Blue Devils win first WIAC title since 2016, earn NCAA bid By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Oct. 15, 2025 Menomonie, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Stout women’s golf team’s victory this month at the conference championship , where they triumphed by a near-record margin, isn’t the culmination of a season: It’s a sign of things to come for a young, focused and talented Blue Devils team. Sophomore Julia Imai and junior Brin Neumann placed first and second individually at the Wiscons

The Foster Closet shared their current needs: w inter coats, snow pants, and boots, boys’ and girls’ size 8 pants, nail kits and hairbrushes, shoes (all sizes), and volunteers! Find more information on their Facebook page . Call (715) 330-3303 or email wifostercloset@gmail.com with questions. The Dunn County Fish and Game Association released their pheasants recently. Here's a VIDEO . The 2025 Rural Arts and Culture Forum is being held at the Mabel Tainter Theater on Tuesda

King Harrison Davis and Queen Aubrie Schlueter On Friday, September 26th, Aubrie Schlueter and Harrison Davis were crowned Queen and King of Menomonie High School's 2025 Homecoming. The following article is from the MHS school newspaper, the Mustang Messenger. My apologies for the late posting. (The Menomonie Minute did post an article about Homecoming and the Homecoming Court on September 25th. You can find that story HERE .) Menomonie Homecoming Decided By Bryce Shepard an

Brother Rodney and Steve Husby Churchill Tire & Battery, a fixture in Menomonie for nearly a century, is closing its doors this Friday, October 17th. The business, owned by brothers Steve and Rodney Husby, has been part of the city’s landscape since 1927. It is the second-oldest Goodyear dealership in the country and has been in the Husby family for generations. You might wonder why it’s called Churchill Tire & Battery. That's because Ralph Churchill founded the business, ori

Christopher P. Barr On October 13, 2025, at 11:00 am, the Colfax Police Department, assisted by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, was requested to check an address in the Village of Colfax for a vehicle stolen from Bloomer that was showing a GPS location in the village. The vehicle was located unoccupied. A search of the area located no suspects. On October 14, 2025, at approximately 10:27 am, a vehicle was reported as stolen from a business in Colfax to the Colfax Police Dep

On October 10, 2025, Eino E. Maki, a devoted family man and mentor to many, passed away in Menomonie, WI. Eino was born the youngest of six boys to immigrant parents, the late Toivo and Helmi (Mattinen) Maki, on May 2, 1936, in Ironwood, MI. Eino grew up speaking Finnish at home, playing ball with his brothers in the fields around Norrie and watching over his many nieces and nephews. Eino went on to raise six kids of his own, spending all of his free time with them, his wife

Wanted - Justin Burns. See below for details. Information can be reported to the Dunn County Crime Stoppers website or call 1-855-847-3866.

Robert C. Thomas, age 72, of Wheeler, WI, passed away peacefully at his home on October 7, 2025, with his daughter, Melissa, by his side. He was born on May 23, 1953, in Eau Claire, WI, to parents Carl and Fern Thomas. Robert married his first wife, Vicki, and to this union they had one son. They later divorced. He later married his second wife, Diane, and together they had a daughter and a son before eventually divorcing. Robert proudly served his country in the United State

Jacqueline “Jackie” Dotseth February 21, 1936 – 2025 “Though Jackie always liked a lot of fun, and was often the spark that created it in school and at school functions, she could be depended upon to follow any project to its conclusion.” — Vivian Goldsmith Jacqueline “Jackie” Dotseth, 89, of Menomonie, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a life filled with love, laughter, and purpose. Born on February 21, 1936, to Neil and Hazel (Adams) Chryst, Jackie was raised in Menomo

Virginia (Ginny) Kay Jatnieks, age 85, crossed her Jordan into the Promised Land on October 6, 2025, with her beloved husband by her side. Born on April 2, 1940, to the late Alfred and Katherine (Aune) Schoenoff. Ginny graduated from St. Olaf College of Northfield, MN with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. She married the love of her life, Andrievs (Andy) Jatnieks, on August 24, 1963, in Menomonie, Wisconsin. She chose to stay home and care for her husband and children, where