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State Fair Winner
STATE FAIR WINNER — Gretchen Draxler’s winning recipe was for her Rye, Stout, and Cheddar bread. There were 14 other competitors chosen from around the state. The judges noted how well her loaf was baked and presented. Also, how her ingredients worked together and each element added to make a very aromatic and flavorful loaf.…
Read MoreSteven Paul Lindholm
04-20-1956 — 02-11-2025 It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Steven Paul Lindholm, of Menomonie, WI, beloved father, brother, son and friend on February 11, 2025 at the age of 68. Steve was born in Shell Lake, WI to Wallace and Irma Lindholm. He is survived by his daughter Stephanie Lindholm, brothers Barry…
Read MoreDarwin Paul Berends
Darwin Paul Berends died on March 4, 2024 at the age of 62 in his home. His life began on June 12, 1961. He was the ninth son of eleven born to Duane and Bobby Berends. He graduated from Glenwood City High School in 1979. He married his wife Laurel four years later on November…
Read MoreDC zoning working on updates to shoreland-wetland ordinance
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Planning and Land Use (Zoning) Division is working on updates to the shoreland-wetland zoning ordinance that will most likely go into effect by next summer. The county’s shoreland-wetland zoning ordinance was last amended in October of 2017, and since then, the state of Wisconsin has made…
Read MoreFour Boyceville seniors named Dunn-St. Croix and WIAA scholar athletes
The Boyceville School District is proud to announce that four student athletes have been named 2023 scholar athletes. Sebastian “Bash” Nielson and Haylie Rasmussen have been chosen as Boyceville’s Dunn-St. Croix Scholar Athlete representatives while Jack Phillips and Cambrie Reisimer were named as Boyceville’s WIAA Scholar Athletes. “These four student athletes have spent the last…
Read MoreOff the Editor’s Desk 5-24-2023
Government is the problem! Ronald Reagan, our 40th president who served from 1981 to 1989 made a lot of statements that are quotable including; “Government is not the solution to our problems. Government is the problem.” Another Reagan quote is; “I’m from the government and I am here to help.” The Hoover Institution has this…
Read MoreNew St. Croix County Fair premium books available
A new year, a new St. Croix County Fair Premium Book! Whether you bake, sew, build, or grow entering an exhibit at a county fair is an exciting process that is open to all. The St. Croix County Fair offers 18 open class departments ranging from Antiques to Rabbits and Woodworking as well as 30…
Read MoreColfax girls fall in state semifinal game to Laconia Spartans
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent GREEN BAY — It’s been 10 years since a Colfax girls basketball team made the drive across the state to the Resch Center in Green Bay to play in the WIAA state tournament. But after knocking off two number 1 teams in the sectional, this year’s group of girls earned…
Read MoreViking boys drop pair of contests to Mondovi and Osceola
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After winning three straight games against Dunn-St. Croix Conference teams a week earlier, the Colfax boys had high hopes of making it four straight conference wins when they hosted the Mondovi Buffaloes January 26. Things didn’t go as planned however as they dropped the contest 56-51 in a hard fought…
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