Alice Marion Spehle October 31, 1940 – March 18, 2026 Alice Marion Spehle passed away on March 18, 2026, leaving behind a life full of love, strength, and beautiful memories. She married the love of her life, Charles Spehle, on December 13, 1958, and together they built a life centered around family, hard work, and adventure. Alice lived in Fall Creek until she and Charles moved to Tainter in 1978. She was proud to serve as President of the Tavern League, was top of the leag

The Rotary Clubs of Menomonie recently awarded over $20,000 in grants to 21 area non-profits and community groups. Noon Rotary Club Grant Award Winners BSA-Chippewa Valley Council, $500 - Archery Equipment Menomonie United Methodist Church, $500 - Meals for food insecurity Menomonie Women's Club, $500 - Hanging Baskets Summit Academy, $500 - Computer carts Hope Gospel, $650 - Purchase of planners and testing Mabel Tainter Library, $750 - AED Cardiac Machine Dunn County Histor

Explore the craft of journalism while telling the stories that shape your community If you are passionate about writing and want to share stories about your community, build the skills you need by enrolling in this Citizen Journalism workshop. The workshop will help you develop the skills to create compelling, well-researched journalistic content—whether for a local publication, a community outlet, or a personal blog. Offered on the UW-Stout campus over six two-hour sessions,

James “Jim” Dale Deutsch, age 75, of Menomonie, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2026, with his loving family by his side. Jim was born on November 28, 1950, in Rice Lake to Irving “Bob” and Lila Deutsch. He married the love of his life, Joan Leach, on October 7, 1972, in Menomonie. Together they built a life centered around family, hard work, and creating lasting memories while raising their four children: Dale, Kathy, Kevin, and Adam. Jim worked for 43 years at ConAgra in M

Looking for a fun way to keep your kids active this summer? Our Summer Open Gyms for ages 7+ are the perfect place to burn energy, practice skills, make new friends, and have tons of fun in a safe, supervised environment! Best of all, our Open Gyms are open to the public, so you do not need to be enrolled in classes to attend. Invite a friend and come join us! We can't wait to see you! Save your spot now on our events page! Something fun and active for your kids to do this su

Capstone concludes three-year professorship, collaboration with Urban Forestry Board By Abby Goers, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – While Wisconsin farmers are out in their tractors preparing their fields, engineering students at University of Wisconsin-Stout have designed a portable manufacturing cell – a semi-automated assembly machine – to produce wooden toy tractors for area children. The cross-disciplinary Taft Wooden Toy Assembly System group is made of five mechanical eng

Kenneth Leroy Johnson born March 4, 1934, to Oscar H. and Ellen A. (Stavrum) Johnson passed away on May 6, 2026. Ken grew up on the farm with three siblings and graduated from Menomonie High School. He married the love of his life, Valerene E. Donnelly, on December 19, 1952. They began married life on the Johnson farm. They moved to Racine and Beloit for work. Then Ken was drafted in the Army and served at Fort Polk, LA for two years, later serving in the Wisconsin National G

Valerene Evelyn Johnson (nee Donnelly) born on April 22, 1934, to James Keith and Alta (Gardiner) Donnelly, passed away on May 2, 2026. Val grew up on the farm with 9 siblings. She graduated from Dunn County Normal High School (Aggie). She married the love of her life, Kenneth Leroy Johnson, on December 15, 1952. They began married life on the Johnson home farm. They lived in Louisiana while Ken was in the military. They lived and worked in the Beloit/Racine area before movin

Catch up on the latest local podcasts: Chamber Chatter The Menom Podcast Coffee at the Cottage Menomonie Talk Infinite Rabbit Hole Arbor on the Air Boys and Girls Club Podcast Blue Devils Unscripted UW-Stout's School of Art & Design Senior Show is Friday, May 8th. Find more information HERE. Here's a promotional VIDEO. UW-Stout's Unspooled Film and Animation Festival is this weekend. Here is an article from Volume One with more information. Here are some prior posts with mor

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