Dale C. Kiesau, age 88, of Menomonie, WI, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2026, at his home after a battle with colon cancer. He was born April 1, 1938, in Waukon, IA, to Ralph and Gertrude (Feuerhelm) Kiesau. He grew up in the Elmwood area and graduated from Elmwood High School in 1956. Dale married Charlene Einum on November 4, 1961, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hatchville. Together, they had three children. Dale served in the Army Reserves and later joined the Marine

Bring your costumes to the Raw Deal on Friday, October 30th to kick-off the Halloween weekend! Our Halloween Costume Party will feature the release of the What-Have-Yous newest album! Cap'n Seabeard will join the stage! Come for the music, costumes, art vendors or just to have fun! From the Raw Deal Facebook page.

Orange You Glad You’re Not a Deer? is BACK, and this year we’re coming together for Tim and Kay Busch. Join us at WoodWind Park on Saturday, November 21, from 1–4 PM for a Play It Forward fundraiser featuring live music by Up South, a wine walk, the To-Doe List mini scavenger hunt with prizes, fresh baked goods and new event merchandise. A good afternoon. A meaningful way to show up. Save the date and invite someone to come with you! From the WoodWind Park Facebook page.

Tickets available HERE. From the Facebook event page.

Join the Friends of the Red Cedar Trail and Hoffman Hills for our Annual Meeting! Our special guest is Lynn Barber, whose lifelong fascination with owls has culminated in her researching, writing, and illustrating "A Charisma of Owls", published in January 2026. In her talk on owls, she will discuss the characteristics of owls and will cover the owls that are possible in the United States and Canada with an emphasis on owls that may be found in Wisconsin and stories of seekin

Ruth L. Mikkelson, age 79, of Menomonie, WI, passed away October 14, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI. Ruth was born December 15, 1946 in Duluth, MN to Harold Larson and Margaret (Chapman). She grew up in Hermantown MN and graduated from Hermantown High School and earned her B.A. in Mathematics and Chemistry from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She earned her Master’s Degree and PhD in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She married

Come join us for some spooky candy and friendly faces at this year Trunk or Treat. From the Wheeler Community Action Club Facebook page.

New Guaranteed Admission program streamlines degree paths for qualifying students at region’s only polytechnic university By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout MENOMONIE, Wis. – Minnesota high school students now have a streamlined route to pursuing a polytechnic education thanks to University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic’s new Minnesota Guaranteed Admission program. The clear pathway allows qualifying Minnesota first-year students to simply fill out an application and submit their high

Join Us for Our Annual Trunk or Treat! Get ready for a fun-filled evening of Halloween festivities! Bring the family and join us for our annual Trunk or Treat, featuring: Plenty of candy Hot cocoa to keep you cozy Music and Halloween fun Want to be a Trunker? We’re still looking for a couple more participants to decorate their trunks and hand out candy! If you’d like to join in on the fun, we’d love to have you! Email bdamsgard@lnnest.com to sign up or learn more. We can’t wa

On Sunday October 11, heaven gained another angel when Rosemary Zachow Tracy passed away at Comforts of Home in Menomonie. Rosemary was born June 3, 1949 in Hutchinson, MN. Her parents were Eunice Alvina (Jorgenson) and Marvin Loyd Zachow. The family moved from Cosmos, MN to the Glenwood City area when she was about six or seven years old. She met William “Bill” Zobel when she was 16 years old, they fell in love and were married March 5, 1966 at the Downing Methodist Church.