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 April 28 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger Don't like beer? You are still welcome to come! Like beer? Brewery nønic has plenty of options. See you there! From th

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

From the Dunn County ADRC Facebook page .

Lawrence (Larry) Berger, age 72, passed away on Friday, December 5th, 2025, at Comforts of Home Advanced Memory Care in Menomonie. He was born on August 4, 1953, in Menomonie, WI, to Clarence Berger and Sidone (Schill). He grew up in Menomonie and graduated from Menomonie High School in 1971. Larry attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and later studied horticulture in Switzerland, Hawaii, and Oregon. While living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he completed a two-year pro

Helen C. Larson age 85 of Menomonie, died Thursday December 4, 2025, at the American Lutheran Home in Menomonie. Helen was born January 13, 1940, in Menomonie. She was the daughter of Arthur and Marguerite (Dunn) Thorson and grew up in Menomonie. Helen graduated from Menomonie High School in 1958. After high school, Helen worked as Personnel Float, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul, MN. In 1970, she returned to Menomonie and began working at the University of Wisconsin

Dunn County is accepting applications for the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This leadership role oversees all county financial operations, including budgeting, accounting and fiscal planning, to ensure the responsible stewardship of public funds. “Hiring this role comes at an important moment for Dunn County,” said Jenalee Nutter, Assistant County Manager and Human Resources Director. “The person stepping in as our CFO will join a newer leadership team that’s fo