We are excited to announce that the City has renamed an existing snowplow… Blizzard Wizard! Out of 840 votes, "Blizzard Wizard" plowed through the competition took the win with 350 votes. Thank you to everyone who shared ideas and voted! Our Community Services team was kind enough to snap a photo with the newest named member of their fleet. Community Services Foreman Al Fahl, who has served the City of Menomonie for more than 35 years, helped bring this idea to life after see

Mark your calendars, the Cedar Falls annual thrift sales are scheduled for May 7th-9th. Take a look at these amazing drawings from students in the Design Drawing course at UW-Stout. You can see more on the SOAD Facebook page . The Florida Strawberry Truck will be in the Slumberland parking lot on Sunday, February 22nd, from 4 - 4:15 pm. The Citrus Truck will be in the Broadway parking lot on Wednesday, February 25th, from 12:30 - 2 pm. 45 years ago (1981)...

Dr. Latha Ramakrishnan will advance strategic priorities, foster academic initiatives at Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University By Tom Giffey, UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout has announced that a new provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs will begin on Aug. 1. Dr. Latha Ramakrishnan Dr. Latha Ramakrishnan , currently special assistant to the provost at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, will advance strategic priorities and foster academic

Photo by Siri Benrud Photography The Menomonie boys hockey team has their first playoff game on Thursday, February 19th. The Mustangs will face Black River Falls at home. The game starts at 7 pm at the Dunn County Ice Arena. Tickets can be purchased HERE . From the MHS Boys Hockey Facebook page : Tonight’s playoff game will be livestreamed thanks to our Blue Line Supporters at S.O.S Security, LLC . Go Mustangs! Boys hockey playoffs is LIVE on Thursday at 7:00pm. Watch the gam

Dunn County Transit recently reported that 2025 ridership on Community Route was the highest in history. Facilities, Parks and Transit Director Austin Witt recently presented the 2025 Transit Annual Report to the Dunn County Board, which included the Community Route amassing 20,660 rides in 2025. That is a 29 percent increase over 2024 and 73 percent above the 10-year average. The Community Route is Dunn County Transit’s fixed-route bus service in Menomonie. It operates on a

UW-Stout Sports Information In front of a sold-out Fanetti Community Center, UW-Stout delivered a championship performance Saturday night, defeating rival UW-Eau Claire 3-2 in the latest installment of the "War on 94" to secure the program's first-ever outright WIAC regular season title. The Blue Devils entered the night one point ahead of the Blugolds after Friday's emotional win, knowing a victory would put them alone atop the conference standings. Co-champions of the WIAC

Unofficial results, as provided by the Dunn County Clerk's office , show that Matthew Crowe (942 votes) and Randy Knaack (642) were the top two vote getters in Tuesday's election and will be facing off on April 7th to see who will be the next mayor of Menomonie.

Olivia A. Sundby, age 48 of Menomonie, WI passed away February 16, 2026 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born July 22, 1977 to parents Michael and Jeanne (Schlottman) Wendt in Brookfield, WI. In high school, Olivia met the love of her life, Steven. Together they built a life filled with love and laughter and were blessed with their son, Cooper, who was the center of Olivia’s world and her greatest joy. Olivia had a true gift for serving others. She gradua

Bruce J. Kistner, age 61, of Elk Mound, WI, passed away Monday, February 16, 2026, at home after a courageous battle with stomach cancer. He was born April 21, 1964, in Menomonie, WI, surprising his parents, Roy and Patricia (Burnell) Kistner, as Bruce was an unexpected twin. Bruce married Lori (Gotlibson) on October 24, 1987, at St. Paul’s Church in Menomonie, WI. Together they were blessed with a daughter, Samantha, who lit up their lives. Bruce proudly served his country i

In the past several months the Sheriff's Office has received numerous reports of subjects driving on STH 25 north or south of Menomonie having their vehicles being struck by a water bottle or unknown object causing damage to their vehicles. We also believe that other instances have occurred but were not reported to the Sheriff's Office. Over this time the Sheriff's Office has developed a suspect vehicle involved in the incidents and have now identified the operator of the veh