Alum works with engineering students to improve lunar dust testing, bolstering NASA’s return to the moon By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – Through a collaboration with Sierra Space, a leading defense-tech space company, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic students are validating critical systems that may be part of missions that return humanity to the moon. Under the mentorship of alumnus Todd Treichel, Ph.D., a principal manufacturing engineer at Sierra Space,

Roger Garfield Lund age 81, of Menomonie, WI passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at his home surrounded by his wife and children after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born August 20, 1944 in Menomonie, WI to Garfield Lund and Marcella (Knutson). He was raised on a farm near Menomonie and graduated from Menomonie High School in 1962. Roger married Carolyn Seitz June 30, 1967 at St Peter’s Lutheran Church in Elmwood. Together they farmed north of Menomonie and had

Dorothy Irene Boda, age 87, of Boyceville, Wisconsin, was called home to be with her Lord on July 13, 2026. She entered into the eternal joy of Heaven, where she now rests in the loving arms of her Savior. Dorothy was born on March 30, 1939, in Menomonie, Wisconsin, to Ben and Emily (Klaenhammer) Holzhueter. She graduated from the Dunn County School of Agriculture (“Aggie”) in 1956. After graduation, Dorothy helped on her family’s farm and worked for DHIA in Menomonie for sev

UPDATES • Pop Up Pantry’s in Ridgeland and Sand Creek have been cancelled today due to air quality. • The The bEAT Concert at Wilson Park! has been cancelled for this Saturday due to issues outside of our control. We apologize for this inconvenience. Mark your calendars for our Empty Bowls event on October 17, more information coming soon. • Our food pantry opens tomorrow for Fridays moving forward. Hours are 10:00-1:00, if you are over your 14 day wait and want to shop ins

The City of Menomonie is providing the following update regarding the water system: The City appreciates the steps that users have taken to reduce water consumption. City crews worked overnight to maintain flow from the wells and booster pumps to the elevated water towers. All three elevated water towers are approximately one-third full as of 7:00am, and climbing. Based upon the water levels in the elevated towers, all portions of the water system have water pressure. Some

Transit Style Bus 502 is helping out on the community route today (Wednesday, July 15th) with an antifreeze line going out on another bus! Please disregard the STOUT ROUTE verbiage at the top of bus, it will be removed at end of day. Community route magnet is next to the entrance door. With the added ridership we are looking to transition to this style bus on the community route moving forward so you will start to see this bus or others on this route! There is Ice cold AC on

On July 14 and July 15, the City of Menomonie experienced a significant loss of pressure within portions of the municipal water distribution system due to exceptionally high water demand, resulting in critically low water tower levels. While there is no evidence that the water is contaminated, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WI DNR) regulations require the City to issue a precautionary boil water advisory whenever pressure within the water system falls below accep

UW-Stout Athletics University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic Director of Athletics Erin Sullivan has announced the hiring of Mason Stoltenberg as the 30th head coach of the Blue Devil baseball program. Stoltenberg joins the Blue Devils after serving as academic recruiting coordinator and assistant baseball coach at UW-Oshkosh during the 2025-26 academic year. Prior to his return to Wisconsin, he spent more than a decade with the University of La Verne in California, including

Did you know that we have an app? It's called Discover Dunn County Tours, and it's free! Right now we have four tours: Murals in Menomonie Menomonie Sculpture Tour Dunn County Road Rally History Tour: 13 historic Dunn County places with photos and stories for each stop. Menomonie Postcards from the Past: David Tank's popular book, now out of print, in an interactive format. First, find the app. Pick one of the following ways to get it: Google: https://play.google.com/store/ap