By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach GROTON, Conn. — Fireman Kelvin Klefstad, a native of Ridgeland, Wisconsin, is training to be part of the U.S. Navy’s 125-year tradition of service under the sea. Klefstad graduated from Prairie Farm High School in 2024. He is the son of Andrew and Tiffany Klefstad. The skills…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Menomonie City Council has approved annexing 324 acres along county Highway B from the Town of Red Cedar and rezoning the acreage to Restricted Industrial for the proposed development of a data center. The property is located between 650th Avenue (also known as Eagle Point Road) and 690th…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education reviewed a preliminary expense and revenue budget of $15.6 million for the 2025-2026 school year at a special meeting July 28. The school district’s budget hearing and annual meeting are scheduled on August 18 at 8 p.m. in the school district board…
Read MoreKenny Kirschbaum of New Richmond, Wisconsin passed away on August 5, 2025 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN, surrounded by family. Kenny was born to Marvin and Bernell Kirschbaum on March 14, 1949 in Granit Falls, MN. In 1958 the family moved to New Richmond, WI where Kenny graduated from New Richmond High School…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 29-year-old Chippewa Falls man charged with four felonies related to stealing nearly $30,000 worth of tools from Timber Technologies in Colfax has been bound over for trial in Dunn County Circuit Court. Mason P. Zanchetti appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court August 5 for a preliminary hearing before…
Read MoreBarbara Jean Rasmussen, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in Perham, MN surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Barb was born in New Richmond, WI on July 31, 1948, to Willard and Toni (Bos) Halverson. She graduated from Glenwood City High School in 1966 and earned a Bachelor…
Read MoreAshlie A. Rosen, age 42 of Clear Lake passed away unexpectedly, surrounded by family, on August 1, 2025 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Ashlie Ann Rosen was born May 1, 1983 in Amery, WI to Loni & Kristie (Eggert) Rosen. She grew up in Clear Lake…
Read MoreThis week’s column is a re-print that appeared in the July 25, 2018 issue and it is just as newsworthy now as it was seven years ago. Thanks to Larry Nielsen for bring it to my attention. Talking to your foe is OK! President Trump last week had a sit down visit with Russian President…
Read MoreTrump for a third term ??? Every since the Presidential election of last November there has been talk of Donald Trump running for a third term. I just brushed that off as a bunch of hopeful talk. But, last week as I was attending the St. Croix County Fair here in Glenwood City I came…
Read MoreIs there any good news on the political front? I spent the weekend trying to think of what good news I could report on, on the national front this week. I could talk about the things that President Trump has accomplished in his first six months in office or all the people that have rushed…
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