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The Neighbors of Dunn County dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — As of the last week in September, the Neighbors of Dunn County was experiencing an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 will be on the agenda for a while, said Carmen Meyer, community mentor and administrator at the Neighbors, during the September 28 meeting of the Neighbors of Dunn County Committee.…
Read MoreRubenzer garners Eagle Scout honors
Ethan Rubenzer from Troop 11, was awarded his Eagle Scout at his troops Court of Honor at the Moose Lodge on August 20, 2023. Ethan is the son of Bob & Danielle Rubenzer of Bloomer. Eagle Scout is rare, and it is the highest rank in Scouts. Less than 4% of Scouts ever achieve the…
Read MoreTainter Lake Rehabilitation District working on planning grant application
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Tainter Lake Rehabilitation District Board of Directors is working on an application for a $5,000 planning grant from the state Department of Natural Resources. The first draft of the application was due September 15, said Al Brown, chair of the board of directors, at the September 21 meeting…
Read MoreElk Mound eliminates ice skating rink for 2023-2024 winter season
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — For the first time in more than 20 years, Elk Mound will not have an ice skating rink on the Steve and Margaret Dieter property near Elk Mound High School and Elk Mound Middle School. The Elk Mound Village Board approved a motion to not approve paying $400…
Read MoreTwo men drowned in St. Croix River
HUDSON — The bodies of two men have been recovered from the St. Croix River after both apparently drowned while boating on the river near Troy Beach in the Town of Troy Tuesday morning, October 3. The two individuals have been identified as 51-year-old Demetrius A. Kekedakis and 65-year-old Perry D. Montpetit. Both men were…
Read MoreGlenwood City Public Library News 10-4-23
We would like to take this time to acknowledge everyone who came to the Spaghetti Dinner, on September 21. Barry Milune put in an immense amount of time and hard work making homemade meatballs and spaghetti sauce for all to enjoy. The food was amazing because of you. I also would like to call…
Read MoreClean water advocate wins local labor recognition award
Virginia Drath of Emerald, WI in St. Croix County, won this years “Labor Recognition” award for her tireless efforts on water quality for rural families in her neighborhood. Laurie Gruber, Secretary of the Greater West Central Area Labor Council (GWCALC) presented Virginia with the award during their Labor Fest Event earlier this month. AFSCME Retiree…
Read MoreSmall fire in heating unit clears school
A small fire in one of the Glenwood City School buildings rooftop heating unit cleared staff and students out of the school building for just under one hour on September 27th. There were no injuries reported and just a little smoke was reported in the school building. The following is a report from District Administrator…
Read MoreBoyceville school board approves trips and donations
BOYCEVILLE — At its September 27 regular session held in the high school/middle school IMC, the Boyceville Board of Education gave its approval for several overnight and out-of-state trips and accepted a handful of donations. Nearly a dozen overnight and out-of-state field trip requests for the fall semester were approved by the board’s members at…
Read MoreTribune starts 135th year of continuous publication
With this issue the Tribune Press Reporter starts its 135th year of continuous publication. This newspaper was founded in 1889 by a firm called Huntington & Cole in a building on First Street in Glenwood City. They called the newspaper “Glenwood Gleaner.” In 1891, a fellow by the name of Charles Augustin purchased the Glenwood…
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