Area Breaking News
One dead after crash on I-94 crash in Elk Mound
An early-morning, single-vehicle crash in Dunn County February 22 has left one person dead. Magdaleno Enriquez Torres, 35 years old of Bloomington, MN, died when the truck he was a passenger in lost control and rolled while traveling west along Interstate 94 in Dunn County. The accident happened around 3:56 a.m. on Monday, February 22,…
Read MoreLoaded firearm discharges in fire, striking Cornell firefighter
SHELDON, WI — On February 19, the Cornell Area Fire Department was requested by the Sheldon Fire Department for mutual aid at a working structure fire in the township of Willard. According to Dennis Klass, Fire Chief of Cornell, they responded with two water tenders and manpower. A 35-year-old, 16 year veteran of the Cornell…
Read MoreVernon Schindler served Town of Howard for 50 years
Editor’s Note: Vernon Schindler served as chair of the Town of Howard for 50 years. He passed away December 15, 2020, at the age of 78. Schindler was a graduate of Colfax High School. By John R. Andersen COLFAX — A generation is passing. Vernon Schindler of the Town of Howard is a man to…
Read MoreAccident 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…
Read MoreWater main break at Colfax Elementary
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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