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Fatal fire in Town of Red Cedar, Dunn County
UPDATE: The deceased has been identified at Jerome Gassert. RED CEDAR — On April 2, 2023 at approximately 2:24 p.m., the Dunn County Communication Center received a call from an individual reporting a structure fire at a residence in the N5700 block of County Rd. E, Town of Red Cedar, Dunn County, Wisconsin. The Dunn…
Read MoreAcademic and technical excellence scholarship recipients named at GC school board meeting
GLENWOOD CITY — This year’s recipients of Wisconsin’s Academic and Technical Excellence Scholarships were awarded to pair of well-deserving members of Glenwood City’s Class of 2023 during the Board of Education meeting held Monday, March 27. Owen Bauman was selected as the recipient of the Academic Excellence Scholarship which is given annually by the…
Read MoreLocal elections next Tuesday, April 4th
All municipalities in Wisconsin will be holding their general election next Tuesday, April 4th with candidates for local offices plus school board candidates. The following is a list of candidates for open offices in St. Croix County for the various municipalities in this area. Dunn County offices are listed at the end of St. Croix…
Read MoreWisconsin Office of Rural Health paints dire picture of Wisconsin’s 911 ambulance response
by LeAnn R. Ralph MADISON — What are the chances that an ambulance will be able to respond if you have a medical emergency? According to a new report from the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health, part of the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, the chances of actually having an ambulance be able…
Read MoreTribune earns awards at WNA Conference in Madison
MADISON—The Wisconsin Newspaper Association honored the work of newspapers across the state during its 2022 Better Newspaper Contest Awards Banquet on Friday, March 24, at the Madison Concourse Hotel in downtown Madison. The 2022 contest received 2,230 entries from 106 newspapers. Eligible entries were published between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022, and were…
Read MoreRoss’ Glenwood City Locker finally settles in their new home on First Street
By Missy Klatt GLENWOOD CITY — With numerous construction delays it was a long time coming but, Ross’ Glenwood City Locker is finally in their new home just down the street at 240 First St., the corner of 1st and Maple Streets, in Glenwood City. Jim Ross gets very emotional when he talks about the…
Read MoreBadger Books speeds up voting process in Dunn County
MENOMONIE — Voters in 12 municipalities in Dunn County will be checked in for the April 4 election by poll workers using new technology that Gov. Evers hopes will become even more prevalent across the state. The technology is Badger Books, which replaces the traditional paper poll book that voters are familiar with, with an…
Read MoreWisconsin Supreme Court and statewide referendum questions on April 4 ballot
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Two candidates are on the ballot for one position on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the April 4 election. Janet C. Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly will be on the ballot. Incumbent Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack is retiring after 20 years on the Supreme Court. Protasiewicz is a Milwaukee…
Read MoreElectric cooperatives partner to expand affordable solar energy for members
MADISON – Nine Wisconsin electric cooperatives announced the week of March 20 they are working together to get the best volume pricing on solar energy for their members. They have formed a partnership with OneEnergy Renewables of Madison to develop and construct 12 utility-scale solar arrays across Wisconsin. Over the next two years, the partnership…
Read MoreCitywide April Fools Day pillow fight – April 1, 2023
On Saturday, April 1, 2023, Volume One will revive its citywide April Fools’ Day Pillow Fight in downtown Eau Claire, WI after a short hiatus. It’s “Five Minutes of Feathery Fury” – a short but lively celebration of foolishness, by which we mean a giant, five-minute pillow fight with the entire city invited. Pillow Fight…
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