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....

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...

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

New Menomonie Twin Homes Coming in 2023, Partner Families Needed The Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity is searching for families in...

By David K. Williams At their February meeting the Menomonie Optimist Club named Kinleigh Richartz of Menomonie High School as Youth of...

By Barbara Lyon, Citizen Journalist After hearing conflicting views from several city poll workers and chief inspectors, the Menomonie...

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, passed by Congress in late December, ends a federal program that has been providing additional...

MPD Officer Bergh (L) and Dunn County Deputy Merryfield (R) spoke at the press conference MENOMONIE, Wis. -- A new collaborative program to address a drug problem in Dunn County that can lead to illegal activity was unveiled Thursday by law enforcement, human services and nonprofit officials. The initiative is called Project Hope’s Quick Response Team and Angels of the Red Cedar. The intent is to involve law enforcement officers and human services representatives to identify

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...

By Barbara Lyon, Citizen Journalist Scooters, a Midwest-based coffee chain, will not find a home next to Culver’s. Although the front...

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...

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

At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 3, Mayor Randy Knaack’s appointment of David Schofield as the new Director of Public...

From the Wisconsin State Patrol Northwest Region Eau Claire Post: On 12/30/23 at approximately 12:20 am Martise Terrell Craig from Lithia...

Text and photos by Faith Huey, UW Stout Harvey Hall News Service Dunn County residents came out to the local holiday event Wakanda...

By Cassandra Anderson In 1932, Laura Ingalls Wilder published Little House in the Big Woods . This was the first of several books that would become the popular Little House on the Prairie  series. While these stories mainly chronicled the lives of Laura’s immediate family, she had a large extended family as well. And it is through this extended family that Laura has a sad connection to Menomonie. Laura's Uncle George Whiting Ingalls had a tragic family life Laura’s beloved “P

From the Landmark Conservancy Facebook page : A 69-acre forested property located at the confluence of the Chippewa River and Elk Creek was recently protected, providing public access for years to come! The property is in Dunn County, just a short drive from both Eau Claire and Menomonie! Watch the video  to hear from the partners who collaborated to make it happen! Click here  to read more about this project.

By Pat Eggert, Citizen journalist The parking lot at the Spring Brook town hall on 810th Street east of Menomonie was full on Thursday, Dec. 8, so we had to park just past the pile of leftover blacktop. Inside, residents were busy buttonholing representatives from Elk Creek Solar, and looking over displays showing the benefits and location of the big (1,600 acre, 300 megawatts) solar photovoltaic project. Over 100 people registered at the desk on the way in.   Back outside, a

By Kyra Price, UW Stout Harvey Hall News Service The Bridge to Hope is collaborating with the Menomonie Police Department to advocate for...

Abdul and Karam Mounir inspire with their story of ‘how the human spirit can overcome tumultuous challenges’ By Abbey Goers - UW Stout Commencement is a time of celebration. A time when graduates reflect on all they’ve accomplished and all that awaits ahead. A time for families, friends and supporters to share their pride in their students and welcome them to a new stage in their lives.   For brothers Abdul and Karam Mounir, crossing the commencement stage together symbolizes