by Don Stuckert The Elk Mound Millers 16U American Legion Baseball finished up the week with a 2-1 record, winning their lone league game and splitting a pair of non-league matchups. Eau Claire Black The Millers started their week hosting Eau Claire Black (ECB) on Tuesday and came away with an 11-8 victory. The Millers…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE —The American Red Cross wants everyone to enjoy a safe and fun Fourth of July, which includes ensuring a strong blood supply for patients in hospitals across the country. There has been a concerning shortfall in blood donations in recent weeks, and the upcoming holiday could put a further strain on donations, as…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE – The Chippewa Valley Technical College District Board approved the 2023-24 budget as proposed during its meeting on Thursday. This approval comes just a day after the state Assembly indefinitely postponed the vote on Assembly Bill 2, which posed a threat to the technical colleges’ ability to levy property taxes for operating and…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured major victories for Wisconsin’s agriculture industry and rural communities in the Senate’s bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The bipartisan legislation, which passed unanimously out of the committee today,…
Read MoreTitanic Death Toll now at 1527 Last week we were all glued to our radios and TV sets for information about a tour firm called OceanGate that had five people on board a submarine to dive the 13,000 feet to view the wreck of the Titanic. According to info on the internet, 1522 died the…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Instead of constructing a new road and walking path between the Dunn County Government Center and the Judicial Center, the county will use the money to install a computer controlled lock system on county buildings. The 2023 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) included a project to construct a new road…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — For the past 34 years — since 1989 — the Colfax school district has been making payments on the unfunded pension liability. The invoice register for the June 19 meeting of the Colfax Board of Education includes a payment of $30,419 for the unfunded pension liability. William C. Yingst…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Eau Claire County recorded 23 drug overdose deaths in 2022, and in Dunn County there was one overdose death. The reason for the difference in overdose deaths between the two counties is not clear, but people are seeking fentanyl, and the overdose deaths are expected to increase, said Marcie…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If the proposed increases for education in the state budget become a reality, the Colfax school district would see an increase in state aid of $1,000 per pupil. School districts asked for a $1,500 increase per pupil, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, at the Colfax Board of…
Read MoreMADISON — Boyceville FFA members attended the 94th Wisconsin FFA Convention and Expo from June 12-15th in Madison. Members participated in a tour of the Capitol building, dinner on State Street, workshops, general sessions, networking events, a concert and a dance! Recent Boyceville graduate Abby Schlough and senior Jasmine Morlock, both received their State FFA…
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