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Community Foundation supports education in Dunn County with teacher mini grants
Dunn County school districts recently received a boost in educational innovation through the distribution of teacher mini grants, aimed at enhancing classroom learning and student engagement. Funded by The Community Foundation of Dunn County’s General Teacher Mini Grant Fund, along with multiple designated funds, donor-advised funds, scholarship funds, and public crowdsourcing, these grants support creative…
Read MoreColfax school board members report good experiences at state convention
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Colfax Board of Education report that they had positive experiences at this year’s Wisconsin State Education Convention in Milwaukee January 22-24. There are 421 school districts in the state, and there were a majority in attendance at the delegate assembly for a quorum, said Ken Neuburg,…
Read MorePlea and sentencing hearing scheduled March 27 for cold case murder suspect
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Jon K. Miller, the suspect accused of killing Mary Schlais in the Town of Spring Brook in February of 1974, is scheduled for a plea and sentencing hearing in Dunn County Circuit Court on March 27. Miller, along with his attorneys Shelly Tomtschik and Travis Satorius, appeared in court…
Read MoreBloomer man charged with sexual assault of a child in Colfax pleads guilty
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Bloomer man charged with two felony counts of the repeated sexual assault of the same child in the Village of Colfax has pleaded guilty in Dunn County Circuit Court. Timothy L. Klich, age 40, appeared in court February 21, along with his attorney Laura Megan Coss, for a…
Read MoreMenomonie’s Wilson Park to host “The bEAT” concert and “Let’s Paint the Town” this summer
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — In addition to the Menomonie Farmers Market from May until October, Menomonie’s Wilson Park also will be the site of two events in July, “The bEAT Concert” and “Let’s Paint the Town.” The Menomonie City Council approved special event permits for The bEAT Concert on July 5 and Let’s…
Read MoreHighway 40 Construction to begin spring of 2026
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Construction on the U.S. Highway 12 project in Elk Mound and on state Highway 40 from U.S. Highway 12 to county Highway M is expected to begin in the spring of 2026. The project will resurface 10.3 miles all together from Elk Mound to county Highway M in Colfax,…
Read MoreDC Board authorizes advertising for bids to sell former transfer station
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved a resolution to advertise for bids to sell the former solid waste and recycling transfer station west of Menomonie on state Highway 29. Dunn County has not been using the former transfer station property since the solid waste and recycling program shut down,…
Read MoreDunn County Board tells admin to negotiate sale of county land
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has authorized the county manager to negotiate the sale of 8.72 acres of land between The Neighbors of Dunn County and Oak Leaf Clinic. The facilities committee did not completely agree about bringing the issue to the Dunn County Board to see if the county…
Read MoreMinnesota man guilty of hiding 4 corpses in the Town of Sheridan sentenced to 16 years in prison
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Minnesota man guilty of hiding the bodies of four murder victims in a corn field in the Town of Sheridan in September of 2021 has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Darren L. Osborne, age 59, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court for a sentencing hearing before…
Read MoreColfax Commercial Club seeking nominations for 2024 J.D. Simons Community Volunteer Award
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Commercial Club is once again seeking nominations for the J.D. Simons Community Volunteer Award. The J.D. Simons Community Volunteer Award for 2024 will be the ninth one awarded. The award is intended to provide recognition people who have made the Colfax community a better place. “We are…
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