The WI State Patrol and deputies from the Dunn County…
Read MoreDUNN COUNTY — On Saturday, September 9, the Dunn County Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (along with chapters in 46 states across the country) made history with an event called “Bunks Across America” (BAA 2023). Partnering with Dunn County Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) were the Salem Iron Creek and Trinity United…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County is now operating under a fiscal policy that regulates how the county’s unassigned general fund balance will be maintained and establishes a process for the contingency fund. Unassigned fund balance is defined as all spendable amounts not contained in other classifications, such restricted fund balance, committed fund…
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