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Accident in the Town of Forest
Glenwood City moving ahead with plans to demolish old school and Community Center
GLENWOOD CITY — The City Council heard reports on the progress with planning for the construction of the new Municipal Building and the demolishing of the present Community Center and the old school. Lynn McIntyre and Kevin Oium of Cedar Corporation, out of Menomonie, gave the members of the Council an update on the planning…
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Dunn County COVID-19: Mass Gathering Recommendations
Dunn County Wisconsin, February 18th, 2021 – The Dunn County Health Department (DCHD) is announcing new updates to the COVID-19 gathering recommendations. “Dunn County residents have been doing a great job washing up, backing up and masking up. Because of this hard work our local COVID-19 case activity and percent positivity by test has come…
Read MoreHead-on crash occurs in Township of Elk Mound
Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a wrong-way driver travelling Westbound in the eastbound lanes of STH 29 from mile marker 66 in Chippewa County. At 8:30 p.m., the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a head-on crash on STH 29…
Read MoreJoles hits trifecta, brings home third straight state wrestling title
WAUSAU — Pound for pound, Trett Joles may well be the best high school wrestler in Wisconsin this season! And arguably, maybe he has been just that the past few years as well. The Boyceville senior did nothing to dispel that belief, one that many of his contemporaries are in agreement with, as he dominated…
Read MoreWigs and Wishes Fundraiser nets nearly $2,000
GLENWOOD CITY — Glenwood City freshman Michaela Blaser was prepared to donate her flowing locks to Wigs and Wishes, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing wigs and granting wishes to individuals battling cancer, in honor of her grandmother Wendy Gregerson’s ongoing battle against breast cancer. But like so many worthwhile events and endeavors,…
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Colfax native on February 16 primary ballot for state superintendent of public instruction
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Seven candidates will be on the ballot in the February 16 non-partisan primary election for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, including Colfax native Troy Gunderson. The two candidates who receive the most votes in the February 16 primary will be on the ballot for the April 6 spring election.…
Read MoreWis. Dept. of Health Services recommending large gatherings still be postponed this summer
By LeAnn R. Ralph MADISON — Even though the SARS-Co-V2 vaccine rollout has already started, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is recommending that large gatherings still be postponed this summer to allow as many people as possible to be vaccinated first. Vaccinators in the state are currently asking for twice as much vaccine as…
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