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Mar 11, 2023

Menomonie's Jack Drout receives all-conference honorable mention

The Big Rivers has named the Boys Hockey all-conference team for the 2022-23 season. The Mustang's goalie, Junior Jack Drout, received an...

Mar 10, 2023

BRC names girls basketball all-conference team

MHS Junior Mary Berg made the BRC 1st team all-conference. Senior Anna Wheeler and Sophomore Brooklynn Birt made honorable mention....

Mar 10, 2023

BRC all-conference wrestlers named, Aure named BRC Wrestler of the Year

Kellan Aure has been named the Big Rivers Conference Wrestler of the year. Fourteen Mustang wrestlers received all conference mentions....

Mar 9, 2023

Eric Atkinson New City Administrator for the City of Menomonie

MENOMONIE, WI– Eric Atkinson has been named the new City Administrator for the City of Menomonie. Atkinson was selected by the Menomonie...

Mar 9, 2023

City Council approves liquor license for Tanglewood Greens, golf course set to reopen

At the March 6th meeting, the City Council approved a Class B combination liquor license for Eaglewood Golf, LLC doing business as...

Mar 1, 2023

Can Civics be Civil? - Video Recording

A video recording of this discussion is available here . Civility in public discourse is the topic for the League of Women Voters –...

Feb 28, 2023

Menomonie Middle School’s Solar Array Expected to be Fully Operational This Spring

Solar panels: Photo taken by Faith Huey By Faith Huey, UW Stout Harvey Hall News Service In fall of 2021, the Menomonie school district...

Feb 27, 2023

Council authorizes TIF note for Maplewood Eco Cottages

Interviews scheduled for City Administrator position At the February 20th meeting, the city council authorized a $484,000 TIF note from...

Feb 23, 2023

Public Works Director Randy Eide retires from city after nearly 20 years

For almost 20 years, Randy Eide has been a reliable fixture at city hall. He served as the Public Works Director from June 2004 until his...

Feb 23, 2023

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....

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...

Feb 23, 2023

State Champion!

MHS Senior Dylan Norby has another State Champion title. Norby repeated as the WIAA Division 2 diving champion at last weekend's Swim &...

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 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 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...

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 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...

Jan 18, 2023

Menomonie Optimists Honor Youth

by David K. Williams Menomonie Optimist Club members continued a 30-plus year program of honoring outstanding Dunn County youth at their...