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Menomonie approves borrowing $2.8 million for 2025-2026 capital improvement projects
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Menomonie City Council has approve putting out for bids $2.8 million in general obligation promissory notes to pay for capital improvement projects this year and next year. The $2.8 million will pay for improvements to city streets, facilities and to purchase equipment, along with the Pine Avenue water…
Read MoreTime in a Bottle: Message from Tainter Lake comes full circle
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — So what are the chances, do you suppose? Fourteen years ago, the brother of a resident on Tainter Lake found a message in a bottle from some children, and now 14 years later, she has finally identified those children. And then — what are the chances — that when…
Read MoreCold case killer gets life prison sentence
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Jon K. Miller, accused of murdering Mary K. Schlais in 1974 and hiding her body in a snow bank in the Town of Spring Brook, has been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Miller, age 84, and his attorneys Shelly Tomtschik and Travis Satorius, appeared before Judge…
Read More17 year old involved in fatal hit and run crash in Dunn County
MENOMONIE — On Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at approximately 7:14 a.m., the Dunn County Communication Center received a 911 call reporting a female lying in the ditch that appeared to have been struck by a vehicle on County Highway Y, between 330th Ave and 370th Ave, in the Town of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin. The…
Read MoreFire department study: Menomonie should hire 15 more firefighter/paramedics
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Menomonie Fire Department should hire an additional 15 firefighter/paramedics along with two full-time staff members to adequately staff all shifts, according to a study completed by Public Administration Associates, LLC. The Menomonie Fire Department is a combination volunteer and career department that leans more toward the career side…
Read MoreBoyceville School Board approved updating the weight room, using referendum money
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE-At their meeting on Wednesday evening the Boyceville school board voted to move forward with updating the weight room using referendum money. “It fits the plan and fits within the budget that was in our facilities study,” said district administrator Nick Kaiser. The phy ed teachers spoke to the board about the…
Read MoreDon’t forget to vote in the spring election next Tuesday
Local town, village, school boards plus state, county Judges, and a state Constitutional Amendment is on the April First Ballot. Wisconsin electors will be asked to vote on a Constitutional amendment that voters will see a proposal that would add a voter ID requirement to the state constitution. Wisconsin already has a state statue that…
Read MoreSt. Croix County Fair premium books are available now
St. Croix County Fair Premium Books are now available to pick up! Whether you bake, sew, build, or grow entering an exhibit at a county fair is an exciting process that is open to all. The St. Croix County Fair offers 18 open class departments ranging from Antiques to Rabbits and Woodworking as well as…
Read MoreStagehands announce spring musical, Passion of Christ
SPRING VALLEY, WI –About four years ago, Luke Hayes got a nudge. It was what felt like a calling. He ignored the nudge, put it off, and hoped it would go away. That strategy didn’t work; the calling didn’t go away, so Luke began to search for a script. He found some, but nothing seemed…
Read MoreFour candidates vying for three open seats on Glenwood City School Board
GLENWOOD CITY — Four candidates will appear on the April 1 spring election ballot for the three open seats on the Glenwood City School Board. They are Jordan Bartz, Scott Lingerfelt, Tony Mielzarek and Derrick Oberle. Mielzarek is the only incumbent on the ballot The four are running for seats currently held by Mielzarek, Sally…
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