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Dunn County Fair 2021
The 2021 Dunn County Fair was a huge success! More photos of the 2021 Dunn County Fair will be available soon on our photography site.
Read MoreDunn County Community Resources and Tourism considering a county tourism website
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Imagine having a website where you could go to find out about all of the events in Dunn County from Boyceville, Colfax and Elk Mound to Eau Galle, Menomonie, Knapp, Downing, Downsville, Wheeler and Ridgeland. The Dunn County Community Resources and Tourism Committee is considering a tourism website that…
Read MoreWisconsin State Patrol to conduct aerial speed enforcement in six counties starts this week
Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) officers plan to keep an eye out for traffic violations as they fly over state highways this week. WSP’s Aerial Support Unit is scheduled to conduct aerial speed enforcement in Waukesha, Rock, Trempealeau, Eau Claire, Marathon and Dunn counties. Weather permitting, the pilots plan to patrol: Tuesday, July 27 • Waukesha…
Read MoreChip sealing planned on segments of US 12 and WIS 40 in Dunn County
Maintenance crews from the Dunn County Highway Department plan to chip seal a section of US 12 from Princeton Drive on the western edge of Elk Mound to WIS 29 and a section of WIS 40 from WIS 29 to 870th Street beginning Tuesday, July 27. During chip sealing operations, US 12 and WIS 40…
Read MoreWestCAP starts 2021-22 Operation Back to School Drive
West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency (West CAP) is pleased to announce that we will once again be providing kids with school supplies through our Operation Back to School program for the Menomonie, Elk Mound, Colfax, Boyceville, and Glenwood City School Districts. In 2019 we were able to give over 250 students entering pre-Kindergarten through…
Read MoreDC judge denies new trial for Colfax man convicted of child sexual assault
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Dunn County judge has ruled that the attorney for a Colfax man who was convicted by a jury of child sexual assault was not ineffective as counsel and has denied a new trial. Jobert L. Molde, age 47, appeared from the Stanley Correctional Institute by video means with…
Read MoreColfax FFA hosting first annual Colfax Tractor Fest August 14
COLFAX – The Colfax FFA and FFA Alumni groups are planning the first annual Colfax Tractor Fest on Saturday, August 14 at the Colfax Fairgrounds. Daytime happenings will feature restored tractors, Made in Colfax vendors and artisans, and a raffle. Evening events will include a trivia contest and the band, The Thrillbillies. The band features…
Read MoreEM Village Board approves developer agreement
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND – On July 19, village trustees in Elk Mound unanimously approved a developer agreement for Settlers Ridge. The agreement included that developer Jim Rooney would build the necessary infrastructure for the development. Rooney was present at the meeting, and informed the Board he sees the cement pads for the…
Read MoreColfax man who crashed into Wheeler gas station charged with 4th OWI
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 60-year-old Colfax man who drove his pick-up through the wall at the Bridge Stop in Wheeler has been charged with a fourth offense of Operating While Intoxicated (OWI). Charles E. Martin appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge Rod Smeltzer for an initial appearance July 14. Judge…
Read MoreWis. DHS: “Without a vaccine, you are a sitting duck for COVID-19”
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Almost 50 percent of Wisconsin residents have completed the vaccine series for SARS-CoV-2, but officials from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services say that’s not enough. A vaccination rate of 80 percent is necessary to keep the virus that causes COVID-19 from circulating and mutating, said Julie Willems Van…
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