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DPI seeking additional Wisconsinites to test internet speed
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is seeking additional Wisconsin residents to take part in its initiative to collect information on internet connection speeds to improve access around the state. In partnership with Measurement Lab, the DPI invites residents to test their home internet speeds using M-Lab’s speed test. Data produced by the…
Read MoreWater main break at Colfax Elementary
Three veteran teachers retiring from Colfax school district
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Three veteran teachers, each with more than 30 years of service, will be retiring from the Colfax school district at the end of the school year: Linda Bilodeau, Deb Larson and Mark Mosey. The Colfax Board of Education approved their requests to retire at the February 15 meeting. Bilodeau,…
Read MoreMounders contemplate change to Cloverbelt Conference for all athletics
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — On February 15, the Board of Education for the Elk Mound Area School District started discussing the possibility of the school switching from the Dunn-St. Croix Conference to the Cloverbelt. District Administrator Eric Wright explained he and Athletic Director Mike Schiszik had been contacted by other members of…
Read MoreColfax borrows $120,000 for Dunn Street project
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has approved borrowing $120,000 for the Dunn Street project to make the final expenditure for Tax Increment Finance District 4 by the February 22 deadline. The original plan was to borrow $100,000 on an interim basis for the Dunn Street project, but recent interest in…
Read MoreNo interest loans available to help with home repairs
Many homeowners do not realize that Community Development Block Grant funds are available to help make repairs to their homes. The CDBG Home Repair Program, administered by Chippewa County Housing Authority, offers loans at no interest to income eligible homeowners for necessary repairs. Income limits vary by County. Loans are available for properties located in…
Read MoreRed Cross calls for healthy blood donors following severe weather
Record-breaking cold and winter storms across much of the U.S. has forced the cancellation of hundreds of American Red Cross blood drives in about 30 states and caused more than 15,000 blood and platelet donations to go uncollected. The Red Cross is urging healthy individuals, especially those with type O blood, to give now to…
Read MoreJoint statement from chancellors at UW-Stout, UW-River Falls and UW-Eau Claire about plans for fall
Nothing is more important to our three universities in western Wisconsin than ensuring our students have the opportunity to succeed and thrive. We know that we all do that best through a more traditional college experience, where students, faculty and staff interact and engage in person. That is why we are joining with UW System…
Read MoreUnderly and Kerr on the April 6 ballot for state school superintendent
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Jill Underly and Deborah Kerr will be the two candidates on the ballot in the April 6 spring election for state school superintendent. Underly and Kerr received the most votes in the February 16 primary out of a field of seven candidates. Underly serves as the superintendent of the…
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…
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