Dunn County PR&D: DNR enforcement strives for compliance
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — When encountering cases of pollution from manure storage failures or manure run-off on farm fields, the state Department of Natural Resources puts the majority of effort toward compliance to fix the problem. There are two kinds of pollution, point source and non-point source, and failing manure storage units and…
Read MoreMounder cross country competes in Rice Lake
RICE LAKE — Featuring nearly 900 runners and three dozen schools competing in large and small school divisions, junior varsity and middle school races, the UW-Barron Cross Country Invitational hosted by Rice Lake High School last Tuesday, September 12 is one of the fall’s premier running events in Northwestern Wisconsin. With 214 boys and 191…
Read MoreViking volleyball beats Bulldogs in five sets, competes in Hudson Invite
With senior middle hitter and all-conference performer Jeanette Hydukovich sidelined with an ankle injury suffered during a practice earlier in the week, Colfax volleyball head coach Kari Sedivy wasn’t sure how her squad would respond or perform when it traveled to Boyceville last Thursday for the Dunn-St. Croix Conference opener. After rallying for a three-point…
Read MoreViking runners compete at Rice Lake Invite
Two boys and two girls representing Colfax high school traveled to UW-Barron to compete in a cross country meet hosted by Rice Lake High School Tuesday, September 12. With a total of 214 racers in both the Small and Large Divisions, Charlie Charbonneau led the Colfax boys with a time of 18:36 which placed him…
Read MorePanthers nip Mounders in Cloverbelt football contest
DURAND — Elk Mound was looking for its second straight win over another winless Cloverbelt Conference opponent when it headed to Durand last Friday. After blanking hapless Osseo-Fairchild 47-0 the previous week, the Mounders were hoping to do the same when it visited Bauer Built Sports Complex September 15 to take on the Panthers of…
Read MoreElk Mound volleyballers sweep Durand-Arkansaw
Although the Elk Mound volleyball team was only able to win one of the four matches it played last week, the one that it did win was the most important – a conference victory. Traveling to Durand last Thursday, September 14 for the Dunn-St. Croix Conference volleyball opener, the Mounders secured a three-set sweep of…
Read MoreC/EM girls’ golfers conference win streak snapped, drop dual to Tomah
The Colfax/Elk Mound girls’ golfers conference win streak is over. After winning the first five CloverCroix Conference meets this season, Bloomer snapped the locals dominance with a victory on its home course September 11. The Blackhawks then won their second straight conference competition three days later at the Whispering Pines Golf Course in Cadott. Colfax/Elk…
Read MoreColfax football loses heartbreaker to Turtle Lake Lakers
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent TURTLE LAKE — In the world of football, there have been thousands of games where the winner was decided on the ability of a team to move the ball a single yard. In the case of the game between the Colfax Vikings against Turtle Lake, it was the Vikings inability…
Read MoreYoung Farm Bureau Members advocate for agriculture in D.C.
MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Agriculturist members met with Wisconsin’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. to discuss issues impacting agriculture on September 13. Issues discussed included Waters of the U.S., Federal Milk Marketing Order reform and the upcoming farm bill. The September 11-15 trip was available to Farm Bureau members active…
Read MoreDunn County begins discussions on allowing Accessory Dwelling Units
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Should Dunn County have an ordinance to allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in the county’s zoning code? The zoning office is receiving up to four or five or six calls a week about ADUs, said Diane Morehouse, county board supervisor from Menomonie and a member of the Dunn County…
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