Renovation, addition funded in part by record-breaking alumni gift By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – A $31.7 million renovation of University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Recreation Complex will transform the facility and provide more than 39,000 square feet of new and remodeled space for student health, fitness and wellbeing. Campus leaders, alumni, legislators and students were among those who took part in the official groundbreaking for the project at the campus Sports & F

Come create with us! Our MAKE IT! series is back. Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m., we offer awesome activities in Fulton's Workshop. Each will have a focus or theme, but you can also come and explore the workshop if the planned activity doesn't interest you, there are plenty of other things that might, including micro:bit hands-on, our new Lego Wall, cardboard construction, magnet wall challenge, wind tunnel and many more. Come and explore! ​ Come explore hands-on STEAM (science,

The Community Foundation of Dunn County (CFDC) is now accepting applications for the Barb Schmelzle Promise Award for Women, a scholarship created to help adult women overcome financial barriers and continue their education. Since its creation in 2020, the fund has distributed $6,000 and helped six women return to school, supporting those pursuing degrees, certifications, and new career opportunities. The award honors the life and legacy of Barb Schmelzle, a compassionate Dun

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office would like the public to be aware of an ongoing scam involving individuals impersonating bail bond agents and contacting family members of those arrested and/or incarcerated. The individuals request money to cover bail and sometimes offer an “ankle monitor” program. This is not a legitimate process. Neither Bond Agents nor the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office will ever contact families directly and request money for an ankle monitor or bail. T

The Menomonie City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, May 4th, at 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers at 800 Wilson Avenue. The meeting agenda is available below. The council packet with more information can be found HERE.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) provides weekly updates on road construction projects in the following counties in northwest Wisconsin: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Taylor, Trempealeau and Washburn counties. Ashland and Sawyer counties Highway: WIS 13 and WIS 77 Location: WIS 13, Price County line to Morse Road between Mellen and Glidden, and

Governor Tony Evers has proclaimed May 2026 to be Aging, Disability, and Independent Living Network Professionals Appreciation Month in Wisconsin! From the Dunn County ADRC Facebook page.

Come and Celebrate NATIONAL TRAILS DAY at the Red Cedar State Trail FREE fun for all! Saturday June 6, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 - SNAKE DISCOVERY at 10:15 - Crafts and Activities - Book Bike (courtesy of Menomonie Public Library) - Seed bomp pops (courtesty of UW Extension) - FREE bike tune-up (courtesy of Simple Sports) - Disc golf demo (courtest of WoodWind Park) - Fishing Clinic (courtesy of DNR) Depot Visitor Center 824 Hudson Road (rain-out location: Menomonie Public Library)

Free in The Spirit Room: Quinton and Micah are a father-son duo that play mostly acoustic covers and arrangements of pop, rock, and country primarily from the 70s-00s. Residing in Menomonie, they incorporate guitars, keyboards, and pleasant vocal harmonies you'll enjoy listening to. From the Facebook event page.

Congratulations to the Midwest Food & Tobacco Group USRA Late Model feature winner, Colfax Wisconsin's Caden Steffen-Ludwig from last nights 53rd Annual Season Opener! Top 3: 1st: Caden Steffen-Ludwig - Colfax, WI 2nd: Ryan Howe - Menomonie, WI 3rd: Larry Fitzsimmons - East Bethel, MN Congratulations to the Conrad's Auto Salvage, Inc. Wissota Street Stock feature winner, Mondovi Wisconsin's Cole Richards, from last nights 53rd Annual Season Opener! Top 3: 1st: Cole Richards -