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Elk Mound man dies in single-vehicle crash
TOWN OF MENOMONIE — A 24-year-old Elk Mound man became Dunn County’s first traffic fatality of 2021 when he died following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in the Town of Menomonie. The victim, John C. Quinn V (fifth), was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s office after the SUV…
Read MoreCHRC begins vaccinations for SARS-CoV-2
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Vaccinations of residents and staff members for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, began at the Colfax Health and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, December 29. Around 82 percent of the residents and about 30 percent of the staff were vaccinated on December 29, said Kenzie Galetka, administrator at CHRC.…
Read MoreFree COVID-19 drive-through testing in St. Croix Co. will be held in a new location during winter months
If you find yourself in need of a COVID-19 test, the location will be different the next few months from recent testing sites. St. Croix County Public Health and Emergency Management announce the testing site in St. Croix County will be moving to the St. Croix County Highway Department located at 300 Oak Ridge Parkway…
Read MoreColfantastic Events Light Up Colfax – 2020
St. Croix County offering free drive through COVID-19 testing Dec. 17
St. Croix County is offering free drive-through COVID-19 testing on Thursday, December 17th, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Testing will be held at the St. Croix County Highway Department located at 300 Oak Ridge Parkway, Baldwin, WI 54002 Anyone who is symptomatic and close contacts of people who have tested positive should get tested.…
Read MoreColFANTASTIC news! Chris Kroeze to headline “Light Up Colfax” event
COLFAX — Colfantastic Events is going to LIGHT UP COLFAX with Chris Kroeze brought to you by Synergy Cooperative! Chris Kroeze will be in Colfax performing his hit songs including the amazing “Hallelujah” at the Colfax Fairgrounds on Saturday, December 19th for LIGHT UP COLFAX! Enjoy hot chocolate from Bethany Lutheran Church as you listen…
Read MoreQuartet of new businesses open on Glenwood City’s Oak Street
By Missy Klatt News Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — With everyone staying home more these days, perhaps you didn’t realize that Glenwood City has four new businesses on Oak Street – all located at 127 E. Oak. Jamey Tuttle, a 2001 Glenwood City High School graduate, purchased the building that previously held Lice Avengers and before…
Read MoreBail set at $500,000 cash each for 3 suspects in Town of Dunn homicide
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $500,000 cash for each of three suspects charged in connection with a homicide in the Town of Dunn. Ryan L. Steinhoff, age 37, Chad D. Turgeson, age 37 and Ashley A. Gunder, age 24, made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before…
Read MoreColfax Lutheran “Wells for Malawi” campaign closes with $8,680 raised to dig new wells
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Since March of 2018, the Colfax Lutheran “Wells for Malawi” campaign has raised $8,680. Colfax Lutheran member Marge Hernandez, who has served as the fund-raising chairperson, said the campaign officially ended this month. The fund-raising campaign was originally scheduled to conclude April 1, but after the COVID-19 pandemic closed…
Read MoreDunn County Sheriff’s Office investigating possible homicide in Town of Dunn
MENOMONIE – The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation in the Township of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin. On the afternoon of Tuesday, November 17, 2020, law enforcement responded to a suspicious death of an adult, white, male in the Township of Dunn. The death is believed to be the result of a…
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