On Monday, April 13, 2026, the School District of the Menomonie Area hired Mitch Olson as the next head football coach at Menomonie High School Olson's career includes 11 years of teaching physical education in La Crosse, coaching football and baseball, and serving as a strength and conditioning coach. Olson spent the past five years as the head football coach at La Crosse Central High School, where he led the RiverHawks to Mississippi Valley Conference Champions in each of t

Last Indoor Market of the Season! Join us this Saturday at The Raw Deal from 9 a.m. to noon as we wrap up our winter market series and get ready to head back outside to Wilson Park. Shop your favorite local growers, makers, bakers, and artisans, stock up on winter staples, and enjoy that cozy community vibe one more time before spring takes over. It’s your last chance to support our amazing vendors indoors — we can’t wait to see you there. Live Piano at Our Final Indoor Marke

Join us for the 45th Annual Red Cedar Classic Auto Club Car Show & Craft & Swap Meet! Antique & Classic Cars, Custom Cars, Rods, Trucks, Tractors, Motorcycles, Studebaker Drivers Club, & more! FREE Parking + Admission for ALL Spectators! Trophies! Cash prizes! & Raffles! Address: 620 17th Street SE, Menomonie, WI 54751 When: Sunday May 17th, 2026 Time: 8am-1:30pm Food Vendors Craft Vendors Live Music from Rich Schroeder Prices: Show car + driver: $10 Car for sale: $10 Swap me

On April 13, 2026, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office received information that a vehicle was speeding on Westbound Interstate 94 at speeds up to 140 MPH after a Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) attempted to stop the vehicle for speeding in Jackson County. The vehicle fled from the WSP Trooper when the Trooper attempted to stop, and the pursuit was terminated due to high speed. Local Law Enforcement and/or WSP Troopers observed the suspect vehicle continuing to drive at speeds o

Join us for our first Annual Community Resource Fair at Compass IL! May 27th from 9-3! From the Compass IL Facebook page .

On April 12, 2026, at 6:49 PM, the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call of a female reporting an active domestic violence situation on 1130th Avenue, Boyceville, in the Township of Hay River. During the response to the scene, deputies learned the male suspect had physically assaulted a female inside a residence and then went outside, eventually entering a camper on the property. The male suspect secured the camper door and refused to exit when de

Two-year project seeks to identify recycled polymers that can be used in manufacturing process By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – John Deere machinery has been recognizable for its distinctive green color for more than a century. Student and faculty researchers at University of Wisconsin-Stout are working to ensure that John Deere is also known for a different kind of green: sustainability. Led by Professor Wei Zheng , student research assistants in the B.S. plastics e

Steven W. Arnold, age 75, passed away April 14, 2026 at The Neighbors of Dunn County in Menomonie, WI. He was born May 12, 1950 to parents Rolland and Verlyn (Brown) Arnold in Red Wing, MN. No services are planned at this time . . . To share a memory, please visit obituaries at www.olsonfuneral.com

Cross-disciplinary groups also design toolless furniture connections, learn valuable customer perceptions By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – A small black case rests atop a filing cabinet in Assistant Professor Kevin Dietsche ’s office. He opens the case and begins strumming a ukulele. The soft music fills the office. Dietsche, an engineering technology instructor at University of Wisconsin-Stout, built the ukulele 15 years ago under the guidance of Kazukiyo “Jiggs” Ku