MENOMONIE — University of Wisconsin-Stout hosted the DECA District 1 Career Development Conference in January for the 49th straight year, and for the first time it was held virtually. After a one-year hiatus, the Glenwood City DECA returned this school year and had five members participate in the District 1 competition which consisted of a…
Read MoreWe had another quiet weekend at Havenwood. Since we’re still quarantined not much happens sometimes. Some of us do exercises in our room like punching the remote or the TV 15-20 times a day. Wednesday was our big day with the famous trivia question. We filled them out in our rooms and got the answer…
Read MoreGlenhaven News February 20-26 Wow! The weather has sure warmed up. Hopefully it stays that way. We are looking at some gardening books, and starting to think about what to plant in our flower boxes this year. We started our week off with exercises, and did some face time visits. Tuesday morning was church day,…
Read MoreIn the Senate, Sen. Tammy Baldwin introduced the EQUALITY ACT of 2021, with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ). There are many reasons this is a BAD bill. Franklin Graham stated the following remarks about this bill: • Designate schools, churches, and healthcare organizations as “public accommodations.” With this, schools, churches, and hospitals…
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MILWAUKEE — The selection committee for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Student Scholarship, Teacher Fellowship and Principal Leadership program has announced recipients of the 317 Herb Kohl Foundation awards for Wisconsin students, teachers and principals. Awards in the amount of $6,000 are being made to 101 teachers, 16 principals, and their schools, and $10,000 scholarships…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board’s Elevator Commission needs your help and is seeking groups, clubs, organizations, and non-profits that would be willing to take a short survey to assist with an application for a planning grant. The groups, clubs, organizations and non-profits do not have to be located in Colfax…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee plans to hold a public hearing in April on a proposed revision to the land division ordinance to manage residential density by ratio in unzoned townships. The language in the revision is consistent with the language in the zoning ordinance under…
Read MoreMADISON, Wis. – Have your artwork featured on a piece of history and contribute to environmental restoration efforts by entering the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) 2022 Wisconsin wild turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamp design contests. Artists must submit their entries by July 15, 2021 for the 2022 contests. “The contests offer a unique…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced Friday, February 19, 2021, that Mary Lavine, 65, Madison, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and to filing a false 2018 corporate income tax return for her business Bullseye, Inc. After accepting Lavine’s guilty…
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