Mitchel Peterson of Menomonie prepares a drone for flight | submitted photo A blanket of snow covers Leffel Roots Apple Orchard just south of Eau Claire, but that doesn’t mean Chippewa Valley Technical College drone students’ work is done. Throughout the fall, a group of students traveled to the quaint orchard in Eau Claire County, where hands-on learning met real-world agricultural needs. The partnership provides students with practical experience in collecting and processin

The Community Foundation of Dunn County (CFDC) is currently accepting requests for new bricks for the Dunn County Veterans Memorial located at the intersection of 6th Ave. and Crescent Street in downtown Menomonie. The cost is $250 per brick. The Veterans Memorial Brick program began on Flag Day, June 14, 2000, when over 300 bricks were dedicated, and the monument was unveiled. The memorial honors military veterans from all branches of service throughout any era. There is no

The Bridge to Hope is looking for dedicated, reliable volunteers to join our on-call SANE volunteer team! On-call team members provide emotional support during the Sexual Assault Nurse Exam (SANE) process & offer useful resources to victims of sexual assault & their loved ones. Volunteers must be age 18 or older & have reliable transportation to attend exams in Menomonie or Eau Claire. Our greatest need right now is for weekend volunteers. Training is provided. No experience

The Stout women's basketball team will have a banner ceremony on Saturday, December 13th at 2:45 pm, prior to their game against Augsburg College. Tickets are $4. From the Stout Women's Basketball Facebook page. Stepping Stones Executive Director Corrisa Villeneuve was featured on The Kitchen Sink podcast. You can find it HERE . From the Dunn County Humane Society : For a decade, we have been able to support community pets when they needed it most through programs like our

Helen Marie was born on March 22, 1942, at the Menomonie Hospital to Rosella Topdahl (Steves) Cowell and Vincent Steves. After a long illness, Helen, age 83, of Elmwood, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 1, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She is survived by her devoted husband, Lyle Carlson (granddaughter Emily Carlson); her children: Scott Clayton (Laura) – grandchildren Chance (Brittany) and great-grandchildren Adrian and Grant; Hu

PC game’s win highlights UW-Stout’s globally ranked program By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – The creators of a computer game about a doomed submarine had a real-life sinking feeling last May as the date of the Stout Game Expo (SGX) approached. After months of work on the claustrophobic, cooperative game Dread Not , the team of 15 University of Wisconsin-Stout students were facing problems with their code which had broken an otherwise polished game. It was a stressful

The Pages and Pints Book Club is your kind of book club - come once or come to all - it's up to you! Library staff will host at brewery nønic in Menomonie from 6-7pm on: January 27 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon February 24- The Wedding People by Alison Espach March 31 - None of This is True by Lisa Jewell Don't like beer? You are still welcome to come! Like beer? Brewery nønic has plenty of options. See you there! From the Facebook event page .

The Dunn County Highway Department is preparing for an extensive program of road repairs and reconstruction in 2026, following County Board approval of additional borrowing to fund the initiative.  The 2026 plan includes reconstructing 17 miles of county roadways, along with two bridge replacements and one bridge rehabilitation project.   “This major investment is part of the county’s ongoing effort to improve all county roads that need work,” said Highway Commissioner Dustin

Students design custom controllers for unique racing games, puzzles, AR experiences By Abbey Goers, UW-Stout An Aesop’s fables-inspired racing game, a haunted hotel and a futuristic repair shop are all on the menu for players at the Stout Game Expo , western Wisconsin’s largest game developers’ event, featuring the creative works of about 250 University of Wisconsin-Stout students. SGX is from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the Memorial Student Center Great Hall. Come

The Red Cedar Trail and Hoffman Hills are open for cross-country skiing. Both places have been rolled. The volunteer groomers for the Red Cedar Trail plan to groom the trail this Wednesday (Dec. 10th). The trail is designated for skiing from Menomonie to Downsville. If the groomers have time, they will roll the trail south of Downsville to make walking easier. The volunteer groomers for Hoffman Hills will also likely be grooming this week. Signs are up stating it is for skii