By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — It’s a brilliant strategy, really, because how would you react if someone hit you in the face with a stream of bee spray from 30 feet away? The bee spray is part of the Elk Mound school district’s active shooter preparedness that is one component of the ALICE…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — All together, 17 write-in candidates — including Daffy Duck — received votes in the April 3 election for one position on the Colfax Village Board that did not officially have a candidate. Village trustees Carey Davis and Mark Halpin both filed nomination papers with the Colfax administrator-clerk-treasurer’s office by…
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Read MoreA body recovered from the Chippewa River in Dunn County last Wednesday afternoon has been identified as that of a man reported missing from the Eau Claire area last November. According to a release from the Eau Claire Police Department dated last Thursday, March 29, the deceased found a day earlier in the Chippewa River…
Read MoreThe Otto Bremer Trust has awarded 119 grants totaling $7,456,601 to organizations across the Upper Midwest as part of its most recent grantmaking cycle. “These organizations are making a positive difference and the Otto Bremer Trust’s investments represent our continuing commitment to help strengthen communities across the region,” said Charlotte Johnson, co-CEO and trustee, OBT.
Read MoreThe League of Women Voters recently held voter registrations at Menomonie and Elk Mound High Schools during their lunch periods.
Read MoreSubmitted by Dolly Catlin, Transit Commission Manager DUNN COUNTY, WI – Dunn County Transit announced on March 22, 2018 the availability of a new Doorstop bus providing services to the disabled and elderly from “doorstop to doorstop”. “The bus includes the special option chosen specifically to increase wheelchair capacity. We added an extra two positions,…
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of Dunn County is offering pharmacy vouchers related to diabetes and cancer care for underserved and uninsured individuals in Dunn County and surrounding areas.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Following the signing of the school safety bill earlier in the week, Governor Scott Walker paid a visit to Mound View Elementary. “This week we signed into law a change that will make it easier for schools to be safe,” said Governor Walker on his visit to Elk…
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