Area News
Red Cross: Emergency blood shortage may delay medical procedures
EAU CLAIRE — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels across the country, and blood and platelet donors are urged to make a donation appointment to help…
Read More13 of 29 Dunn County supervisory districts have 2 candidates
By LeAnn R.Ralph MENOMONIE — Out of the 29 supervisory districts representing the Dunn County Board, 13 have two candidates, while one district has no candidate 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…
Read MoreBurglary in Dunn County
On Friday, January 5th, 2024, shortly before 10:00 a.m., deputies from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to an address in the Town of Elk Mound for a report of a male subject who had approached a residence and removed the doorbell security camera. The male then walked around the side of the residence…
Read MoreIncumbents running for Colfax and Elk Mound village board and school board
By LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX — Incumbents will be on the ballot April 2 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. All of the candidates filed their paperwork by the January 2…
Read MoreColfax paramedic appointed as interim director of the Colfax Rescue Squad
By LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX — Chrystal Smith, a paramedic with the Colfax Rescue Squad, has been appointed as the interim director following the resignation of Don Knutson. Knutson officially resigned as of January 1 and served the Colfax Rescue Squad for 34 years. On January 2, Knutson started his new position as clerk-treasurer for the…
Read MoreOne couple’s journey from Elk Mound to Australia to Malaysia to Colfax
By LeAnn R.Ralph COLFAX — How did a young man who graduated from Elk Mound High School end up living in Australia and marrying a brilliant young woman from Malaysia with a doctorate degree in Social Psychology? Alex Tandberg and Hema Preya Selvanathan live in Brisbane, Australia, and were married in Malaysia on December 7,…
Read MoreA review of the top news headlines for January, February, and March 2023
JANUARY January 4: MCCANDLESS ASKING FOR NEW TRIAL IN TOWN OF SPRING BROOK MURDER: MENOMONIE — Ezra J. McCandless, who was convicted by a jury in the fall of 2019 in the first degree intentional homicide of Alexander Woodworth in the Town of Spring Brook in March of 2018, is asking for a new trial.…
Read MoreEducation is failing America’s future by forgetting its past
By Jamie Gass and Chris Sinacola Last year, eighth grade test scores in civics and U.S. history hit record lows. The decline didn’t start with pandemic school closings. But they made it worse and revealed its extent. Less than half of adults can name the three branches of the U.S. government. Another 25% can’t name…
Read More2024 State planned highway improvements
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has several highway improvements planned for this area including the following. A project that is planned for 2024 is on Highway 128 north of I-94 for about 800 feet in Cady Township. The proposed highway improvement project aims to reduce illegal U-turns on 128 just north of Kwik Trip’s south…
Read MoreFormer director of freestyle wrestling sentenced to 26 years in prison for child sexual assault
Editors note: Freestyle wrestling in Glenwood City was not a public school program. By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A Menomonie man formerly associated with a freestyle wrestling program in Glenwood City has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after being convicted of five felony counts related to the sexual assault of a child. …
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