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Dunn County requests responses to Community Health Needs Assessment

November 26, 2021

Dunn County is conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment. This assessment is primarily to confirm that the primary health needs in the county have not changed since the last assessment.

According to Community Health Education Kaitlin Ingle:

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COVID Updates from Dr. Hall 11/23/2021

November 23, 2021

Dunn County update - continued very high rates of transmission in our county and increasingly the others in the Chippewa Valley. Please consider getting rapid testing before gathering with others this Thanksgiving, even if you are fully vaccinated.

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Menomonie School Board special meeting for 11/22/2021

November 22, 2021

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA

NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER

215 PINE AVENUE E.,

MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2021, 5:30 P.M.

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Dunn County COVID-19 update with KT Gallagher

November 19, 2021

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Discussion with Klaus Mager of Business Climate Leaders on Climate Change

November 14, 2021

The Health Dunn Right Environmental Action group held their November meeting with Klaus Mager of CItizens Climate Lobby Business Climate Leaders. Mr. Mager Klaus explained the benefit of two strong sustainability pieces of legislation introduced to the US Congress, the energy innovation and carbon dividend Act, which would create market incentives to reduce fossil fuel based inputs primarily by increasing the input cost of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer and pesticides.

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COVID update from Dr. Hall 11/9/2021

November 9, 2021

Weekly update for Dunn County - last week was our biggest week yet for 2021, with 263 cases. Again, the 10-19 age group is leading in terms of case numbers.

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Menomonie Schools Mandatory Masking ends Dec. 13

November 7, 2021

Note that the venue for this week's meeting has changed. The meeting will be live-streamed on this page, and supporting documents for the meeting are attached below.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA

NOTICE OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMONS 920 21ST STREET SE, MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2021, 5:30 P.M.

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Public money is pouring in for rural broadband. Will it go where it’s needed most?

November 2, 2021

Ed Risler, 71, doesn’t use the internet much, but his granddaughter sure does.

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Opinion

Jeff Smith - The Time is Now for Affordable Health Insurance

November 30, 2021

Staying on top of your health is key to a good quality of life. Although, it can be cost prohibitive if you have to pay out-of-pocket for routine checkups or visits to a clinic. That’s where health insurance comes in. Even then, for some, the cost of a good health insurance policy can be out of reach.

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Jeff Smith - Support Small Businesses this Holiday Season

November 23, 2021

Over the last ten to fifteen years, we’ve seen an amazing resurgence of entrepreneurs and small home-grown businesses. Something seems to have occurred to make us realize that fun and quality shopping isn’t necessarily in malls. Sure, it’s still pretty fascinating that so many stores can be under one roof, but something was always missing. It was the personal identity of a small business—going into a shop that you won’t find in every city and every mall.

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Jeff Smith - CWD’s Unchecked Spread to Western Wisconsin

November 15, 2021

It’s pretty common to read about something that happens somewhere else and assume that it doesn’t affect you. Something could happen hundreds of miles away, and you think it could never happen to you.

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Press Releases and more

Dunn County Enters Crisis Standards – Highest COVID-19 Case Rate of 2021

November 26, 2021

Dunn County Wisconsin –As of November 24th, 2021, Dunn County has 508 active cases of COVID-19 and a 7-day average of over 48 new cases per day.

The Dunn County Health Department
(DCHD) is no longer able to follow-up
with everyone who is positive with
COVID-19 and their close contacts.

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Everyone age 18+ now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine booster

November 23, 2021

Full press release from the Eau Claire City/County Health Department is attached below:

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DNR To Host Virtual Public Comment Meeting On CWD Response Plan Review

November 23, 2021

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will host a virtual public comment meeting on the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Response Plan Review on Friday, Dec. 3 from 9-11 a.m.

The meeting provides an opportunity for public input to the CWD Response Plan Review Committee to help inform the review.