RUSSELL-TOYCEN POST 131 — Members of the American Legion Russell-Toycen Post 131 of Colfax fired a salute at the Memorial Day ceremony May 30 at Colfax Evergreen Cemetery. —photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
Read MoreSamuel Seguin, Menomonie, has been selected as the Dunn County Wisconsin 4-H Key Award winner for this year. The prestigious Key Award, one of the highest recognition a 4-H member can receive, honors a select group of 4-H participants annually. The youth receiving this award are ones who have demonstrated consistent growth in their 4-H…
Read MoreLoyal and generous donors continue to provide important financial assistance to Northwood Technical College students. Last semester, the Northwood Technical College Foundation awarded 225 scholarships for a total of $135,825 toward spring semester scholarships. For the upcoming fall 2022 semester, student aid for educational expenses totaled $166,000 awarded through 289 scholarships. Those from Ridgeland receiving…
Read MoreMENOMONIE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a proposed Green Tier contract with 3M in Menomonie, Wisconsin, to transition the company to Tier 2 of the Green Tier program. The DNR welcomes comments from 3M’s customers, neighbors and stakeholders through June 27, 2022. Tier 2 participants agree…
Read MoreGun Free Zones don’t work! How many more public places have to be shot up before we realize that putting a sign on the front door that says “Guns banned from this facility” is a waste of time and paper. It might work if there was an armed guard behind that sign and that is…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board is seeking bids to repair the west wall of the Colfax Municipal Building. Troy Knutson of the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group contacted a contractor about a spray concrete to spray the interior basement walls, said Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, at the Colfax Village Board’s…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Eight years after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first came to Colfax to assess the erosion near the wastewater treatment lagoons along the Red Cedar River, the project to stabilize the river bank has finally started. The Village of Colfax was awarded $592,000 in Community Development Block Grant…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — After nearly 30 years, a three-acre outlot in Tainter Shores and Ridges can now be developed. In November of 1995, a plat was recorded for the First Addition to Tainter Shores and Ridges for 16 lots and two outlots with a condition of approval that prohibited the construction of…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education approved 80 applications for open enrolling into the school district next fall at the May 23 meeting. Along with applications for 80 students to open enroll into the district, there were 11 applications for open enrolling out of the district, said Eric…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — The Boyce-ville High School Class of 2022 features 16 honor students including three co-valedictorians, a salutatorian, ten with high honors and six with honors. Stories on the valedictorians – Libby Bygd, Ella Holden and Shiloh Wheeldon – and saluatatorian Harper Olson were featured in last week’s special graduation section. Those receiving honors (3.5…
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