Colfax boys open regional with win over Shell Lake, lose to top seed Clear Lake
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent In what would have appeared to be an even match, the number 8 seed Colfax Vikings hosted the number 9 seed Shell Lake Lakers in a first-round, WIAA Division 4 regional basketball game March 4. After a slow start for the Vikings, they used their size and speed to earn…
Read MoreColfax girls end season with sectional semifinal loss to Durand-Arkansaw
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent EAU CLAIRE – The third time just wasn’t the charm as coaches, players and fans of the Colfax girls’ basketball team had hoped. After losing to the Durand-Arkansaw Panthers in Dunn-St. Croix Conference action twice this season, the Vikings’ had a third chance to beat their rival conference team in…
Read MoreWisconsin Ag Youth Council applications due March 31
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds students to apply now for the next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. Applications will be accepted through March 31, 2025. Students who will be seniors during the 2025 – 2026 school year should apply. To apply, students need to complete an electronic…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation of Dunn County announces $5,000 endowment match
Menomonie, WI – Thanks to a successful year of fundraising and strong investment performance in 2024, The Community Foundation of Dunn County (CFDC) is proud to announce an exciting new initiative to further strengthen the long-term financial stability of local nonprofits. Coinciding with its 30th Anniversary in 2025, the CFDC will provide a $5,000 matching…
Read MoreBail set at $1 million cash for Hudson man charged with homicide
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — Bail has been set at $1 million cash for a 54-year-old Hudson man charged with first degree intentional homicide in connection with the death of his wife at their home on Namekagon Street in Hudson March 5. Chad Aaron Haworth made an initial appearance in St. Croix County Circuit…
Read MoreDunn County Facilities Committee recommends sale of county land
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Facilities Committee is recommending the sale of eight acres of county land east of the Oak Leaf Clinic in Menomonie for a proposed development that would include housing for the elderly. Dunn County would only be selling the land, and the development itself would be in…
Read MoreVeregy plans DC Judicial Center geo-thermal scope report for April
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Veregy, the energy performance contract company planning the geo-thermal and solar project to heat and cool the Dunn County Judicial Center, plans to have a scope verification report ready toward the end of April. The scope verification report will verify for the county the information gathered from site visits…
Read MoreWater main break leads Menomonie mayor to declare state of emergency
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A break in a 12-inch water main on ConAgra property in the City of Menomonie February 24 prompted Mayor Randy Knaack to immediately declare a state of emergency. The emergency declaration was necessary to start repairing the water main break before obtaining approval of the cost from the Menomonie…
Read MoreTown of Elk Mound receives $52,500 planning grant for county-wide EMS and fire services
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Town of Elk Mound has been awarded a $52,500 innovation planning grant from the state of Wisconsin to study county-wide emergency medical and fire services. At a meeting of the Dunn County unit of the Wisconsin Towns Association, representatives for the towns in Dunn County decided that the…
Read MoreGC boys drop games to Colfax and Elk Mound, defeat Immanuel
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY -— As the Hilltoppers boys’ basketball team heads down the home stretch of the 2024-25 season, they hosted a trio of games in five days. While they dropped the opening two contests against conference opponents, they were able to pick up a victory in their final non-conference game.…
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