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Rep. Armstrong, Sen. James schedule Colfax listening session April 11
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — State Representative Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake) and state Senator Jesse James (R-Thorp) will hold a budget listening session in Colfax on Friday, April 11. The listening session will begin at 4 p.m. in the Colfax Municipal Building auditorium. When the listening session was announced, several people raised concerns that…
Read MoreJ.D. Simons Award: Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt and Jolene Albricht
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The 2024 J.D. Simons Community Volunteer Award has been presented to Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, and Jolene Albricht, youth services librarian. The Colfax Commercial Club presented the awards at the Colfax Public Library on March 27. The 2024 J.D. Simons Award marks the ninth presentation…
Read MoreElk Mound Lions Club announce poster winner
ELK MOUND — For over three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools and youth groups. More than 600,000 entries are submitted worldwide in the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Elliot Munsinger, a 7th grade student at Elk Mound Middle School placed 3rd at the…
Read MoreBail set at $100,000 cash for Menomonie teen charged in hit and run death
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $100,000 cash for a 17-year-old Menomonie girl charged in the hit and run death of Ann Seidl on March 29 in the Town of Dunn. Addison Bowell made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court April 2, along with her attorney Michael R.Cohen,…
Read MoreApril 1 local area election results
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — April 1 was spring election day in Wisconsin, and there were a number of local elections on the ballot for village board, school board and town board. According to the unofficial election results posted on the Dunn County clerk’s website, a total of 17,196 votes were cast in Dunn…
Read MoreCommunity discussion continues on Xcel Engery’s proposed solar panel project in St. Croix County
By Renee Bettendorf NEW RICHMOND — On Wednesday evening (March 26) more than 150 people attended a panel discussion about the Ten Mile Creek/King Transmission Connection solar energy project being proposed by Xcel Energy. The event was hosted by the Americans for Prosperity (AFP) organization and the St. Croix County Responsible Energy Coalition (SCC-REC). If…
Read MoreWisDOT plans two roundabouts on Hwy. 25 north of Menomonie
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has two roundabouts planned for state Highway 25 north of Menomonie. The proposed roundabouts will be located at the intersection of county Highway BB and Highway 25 at the intersection with 700th Avenue and county Highway F near Airtec Sports and at the intersection…
Read MoreElk Mound discusses MOU for school resource officer
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — As the number of students has increased in the Elk Mound school district, the number of calls requiring a response from the Elk Mound Police Department also has increased. The village’s attorney has said that most school districts already have a school resource officer before developing a memorandum…
Read MoreMenomonie 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…
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