Meet the local Dunn County candidates on March 7
Menomonie and other Dunn County residents have been invited to meet face to face with candidates who are seeking to represent them on the Dunn County Board, the Menomonie City Council, as Menomonie Mayor, and on the governing board of the School District of the Menomonie Area. The meet-up will be held on Thursday, March…
Read MoreColfax school board declines to provide transportation to Bloomer for youth wrestling
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has declined to provide transportation to Bloomer for fifth and sixth grade students who want to participate in wrestling. Amber Parzyck, representing a group of what were presumably parents with children interested or already participating in wrestling, spoke to the Colfax Board of Education…
Read MoreFatal crash on WIS 25 in Dunn County
DUNN COUNTY — On February 25, 2024, at approximately 12:49 pm, a 2-vehicle crash occurred on Highway 25 near Northline Road in Dunn County. The crash involved one fatality and one injury. Preliminary investigation shows a pickup truck traveling southbound pulled into the northbound lane to pass a vehicle and drove head-on into a passenger…
Read MoreDunn County asking HSHS and Prevea to “slow down and work with communities”
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has adopted a resolution essentially asking the Hospital Sisters Health System and Prevea Health to slow down the process for closing Sacred Heart Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital along with 19 Prevea clinics. The resolution has been adopted by Eau Claire County and Chippewa County…
Read MoreElk Creek Solar will pay Spring Brook $700,000 annually and Dunn County $900,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Elk Creek Solar Project will now pay the Town of Spring Brook $700,000 annually, and Dunn County will receive $900,000, while the Elk Mound school district will receive $60,000 per year. The state of Wisconsin has increased the utility aid shared revenue payments, said Dylan Stickney, a project…
Read MoreColfax school district could do “incredible amount” with $2 million
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — There’s a reason why some school districts in Wisconsin are holding referendums in the April election to exceed the revenue limit for operational costs. About 75 percent of the school districts in Wisconsin are experiencing declining enrollment, and school districts also have to pay for unfunded mandates, such as…
Read MoreMound View Elementary students raise more than $21,000 during Kids Heart Challenge
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Students at Mound View Elementary have raised more than $21,000 for the Kids Heart Challenge. Eric Hanson, principal at Mound View, reported on the Kids Heart Challenge at the Elk Mound Board of Education’s February 19 meeting. The Colfax Messenger contacted Jon Chisholm, physical education teacher at Mound…
Read MoreRichard “Dick” Sullwold
Richard “Dick” Sullwold, died on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at the Deerfield Gables in New Richmond. He was born the son of Alfred and Doris Sullwold on July 6, 1939 in Stillwater, MN. Dick grew up in the Marine on Saint Croix area. He graduated from Roberts High School, class of 1957. Dick met the…
Read MoreShirley Mae (Goss) Hintzman
Shirley Mae Hintzman age 85 of Menomonie, WI passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024 at MCHS-Red Cedar in Menomonie. She was born May 21, 1938 in Eau Claire WI to William and Mildred (Murray) Goss. She grew up in Downsville and graduated from Menomonie High School in 1956. She then attended Normal Teaching College in…
Read MoreBulldogs boys run past Hilltoppers, earn season sweep for second straight year
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE – Much like their first matchup of the season, both the Glenwood City and Boyceville boys’ basketball teams sit in a familiar position. Locked in a three-way tie between themselves and Colfax, the winner will have a leg up on locking in fourth place in the conference standings. Unlike…
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