This fall, the Bloomer FFA Chapter is thrilled to present an exhilarating haunted house experience at the Bloomer Fairgrounds! We’ll be transforming the merchant building into a thrilling haunted attraction for two nights of frightful fun. Mark your calendars for Friday, October 18, and Saturday, October 19. Both evenings will be packed with an array…
Read MoreJohn Kerry against the First Amendment! The other night while I was watching television news, a piece was aired showing a speech given by John Kerry. He said that the “First Amendment is a major block to stopping disinformation and fighting climate change.” I was aghast by what I heard, an attack on the document…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Carrie Johnson, the new administrator-clerk-treasurer in Colfax, has a vision for the village. Colfax, she says, should be a place where people want to live and work. The village also should be a destination to enjoy what the area has to offer, such as fishing, kayaking and canoeing on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has approved adding the geothermal project to heat and cool the judicial center to the capital improvement plan for 2025-2029 at a cost of $11 million dollars. Prior to the voice vote at the September 18 meeting approving the resolution to add the judicial center…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board has appointed James McMenomy as the new corporation counsel. Dunn County Corporation Counsel Nick Lange is planning to retire in early January of 2025, and the Dunn County Board, based on a recommendation from the executive committee, appointed McMenomy at the September 18 meeting. According…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Bail has been set at $50,000 cash for a 27-year-old Colfax man charged with six felony counts related to strangulation, battery and disorderly conduct along with one misdemeanor count of mistreating an animal. Kedar J. Davis made an initial appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court before Judge Christina Mayer…
Read MoreSubmitted by Amber Bettinger-Lytle, Director of Marketing & Development Baldwin, WI – The Adoray Home Health & Hospice Board of Directors is proud to announce the appointment of Christa Walz as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective September 15, 2024. Christa Walz succeeds Mary Aaby in the role, marking the start of a new chapter…
Read Moreby Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent The Bulldog cross country teams had a busy week recently competing in two invitationals one in Cadott on Tuesday, September 24 and another in Durand just two days later. The varsity girls’ team placed third at both events while the boys took eighth and fourth place, respectively. At Cadott, the…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Coming into last Friday’s Dunn-St. Croix football contest in Colfax, the Hilltoppers had not scored a point in its previous six quarters of action. After trailing just 14-17 at halftime two weeks prior, Glenwood City was shutout by Grantsburg in the second half in 38-14 defeat and were then blanked by rival and…
Read Moreby Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — For the first time this season, the Boyceville football team found themselves in unfamiliar territory. Until the first quarter in their matchup with Clear Lake, the Bulldogs had not yet trailed on the season. However, that was exactly the position Boyceville found themselves in with 4:33 left in…
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