The Lake Menomin Klunker Origins
By Kyra Price, UW Stout Harvey Hall News Service The klunker is an old car out on Lake Menomin that sits there patiently until the thaw....
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Feb 23, 2023
St. Valentine's Hustle Bike Race Around Lake Menomin
By Kyra Price, UW Stout Harvey Hall News Service It’s a nice 40 degrees outside with a slight wind chill. Bikes of all makes are lined up...
Feb 20, 2023
Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity building units in Menomonie
New Menomonie Twin Homes Coming in 2023, Partner Families Needed The Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity is searching for families in...
Feb 16, 2023
Answers to FAQs about Dunn County's vehicle registration fees
On one of the community Facebook group pages there was a thread regarding road conditions in Dunn County. One of the Dunn County...
Feb 15, 2023
Menomonie Optimist Club names February Youth of the Month
By David K. Williams At their February meeting the Menomonie Optimist Club named Kinleigh Richartz of Menomonie High School as Youth of...
Feb 9, 2023
Council OKs joint purchase of electronic poll books
By Barbara Lyon, Citizen Journalist After hearing conflicting views from several city poll workers and chief inspectors, the Menomonie...
Feb 9, 2023
BarbaLynn's Vintage taps into growing second-hand clothing market
After a longer than anticipated break, stories highlighting area businesses return. A big thank you to UW Stout student Faith Huey for...
Feb 8, 2023
Federal Government Ends Extra FoodShare Benefits for Wisconsin Households in February 2023
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, passed by Congress in late December, ends a federal program that has been providing additional...
Feb 7, 2023
Health Dunn Right Community Survey
From the Health Dunn Right Facebook page: A member of our team is currently running a survey to understand how to keep people aware and...
Feb 6, 2023
Menomonie Rec Department now offering birthday party packages
From the Menomonie Parks and Recreation Facebook page: We are now offering a Birthday Party Package at the Leisure Center! Please view...
Feb 2, 2023
DOJ Release: Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation in Dunn County
MENOMONIE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved...
Feb 2, 2023
Officials announce major initiative to combat drug abuse and crime in Dunn County
MENOMONIE, Wis. -- A new collaborative program to address a drug problem in Dunn County that can lead to illegal activity was unveiled...
Feb 1, 2023
Local Scouts earn prestigious Eagle Scout award
Nick Madsen and Sam Wurm from Troop 103 received the Eagle Scout award at a Court of Honor held at Christ Lutheran Church on December...
Jan 31, 2023
A UW-Stout student locates his missing student ID— 52 years later
I saw this story posted on Facebook recently. Spectrum News 1 gave me permission to share it. The article was written by Aly Prouty and...
Jan 26, 2023
Council denies rezoning request for new coffee shop
By Barbara Lyon, Citizen Journalist Scooters, a Midwest-based coffee chain, will not find a home next to Culver’s. Although the front...
Jan 21, 2023
CIL - Peer Partnerships
Looking to make a new friend? Especially someone who understands your life experiences? Join the Peer Partner Program today! First, you...
Jan 21, 2023
WERA: Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance Program Set to Close January 31
The Governor’s office announced the upcoming closing of the federally funded Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance program (WERA)....
Jan 19, 2023
Some Dunn County plow trucks now have flashing green lights
From the Dunn County Facebook page: It's been a busy winter for Dunn County Highway, and our first plow truck has been outfitted with new...
Jan 19, 2023
Stepping Stones food pantry informational video
Stepping Stones has put together a video showing how the Menomonie food pantry and pop-up pantries operate. Check out this slideshow to...
Jan 13, 2023
Public hearing set for January 16, council to consider rezoning request for new coffee shop
On Monday, January 16, the city council will consider a request for rezoning that was filed by Java Companies. The request is to change...
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