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UWRF Office of Sustainability collaborates with additional organizations to host Powered by Electricity free event
River Falls, Wis. — The Office of Sustainability at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls is joining forces with St. Croix Electric Co-Op, Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services and nonprofit Hope for Creation to host a Powered by Electricity event on Saturday, Sept. 24, for the River Falls community. Powered by Electricity is a free community event…
Read MoreMenomonie Historical Society sponsors collectors day event
The Rassbach Heritage Museum is presenting its first Collectors Day — a celebration of collectors and their collections. Local collectors will share their treasures with the public. Explore unusual and fascinating items with some of the area’s top collectors and learn why collections are so important. The event will be held September 24, 2022 from…
Read MoreDunn County manager still gathering information for economic development report
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County Manager Kristin Korpela is still working on gathering information for a report on economic development that will provide options for the county. Korpela told the Dunn County Community Resources and Tourism Committee at the September 13 meeting that she has had meetings with area economic development directors;…
Read MoreWest CAP Now Accepting Applications for Energy Assistance for Heating Season
West CAP once again has funds available for low to moderate income households in western Wisconsin who need assistance with heating costs, electric costs, or are facing energy crisis situations this heating season. The Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) is administered by the State of Wisconsin Home Energy Plus Program and aims to help…
Read MoreTuck pointing approved for municipal building and two well houses at $9,800
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board has accepted a bid of $9,785 for tuck pointing in the municipal building basement and for two well houses, as opposed to another bid of $1,885 for the same work. The village has received two bids for tuck pointing the municipal building basement, the well…
Read MoreVillage of Colfax considering straight fee of $2,500 for street opening
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Instead of charging homeowners the actual cost of restoring a street after a sewer repair, the Colfax Village Board is considering charging a straight fee of $2,500. The village previously charged a street opening fee of $1,000 if a sewer repair required digging up the street, said Rand Bates,…
Read MoreColfax public works director Rand Bates laments demise of GridBee float device
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — This could be the end of the line for the Colfax wastewater treatment lagoon’s GridBee. “The GridBee quit again,” announced Rand Bates, director of public works, at the Colfax Village Board’s September 12 meeting. The GridBee is a floating device that keeps water — and alum — circulating in…
Read MoreAmerican Legion Auxiliary needs help in solving mystery
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Auxiliary of Russell-Toycen American Legion Post 131 of Colfax needs your help in solving a mystery. Loretta Logslett, who served as the secretary of the Colfax American Legion Auxiliary for decades, died last December. Among the records Loretta Logslett kept was a hand-written list of Gold Star Mothers.…
Read MoreLarge solar project planned for Town of Spring Brook
By LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF SPRING BROOK — A large solar project that would cover 1,700 acres is in the planning stages for the Town of Spring Brook. The Elk Creek Solar Project is being planned by Tyr Energy Development Renewables, and representatives for the company are expected to make a presentation at the…
Read MoreLegion Honored at Highground
THE HIGHGROUND — Members of the American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax, the American Legion Auxiliary and Gold Star Mothers of Colfax were honored during a stone-placing ceremony at The Highground in Neillsville on Saturday, September 17. Members of the Russell-Toycen Post 131 also acted as the Honor Guard for the day. —photo courtesy…
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