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Menomonie Public Library receives generous gifts
The Menomonie Public library shared some exciting news through two recent media releases. LET’S READ! Supporting Young Readers in Dunn...
Dec 1, 2022


Children’s Art Club Provides a Great Opportunity for Stout Students
Photo provided by Bailey Iwen, UW-Stout Student By Faith Huey - Harvey Hall News Bureau The Children’s Art Club at UW- Stout helps...
Nov 23, 2022


UW-Stout hosts “Rock the Vote” on election day to encourage student voters
by Evan Thibodeau - Harvey Hall News Bureau University of Wisconsin-Stout’s “Rock the Vote” election day campaign helped break down...
Nov 23, 2022


Marshalls coming to Menomonie
Marshalls is opening on Thursday, May 18th. They will be open from 8am-10pm. Regular hours are: Monday through Saturday, 9:30 AM-9:30 PM...
Nov 19, 2022


Jeans & Jewels Charity Gala Raises over $100,000
Thank you to everyone who supported the Community Foundation of Dunn County at our annual fundraiser!Because of you, our 2022 Jeans & Jewels Charity Gala was a wonderful success! Over 260 of you joined us at UW-Stout's Memorial Student Center to raise over $100,000 for charity through our auctions, raffles and - ever popular - Dessert Dash! Thank you sponsors, donors and attendees. We hope you enjoyed the evening! Together, we are making Dunn County a better place to work, li
Nov 18, 2022


Menomonie Optimists Name October Youth of the Month
Continuing their long practice of recognizing Dunn County’s outstanding youth, Menomonie Optimists named Meghan Prochnow of Menomonie High School as the October Youth of the Month. Meghan Prochnow is a student leader at Menomonie High School. She is a member of Student Council, plays on the volleyball team, where she is captain, and the soccer team. Meghan takes part in Menomonie’s challenging Global Scholar program, which includes a requirement for a major project. Meghan is
Oct 24, 2022


Tainter Family Native American Connection
Posted today on the Mabel Tainter Facebook page in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day: Today we have an extra special Monday Morning...
Oct 10, 2022


MHS National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists
Hayleigh Husby (L) and Anna Imsande (R) On September 14, 2022, officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the...
Oct 5, 2022


MHS Homecoming Court 2022
Menomonie High School announces its 2022 Homecoming Court members, of whom include: Hailey Alexander, daughter of John and Erin Alexander Quincy Cook , daughter of Chad and Carrie Cook Anne Dye, daughter of Tom and Christine Dye Ashleah Quilling, daughter of Scott and Kate Quilling Caitlyn Sorensen, daughter of Mike and Tara Sorensen Kellan Aure, son of Aaron and Stephanie Aure Tucker Bird, son of Mike and Jodi Bird Cody Kwak, son of Tom and Tricia Kwak Xander Riedmann,
Sep 24, 2022


Wilson Park Benefits from Rotary Clubs of Menomonie Projects
By Jeremy Untz, Rotarian Recently, the Rotary Clubs of Menomonie collaborated to complete two projects to provide additional amenities to the local parks. The Rotary Club of Menomonie and the Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club provided volunteers, materials, grants and donations to enhance the seating at Wilson Park. The two clubs had over 30 volunteers and spent nearly 70 hours assembling the park benches and picnic tables now in use at Wilson Park. The 16 park benches were pu
Sep 16, 2022


Labor and delivery services transitioning to Eau Claire from Barron, Menomonie
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System has made the difficult decision to transition labor and delivery services from Mayo Clinic...
Sep 5, 2022


Menomonie Mustang Jr 14U Maroon Softball Team Brings Home National Title
By Sam Hintzman The Menomonie Mustang 14U Maroon Team was crowned National Champions at the 2022 MONSTA Fastpitch Championships which...
Sep 1, 2022


Emmitt Bailey wins the Mullet Championship
Emmitt came from behind to win the kid's division of the Mullet Championships. He received a lot of attention this week. Below are links to some of the media coverage. Fox and Friends - Winner announcement Spectrum News 1 Ric Rush Plus podcast Newsmax NBC 26 - Green Bay Fox 6 -Milwaukee Kare 11 - Minneapolis
Aug 31, 2022


Dunn County Board of Supervisors Appoints New County Manager
From the Dunn County Facebook page : The Dunn County Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristin Korpela to...
Jul 31, 2022


Menomonie Native Terrin Vavra Called up to Major League
Menomonie native and MHS graduate Terrin Vavra got called up to play with the Baltimore Orioles this week. Vavra was traded to the...
Jul 28, 2022


Lundington Guard Band Honors Dr. Carroll Rund
From the Ludington Guard Band Facebook page : The Ludington Guard Band honored Dr. Carroll Rund for 50 years of service at a recent...
Jul 16, 2022


Stepping Stones Updates
Here are some updates from Stepping Stones taken from their latest What's New Review monthly email. If you are interested in subscribing,...
Jul 16, 2022


Menomonie Cars and Caffeine - A Group for Car Enthusiasts
Last summer with the Burger King Classic Car shows no longer being held at the Menomonie location, a few local car enthusiasts started meeting in the mall parking lot on Saturday mornings. They labeled their group Menomonie Cars and Caffeine. Looking to get more involvement, the group decided to change things up this summer and switched to a weekday evening. Hoping to bring business to a local establishment, Menomonie Cars and Caffeine reached out to Burger King and asked to
Jun 30, 2022


The Bridge to Hope - A Twelve Year Retrospect
By Naomi Cummings, Executive Director, The Bridge to Hope I landed here in 2009, our agency looked very different than it does today. We were still a secret location, without signage, and in a very old and dilapidated house. A local law enforcement official confided that many of his staff members considered us to be man-hater’s. The number of hot-line calls we got annually were about 300; they are now over 2,000. We have evolved and grown in so many ways over the years.
May 19, 2022


Local Girl Scout Troop Raising Money for Space Camp
A local Girl Scout troop has been busy planning for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to attend the Pathfinder Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama...
May 17, 2022

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