145 Years
The volunteer fire department was a core of the mountain railroad town that I grew up in. In the 1970s of my youth, these volunteers were officially called the Minturn Men’s Club and were pillars of our rough-around-the-edges community. They were a social as well as service fraternity, had c…
U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-La Crosse) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) have introduced a bipartisan bill to research and manage the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a contagious, neurological disease affecting cervids – deer, elk and moose – that is always fatal.
From local sports to a new business in Chippewa Falls, here are five videos to watch now.
NIAGARA, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources increased prescribed burning during late summer to restore and maintain several state properties.
A revised mission statement, part of a new 10-year strategic plan, has received Board of Regents approval to guide University of Wisconsin-Stout into a post-pandemic society and into the future.
The civil rights era was rife with discord. As part of the nation’s population fought for social and political equality, another strove for maintaining the status quo of segregation and denying the liberties of their neighbors.
The civil rights era was rife with discord. As part of the nation’s population fought for social and political equality, another strove for maintaining the status quo of segregation and denying the liberties of their neighbors.
Ariana Down Larson, poised and donning her Eau Claire Police uniform, took to the stage and doled out inspiration to fellow Chippewa Valley Technical College Law Enforcement Academy graduates on October 7.
The Board of Directors at the Community Foundation of Dunn County recently awarded over $32,000 in grants through its August Competitive Grant Cycle. Each year, the Foundation invites area non-profit organizations and community groups to apply for grant funding to support projects or program…
Mike Kendhammer used to look out his dining room window and see large groups of deer gathered in a field below.
The philanthropic legacy of the late Amanda Geissler has lived on as her family and friends and continued the push to help others locally and across the world in honor of the late Thorp native and UW-Stout women's basketball standout's memory.
The Menomonie girls cross country team secured its fourth consecutive Big Rivers Conferene championship on Saturday, rolling to the championship as Isabella Jacobsen won the meet individually. The Mustangs won the meet with a score of 46 points, well in front of Hudson (80) and New Richmond …
The Menomonie football team will open the Division 2 playoffs at home after earning a No. 2 seed, according to playoff pairings released by the WIAA early Saturday morning.
Photos from Saturday's Big Rivers Conference cross country championships in Eau Claire. Chi-Hi and Menomonie were among the teams to compete.
Local box scores and standings and statewide scores from Friday's prep football action.
Small business owner, political consultant, nonprofit leader and current WEDC board member Rebecca Cooke announced her campaign Wednesday, vying to become the district's first congresswoman.
The leaves are turning. The bite of fall is in the air. And University of Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils, past and present, are anticipating the approach of homecoming – a time to celebrate their university pride and gather as a campus family.
The Menomonie Optimist Club has honored Libby Bygd of Boyceville High School and Emilee Burcham-Scofield of Colfax High School as the September Youth of the Month. Optimists have honored talented and accomplished youth such as these two for the past few decades.
In June 2021, Prevea Health, in partnership with HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals, began providing mobile mammography services to residents in rural western Wisconsin communities. Since then, 190 patients have used mobile mammography services, and of those patients:
October is a busy month for gardeners. Fall clean-up alone can be a daunting task. It usually includes raking leaves, removing plants from the vegetable garden, pulling out annuals done in by frost and cutting back dead stems of herbaceous perennials.
As Dunn County continues to experience concerning trends regarding COVID-19, the Dunn County Community Recovery Team is urging the Dunn County community to do its part to slow the spread of COVID-19. Dunn County is currently at a high transmission rate and is seeing an increase in hospitaliz…
Prevea Health announces the Health Disparities Prevention Summit, a daylong virtual presentation for employers, human resources professionals, health care providers and other community members on Oct. 28.
For the fourth time in 2021, River Valley Media Group called out for creative writers to finish a story started in our newspapers. Partnering with us on this initiative are the La Crosse Public Library and the Winona Public Library.
“One’s true purpose is an inside job.”