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Dunn County Veterans Service office hosting outreach event for veterans and their families
The Dunn County Veterans Service Office will be hosting a Veterans Outreach Event for Veterans, dependents, and community supports on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Menomonie Alliance Church, 502 21st St. NE, Menomonie, WI, and will provide information about resources for local Veterans. The featured…
Read MoreShare your strength: Give blood or platelets with the Red Cross
EAU CLAIRE — This spring, the American Red Cross asks donors to help defend the blood supply by giving blood or platelets now to combat a monstrous fact: only 3 out of 100 people donate blood. That’s why we’re teaming up with Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures to celebrate the epic new film, Godzilla…
Read MoreLake District Community meeting: Strategic Planning
The Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District (TLRD) is inviting district residents and users of Tainter Lake to participate in a strategic planning process. The goal of this meeting will be to gather input in determining improvement project areas of focus and the recent survey results of TLRD residents will guide the activity. Participants will work with…
Read MoreApril 2 election features incumbents for Colfax and Elk Mound village board and school board
By LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX — Ballots in the April 2 election will feature incumbents running for the Colfax Village Board, the Colfax Board of Education and the Elk Mound Village Board, while the Elk Mound Board of Education had one incumbent who filed notification of non-candidacy. The Colfax Village Board has three positions that will…
Read More13 of 29 Dunn County Board supervisors have 2 candidate races in April 2 election
By LeAnn R.Ralph MENOMONIE — Of the 29 supervisory districts on the Dunn County Board, 13 districts will have two candidates for the April 2 election. Districts 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 25 and 28 all have two candidates. District 20, which covers Ward 8 in Menomonie on…
Read MoreDunn County will notify all registered voters after April 2 of new state Assembly and Senate districts
By LeAnn R.Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County clerk plans to notify all registered voters in the county of the new state Assembly and Senate districts after the April 2 election. The new state Assembly and Senate districts will be in effect for the August primary and the November elections, and then any newly elected…
Read More2 statewide referendum questions on April 2 ballot to amend state constitution
By LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX — Two statewide referendum questions will be on the April 2 ballot that, if approved, would change the Wisconsin Constitution regarding election funding and election workers. Question 1 is related to election funding. The question on the ballot reads: “Use of private funds in election administration. Shall section 7 (1) of…
Read MoreDunn County Board candidate: Karl Hackbarth
GLENWOOD CITY — Karl Hackbarth will be challenging incumbent Dunn County Board supervisor for District 9, Tom Quinn, in the April 2 election. Hackbarth, who serves as a supervisor on the Stanton Town Board, has been married to his wife, Danette, for 40 years, and they have four children. The Tribune Press Reporter sent a…
Read MoreDunn County Board candidate: Tom Quinn
GLENWOOD CITY — Incumbent Dunn County Board supervisor for District 9, Tom Quinn, will face challenger Karl Hackbarth in the April 2 election. Quinn, age 76, of Downing, says that he and his wife, Helen, have two adult children, Joe and Tracy, and five grandchildren ages eight to 13. The Quinns have lived in the…
Read MoreDunn County Board candidate: Heather Seburn
GLENWOOD CITY — Heather Seburn is the challenger for the supervisor position on the Dunn County Board for District 2 in the April 2 election and is running against incumbent Patrick Breslin. Seburn, age 42, of Prairie Farm, has one son aged 23. The Tribune Press Reporter sent a questionnaire to the candidates. As of…
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