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Dunn County Transit Community Fare Changes |
Beginning September 1, Dunn County Community fares will be $1. and 20 rides for $15, with a discounted 20 ride ticket for $10 for disabled and over 65. Student tickets continue to be free with an ID. Door to door fares are still $3. |
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Health survey for Dunn, Eau Claire, and Chippewa Counties - Please Respond! |
Calling all residents of Chippewa, Dunn, and Eau Claire counties! A partnership of local organizations is seeking opinions from people who live and work in the Chippewa Valley to help guide future community health improvements. The partnership, which spans all three counties, is releasing a short survey today. Everyone in our community is encouraged to take the short survey and make their voices heard. Click here to take the survey online. |
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Jeff Smith - Staying Cool and Healthy in the Summer Heat |
Summer has flown by this year, and it’s been a scorcher. We’ve had a record-breaking hot summer, with temperatures setting records across the nation, and August promises to be no exception.
It’s important to stay vigilant and safe when enjoying the end of your summer. Warm temperatures combined with high humidity levels can pose a risk of heat-related illness and even death.
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Bullied by Her Own Party, a Wisconsin Election Official’s GOP Roots Mean Nothing in Volatile New Climate |
by Megan O’Matz and Mariam Elba - ProPublica Margaret Rose Bostelmann’s ideals are clear from one glance at her well-kept ranch-style house in central Wisconsin. |
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Menomonie City Council Meeting August 7, 2023 |
City Council Chambers 7 PM Pledge of Allegiance 1. Roll Call & Special Recognitions 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Public Hearings a. Proposed zoning ordinance amendment at 600 Midway Road for Joel Harper to (I-1) Restricted Industrial District b. Proposed zoning ordinance amendment at 568 Midway Road for Joel Harper to (A) Agriculture District 4. Public Comments 5. Unfinished Business a. See 3A above – discussion and possible ordinance adoption |
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Wisconsin Elections Commission deactivates 108,378 voter records |
MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission announced it has deactivated 108,378 voter records through the Four-Year Maintenance process required by law. WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe said the individuals who were deactivated by the WEC have not voted in the past four years and do not have a record of responding to a mailing from the agency regarding their registration status. “The Four-Year Maintenance process helps keep our voter registration database as clean and updated as possible,” Wolfe said. “The deactivations are a combination of voters who have moved to a new address without re-registering, voters who have died, others who have asked to have their registrations deactivated, and those who simply have not voted.” |
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UW-Stout’s largest solar panel array to date installed, boosting campus sustainability |
ABBEY GOERS | AUGUST 7, 2023
UW-Stout’s largest solar photovoltaic array to date has been installed at Jarvis Hall Technology Wing, part of a multibuilding solar and energy efficiency upgrades project. Contracted under Trane Inc., Eagle Point Solar of Dubuque, Iowa, recently installed 560 VSUN solar panels mounted on individually ballasted racking on the roof of the Technology Wing, which has a 24,160-square-foot high roof and a 14,801-square-foot low roof. The panels will supply 200 kilowatts to Jarvis Hall Tech Wing and adjacent buildings. VSUN is a global company providing high-performance solar modules for reliable green power generation. |
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Weekly News Quiz August 4, 2023 |
The Conversation U.S. weekly news quizFritz Holznagel, The Conversation |
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Dunn County Infohub launches |
A group of concerned citizens in Dunn County has been addressing the quick disappearance of local news. This working group of people has been meeting for months and is working on several projects to help the situation. One of the first projects has been to build an information hub for Dunn County which includes links to websites and news articles about Dunn County. This Dunn County Infohub updates news articles automatically from several sources and is now available at https://dunncountyinfohub.com . Other upcoming projects from this group will include new ways to support local news in the community, including holding classes on doing effective reporting by citizen journalists. |
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Jeff Smith - Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities |
With over three years between us and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to imagine a world in which vaccines are uncontroversial. In the past few years, the efficacy of vaccines has been disputed and has sparked much debate, scientific or otherwise.
But this marks a distinct recent change in the American public’s attitude towards vaccination. According to the Pew Research Center, in February of 2022, 29% of U.S. adults say they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interest of the public. That’s down from the 40% who said they had confidence in medical scientists as recently as November 2020.
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SDMA Summer Update from Supt. Zydowsky 7/25/2023 |
Dear SDMA Families and Staff, Greetings from the School District of the Menomonie Area! Even though there is still a month left of summer break, many sports and activities for this school year will be starting in the next couple of weeks. The start of the 2023-2024 school year will be here before we know it, and it is difficult to believe that the first home football game will be played on Thursday, August 17. Please take a few minutes to review the following information: |
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Students from across country impact community relations, watershed sustainability with UW-Stout mentors |
ABBEY GOERS - UW-Stout | JULY 27, 2023 Nine undergraduate students from eight universities across the country are working to improve the health of the Red Cedar wat |
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Jail officer staffing in Wisconsin has fallen to a ‘crisis level.’ Taxpayers are picking up the tab |
Editor's note - The Brown County Sheriff has sent a revised estimate of costs. The number of county jail officers in the state sinks to its lowest point since the state Department of Justice started keeping track in 2008.By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECTThe Marathon County Jail can hold up to 279 inmates. But the county is so short on correctional officers that it is paying other jails to house some of its prisoners. On July 25, the county had 131 inmates in its facility, and 117 elsewhere. |
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News Quiz for 7/28/2023 | Fritz Holznagel, The Conversation | |
Menomonie City Council approves blasting permit for Estover Terrace |
audio of the meeting is attached below. CITY OF MENOMONIE COUNCIL MEETING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 PM Monday – July 24, 2023 Pledge of Allegiance 1. Roll Call & Special Recognitions 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Public Hearings 4. Public Comments 5. Unfinished Business 6. New Business a. Blasting Permit Application from Applied Energies, LLC for Estover Terrace Project – discussion and possible motion approving. |
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Most Dunn County hghways now open to ATV/UTV traffic | Dunn County highways now open to ATV/UTV riders Riders of all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles in Dunn County now have hundreds of miles of additional roads to ride after the County Board decided to allow ATV and UTV vehicles on the majority of county highways. Dustin Binder, county highway commissioner, said the County Board approval of an amended vehicles and traffic ordinance means riders can now use some 400 miles of county highways with their ATVs and UTVs. Just a small portion of county highways were open to ATVs and UTVs previously. | |
Music over Menomin, speedway races canceled tonight due to weather |
The July 27 Music Over Menomin with About a Boat has been canceled due to the intense heat. The races at the Red Cedar Speedway and Dunn County Fair have also been canceled. |
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Dunn County Health Department warns of poor air quality and heat |
Air Quality Advisory for Dunn County, Wisconsin - July 25, 2023 This week, the air quality in Dunn County is expected to be unsafe in our communities due to From June 24th to 30th, we expect high humidity and temperatures around 90 degrees for several days. |
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Dunn County Board meeting for July 26, 2023 |
This is the monthly video produced by Dunn County Manager Kris Korpela. The board agenda and packet are attached below, as well as the county Housing Needs Assessment. COUNTY OF DUNN MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with the provisions of Section 19.84, Wisconsin Statutes, notice is hereby given that a public meeting of the DUNN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will be held on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 54 of the Dunn County Government Center, 3001 US Highway 12 East in Menomonie, Wisconsin. |
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News Quiz for 7/21/2023 | Fritz Holznagel, The Conversation |