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Alzheimer’s Association invites you join the 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer’s
NEW RICHMOND – The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Western WI residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s® on September 16, 2023 at New Richmond High School, 650 E. Richmond Way, New Richmond. The event opens at 8:30 a.m. with the Opening Ceremony at 9:40 a.m. immediately…
Read MoreFive candidates vie for Miss Glenwood City crown
GLENWOOD CITY — Five young ladies will be competing for the 2023-24 title of Miss Glenwood City. The candidates have had a busy summer preparing for this year’s Rustic Lore Celebration and queen’s coronation on Saturday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Glenwood City High School gymnasium. Everyone is welcome to attend. This year’s…
Read MoreFall 2023 Family Engagement Offerings from UW Madison – Extension Dunn County
Menomonie — Safe and stable families benefit the whole community. With schools welcoming children back to the classroom, it is a great time to consider ways we can help families create an environment that promotes learning and growth at home. The University of Wisconsin Madison – Division of Extension has offices across the state to…
Read MoreElk Mound school district still in need of 1 bus driver
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — When it comes to bus drivers, the Elk Mound school district is in the same position as many other employers who are trying to find employees. The school district is still down one bus driver and is running 10 routes instead of 11 routes, said Eric Wright, district…
Read MoreColfax school district annual meeting sets $3 million property tax levy for 2023-2024
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Electors in the Colfax school district approved a property tax levy of $3,007,245 for the 2023-2024 school year at the annual meeting August 21. Adjustments to the tax levy could be made in October after the September student count and after the exact amount of state aid has been…
Read MoreColfax school board aims to maintain graduation decorum
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — All it takes is one senior wearing a Spiderman costume or attaching blinking lights to a graduation cap with a message of “Now What?” inscribed in glitter on the back of the graduation gown — and the decorum of the graduation ceremony is ruined. The Colfax Board of Education…
Read MoreColfax elevator fund now close to $130,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax’s elevator fund for the Colfax Municipal Building is now close to $130,000. Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt, director of the Colfax Public Library, reported in a videotaped library update available on the library’s Facebook page that the elevator fund is $168 shy of reaching $130,000. The elevator thrift…
Read MoreElk Mound school district approves property tax levy of $3.3 million at annual meeting
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Residents in the Elk Mound school district approved a property tax levy of $3,269,536 for 2023-2024 school year at the district’s the annual meeting on August 21. The tax levy for 2023-2024 compares to a levy of $3,098,650 for 2022-2023, representing an increase of $177,886, or a 5.51…
Read MoreColfax Public Property committee identifies first steps for improvements to clerk’s office, police dept. and library
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Why has the Colfax Municipal Building basement been closed to the public for nearly 25 years? What would it take to remodel the Department of Public Works Building to also house the Colfax Police Department? These were the two questions the Colfax Village Board’s Public Property Committee identified as…
Read MoreSt. Croix County Public Health WIC team receives Breastfeeding Award of Excellence
NEW RICHMOND — St. Croix County Public Health was presented with a 2023 Gold Breastfeeding Award of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This award recognizes local Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Agencies that have provided exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support activities, with the goal of increasing breastfeeding among WIC…
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