Hayward parishioner: Don’t be fooled by fentanyl
EDITOR’s NOTE: This story was brought to the attention of the Editor by a subscriber and is reprinted with permission from the Superior Diocese Catholic Hearald. Jenny Snarski Catholic Herald Staff jsnarski@catholicdos.org Mark Mantey, a Hayward summer resident and parishioner at St. Joseph’s Parish, has always had a passion for working with young people. He…
Read MoreElk Mound Mounders crush Colfax Vikings on the hardcourt, earn sweep
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent For the second time this season, the Elk Mound boys took care of business with a 68-43 win over the Colfax Vikings in a Dunn-St. Croix Conference contest played February 8 in Elk Mound. It was the only game of the week for the Vikings while the Mounders were coming…
Read MoreBloomer/Colfax duo advances to sectional; McDonell/Elk Mound wrestling season ends
MEDFORD — Just two area wrestlers were able to extend their seasons by garnering sectional berths following the conclusion of last Saturday’s super regional tournament. Bloomer/Colfax’s Zeke Anderson and Drew Ryder finished in the top four of their respective weight classes at the WIAA Division 2 super regional held in Medford Saturday, February 10 to…
Read MoreMounder girls pummel Cardinals, Wolves to claim 2nd straight D-SC championship
A pair of convincing road wins over conference foes last week secured a second consecutive undisputed Dunn-St. Croix championship for the Mounder girls’ basketball team. Elk Mound outscored those two opponents by a combined tally of 142-30 beginning with 77-15 victory over Spring Valley Tuesday, February 6 and followed it three days later with a…
Read MoreLady Vikings wallop E-PC Wolves, topple Glenwood City Hilltoppers
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent With just another week of games before the WIAA regional tournament begins, the Colfax girls have their offense in high gear after winning a pair of Dunn-St. Croix Conference games last week. The Vikings outscored their two opponents 142-28, starting with a 75-17 win over Elmwood-Plum City at home Tuesday,…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 2-14-2024
It’s not funny! I feel very sorry for President Joe Biden as his memory is failing him and he makes slips almost every time he gets up to speak. Recently Biden confused the current French President, Emmanuel Macron with a former French President who has been dead for almost 30 years. Last Thursday the Special…
Read MoreVillage attorney says Elk Mound Village Board can go to one meeting per month
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — In the opinion of the Elk Mound village attorney, the village board can reduce the number of meetings per month because even though trustees would be paid less , the compensation is not being reduced. The Elk Mound Village Board, at the February 6 meeting, considered a memorandum…
Read MoreDC Committee on Admin recommends increased salaries for county clerk, treasurer and register of deeds
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Committee on Administration has recommended an increase in salary for the county clerk, treasurer and register of deeds to stay in line with an 18.65 percent increase last year for the clerk of court. The Dunn County sheriff and the clerk of circuit court are elected…
Read MoreDC groundwater sampling report: nitrate and PFAS detected across the county
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The 2023 Dunn County water sampling project focused on a variety of contaminants in groundwater, including PFAS, which was detected in 14 of the 22 townships, and nitrate, which was present in all townships. The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee reviewed the report on the groundwater study…
Read MoreCyanobacteria expert: Certain measures will help “clean the green” from Tainter Lake
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A UW-Stout professor who is an expert in the toxicology of cyanobacteria says several measures can be taken by the Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District to “clean the green” from Tainter Lake. Calling the green that occurs every summer in Tainter Lake “algae” is not accurate, because the green is…
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