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What Memorial Day Means to Me
By Lexie Aspen [Lexie Aspen just finished eighth grade at Colfax Middle School.] Memorial Day is a very important holiday. It is celebrated on May 27, 2024, this year. This holiday is observed on the last Monday of May every year. Memorial Day is a holiday that celebrates the men and women who fought for…
Read MoreMadeline Horvath earns prestigious 2024 Wisconsin 4-H Key Award
Madeline Horvath of Menomonie, Wisconsin has been selected as the University of Wisconsin, Dunn County 4-H’s Key Award winner for 2024. This prestigious award is one of the highest recognitions that a 4-H member can receive. Earning the 4-H Key Award is an honor of distinction that only a select few 4-H participants may obtain.…
Read MoreLWV-GCV to hold voter registration training in Eau Claire on June 12
MENOMONIE, WI — A free voter registration training will be offered June 12, 2024, by the League of Women Voters-Greater Chippewa Valley (LWV-GCV). The training will be held from 10:30 am-12 pm in the Carnegie Room #104 of LE Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire. The information is geared for people…
Read MoreDunn County facilities committee to pursue sale of transfer station
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Facilities Committee has decided not to do a Phase 2 inspection on the property formerly used as the solid waste and recycling transfer station and to pursue selling it “as is.” The quote for conducting a Phase 2 inspection would be $8,400, said Scott Nabbefeld,…
Read MoreDunn County saves $750,000 on health insurance using ReforMedicine
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Over the last two years, Dunn County has saved $750,000 on health insurance costs by making ReforMedicine available to county employees. Jennalee Nutter, director of Human Resources, reported on changes and improvements to the county’s health insurance benefits at a meeting of the Committee on Administration May 23. Dunn…
Read MoreEM Consumer Confidence Report on drinking water shows low levels of contaminants
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board reviewed and approved the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report for drinking water at the May 28 meeting, and the report shows that contaminants are well below the level which would pose a health risk. The report notes that the drinking water in Elk Mound…
Read MoreDunn County proceeding with case against Minn. man accused of hiding 4 corpses
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Dunn County is moving forward with the case against a Minnesota man accused of being a party to the crime of hiding four corpses in northern Dunn County. Darren L. Osborne, who also is known by 11 other aliases, appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge James Peterson…
Read MoreEau Claire Express, Mayo Clinic Health System host Cancer Survivors night
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –– National Cancer Survivors Day is celebrated each June to celebrate those who have triumphed over cancer and to inspire hope for those currently facing it. To honor cancer survivors and their loved ones, the Eau Claire Express baseball team is proud to present, with the support of Mayo Clinic Health System,…
Read MoreFatal crash on Hwy 63 in Polk Co.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 4:55 p.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call of a car vs semi crash at the intersection of State Highway 63 and 60th Avenue, North of the Village of Clear Lake. A passenger car with three occupants, was traveling westbound on 60th Avenue…
Read MoreRecycling, birds and bees, hot topics at council meeting
GLENWOOD — The Glenwood City Common Council had a list of over thirty items on their agenda for the regular monthly meeting on May 20th. The range of items was from department head reports, liquor and operator’s licenses, ARPA funds and the normal things that come before the council. One of the items that was …
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