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Fatal house fire in Elk Mound
ELK MOUND — At approximately 12:53 p.m. on October 16, the Dunn County Communication Center received a call from an individual who advised of a structure fire at a residence with a person still trapped in the residence. The person had mobility issues and was unable to get out. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and…
Read MoreMenomonie issues request for qualifications on affordable housing development
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Menomonie City Council is seeking developers with qualifications to build affordable housing on a nearly 42-acre parcel owned by the city south of Andersen Windows and east of Phillips Medisize. The city has owned the parcel for 30 or 40 years, and it has some wetlands and steep…
Read More7 more quilts awarded by Northwoods Quilts of Valor
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Northwoods Quilts of Valor have been working steadily, and they awarded another seven quilts during a ceremony at the Viking Bowl in Colfax on July 16. The most recent Quilts of Valor recipients are Tommy Allen, Larry Knutson, Josh Mannel, Shaun Olson, Delvin Ruhling, Janiece Ruhling…
Read More2025 Dunn County Fair Results
Listed below are the results from the 2025 Dunn County Fair: YOUTH DIVISION DAIRY MACKENZIE MCCLELLAND, Little Elk Creek, Other Breeds, Grade heifer calf – fall Champion Grade Junior Female, Grand Champion Grade Female; KYLEE SCHLOUGH, Connorsville Comets, Holstein, Grade heifer calf – fall Champion Grade Junior Female, Grand Champion Grade Female, Holstein, Grade heifer…
Read MoreMenomonie rezones Alliance Church property from residential to commercial
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Menomonie Alliance Church property, 502 21st Street Northeast in Menomonie, has been rezoned from Family Residential (R-1) to Local Commercial (B-2) to accommodate a daycare offered by the YMCA. The Menomonie City Council held a public hearing on the request for a rezone from the Menomonie Alliance Church…
Read MoreElk Mound’s Dr. Baier joins Clear Connection Chiropractic in Colfax
COLFAX — Dr. Katie Baier, a native of Elk Mound and a Mounder graduate, has joined Clear Connection Chiropractic. Dr. Baier, who specializes in sport injury and rehabilitation, will be treating patients at the Colfax office located at 600 Main Street. With the addition of Dr. Baier, the Colfax location will offer expanded hours Monday…
Read MoreRidgeland native trains to join U.S. Navy submarine force
By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach GROTON, Conn. — Fireman Kelvin Klefstad, a native of Ridgeland, Wisconsin, is training to be part of the U.S. Navy’s 125-year tradition of service under the sea. Klefstad graduated from Prairie Farm High School in 2024. He is the son of Andrew and Tiffany Klefstad. The skills…
Read MoreMenomonie annexes 324 acres and rezones for proposed data center developement
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Menomonie City Council has approved annexing 324 acres along county Highway B from the Town of Red Cedar and rezoning the acreage to Restricted Industrial for the proposed development of a data center. The property is located between 650th Avenue (also known as Eagle Point Road) and 690th…
Read MoreElk Mound school board reviews $15.6 million budget for 2025-26 school year
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education reviewed a preliminary expense and revenue budget of $15.6 million for the 2025-2026 school year at a special meeting July 28. The school district’s budget hearing and annual meeting are scheduled on August 18 at 8 p.m. in the school district board…
Read MoreZanchetti chrged with stealing over $30,000, bound over for trial
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 29-year-old Chippewa Falls man charged with four felonies related to stealing nearly $30,000 worth of tools from Timber Technologies in Colfax has been bound over for trial in Dunn County Circuit Court. Mason P. Zanchetti appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court August 5 for a preliminary hearing before…
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