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9 Facts You Probably Don’t Know About Memorial Day
Memorial Day signifies the unofficial start of summer. Community pools open for the season. Patio furniture is hosed down. News of summer sales blast through the media. Across the country there are parades, backyard barbecues and picnics. But Memorial Day is so much more than hot dogs, beer and mattress sales. The following are…
Read MoreMenomonie Day of Dance hosted by General Hardware Border Morris
Morris Dancing is an English/Welsh folk dance tradition dating back to at least the 1500s. General Hardware Border Morris is one of two dance teams in Wisconsin practicing this ancient tradition, the other being in Madison, and, we are local! Before COVID hit, General Hardware would host a yearly Day of Dance in Menomonie where…
Read MoreDunn County clerk responds to questions about April 2024 election
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — In the April 2 election, Dunn County Supervisory District No. 20 did not have a candidate on the ballot. Write-in candidate Carol Larkin received 6 votes April 2 for District 20, and Spencer Berndt received 31 votes. Larry Bjork, county board supervisor from the Town of Spring Brook, said…
Read MoreBoyceville’s Class of 2024 features 18 honor students, 11 with high honors
BOYCEVILLE — The Boyce-ville High School Class of 2023 features 18 honor students including two co-valedictorians, a salutatorian, 11 with high honors and four with honors. The valedictorians and saluatatorian are featured in a separate story. Those receiving honors (3.5 to 3.74 GPA) and high honors (3.75 or higher GPA) are listed below. Responses are…
Read MoreBoyceville Ambulance celebrates 50th anniversary with open house on May 18 and 19
By LeAnn R. Ralph BOYCEVILLE — To celebrate the 50th anniversary, the Boyceville Community Ambulance District is holding an open house on May 18 and 19. “We have had so many people say, ‘I’ve never been in that building,’ so we want to invite the public,” said Wayne Dow, director of the Boyceville ambulance service.…
Read MoreBoyceville Village Board approves site for new library and moving forward with pickleball courts at Pafko
By Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE- With four members present at the Boyceville Village board meeting held on Monday evening the board approved the old feed mill site to be redeveloped into the new library, approved going forward with pickleball courts at Andy Pafko Park and decided to sign a non-disclosure agreement with Ohly. Boyceville Public Library…
Read More$305,350 DNR grant would add bridge, improve trail at Glen Hills County Park
By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — The St. Croix County Board has approved applying for a $305,350 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources grant to install a boardwalk and snowmobile bridge to cross Beaver Creek and improve a walking trail at Glen Hills County Park. The county board unanimously approved the resolution at the May 7…
Read MoreDunn County PR&D makes preliminary determination to take ADUs out of R-1
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Several members of the Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee are suggesting that Accessory Dwelling Units be removed from Residential-1 in the proposed zoning ordinance amendment. Representatives for the townships in Dunn County with the most R-1 zoning have said they do not want ADUs in R-1 and…
Read MoreDunn County Board reviews $3.74 million in capital improvement requests
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE – The Dunn County Board has reviewed $3.74 million in capital improvement requests for the 2025 budget from various departments in the county. Every year, the Dunn County Board adopts a five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) as part of the budget process, said Kristin Korpela, county manager, at a…
Read MoreMagazine commemorating the UW’s 175th appears in Messenger and Tribune
MADISON — During the week of May 12, 175 years of Badger connections and UW-Madison impact throughout Wisconsin will be on display in newspapers across the state. The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA), UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Newspapers Association (WNA) are collaborating to honor the legacy and celebrate the many ways the state’s flagship…
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