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Dunn County supports West Wisconsin Land Trust in purchase of 562 acres

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE —  If the West Wisconsin Land Trust receives a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to purchase 562 acres in the Town of Peru, the public will have access to more than 1,500 acres of publicly-owned land. The Dunn County Board approved a resolution at the November 14…

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Dunn County joins lawsuit against opioid manufacturers

By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE —  The statistics are staggering. According to a New York Times article, drug overdoses in the United States, mostly related to opioids, killed 64,000 people last year and are the leading cause of death for people under the age of 50. How did we get to the point where opioid…

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Elk Mound girls blow past Bloomer for second road win

By Cara L. Dempski BLOOMER — The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team played two tight games with Bloomer last season. The first game was a January 14 matchup at Elk Mound where the Lady Mounders won 51-48 in overtime. The second was a season-ending 54-49 loss at Osseo-Fairchild in the March 2 sectional semi-final matchup.

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Lady Vikings struggle against Raiders in non-conference tilt

By Cara L. Dempski HUDSON — Colfax head girls’ basketball coach Joe Doucette is chalking up last Tuesday’s game at Hudson as another good early-season learning experience for his team. “We are just not playing very well,” he said the morning after the Lady Vikings fell to the Raiders. “We are really struggling fundamentally, and…

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