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Tribune 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…
Read MoreElk Mound repeals loitering ordinance
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — You can now sit in the village park for hours, reading a book — or wait on the street corner outside the Pourhouse for a friend to arrive — or admire a neighbor’s front yard flower garden without fear of being arrested for loitering. The Elk Mound Village…
Read MoreElk Mound finishes 2022 with $564,000 in general fund balance
by LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Village of Elk Mound ended 2022 with $564,000 remaining in the general fund balance. The fund balance of $564,000 was $119,000 less than the general fund balance at the end of 2022, said Kim Shult of Baker Tilly during her audit report to the Elk Mound Village…
Read MoreNilssen’s Market issues voluntary class I recall of pork product
MADISON, Wis. — Nilssen’s Market in Clear Lake, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for a packaged pork product sold at local retailers. The recall includes: Side Pork, sold frozen in 1-lb. vacuum-sealed packages The product was sold at Nilssen’s Foods locations in Cumberland, Baldwin and Glenwood City. The Nilssen’s Market label on…
Read MoreApril 4 Dunn County spring election round-up
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Two candidates have filed nomination papers and two candidates have registered as write-in candidates for four positions on the Colfax Village Board in the April 4 election. One of those candidates has filed for two positions. The positions held by incumbents Jody Albricht (village president), Jeff Prince (trustee), Margaret…
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