Dunn County officials are having difficult 2027 budget deliberations as projections show the county has an estimated $1.4 million gap in next year's budget.
- Alyssa Van Duyse Chippewa Valley Technical College
Workplace safety is constantly evolving, and employers need more than compliance checklists to keep their teams safe. Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Safety Day will bring safety professionals, supervisors and other workplace leaders together for a day of practical training, expert insig…
- Dunn County News Staff
The American Red Cross urges people not to wait to make a lifesaving impact this fall by scheduling a blood or platelet donation appointment in September. The blood supply remains vulnerable after recovering from critically low levels during a summer blood shortage, and now is the time for d…
- Brandon Berg | River Valley Media Group
Photos from Tuesday’s Bloomer cross country invitational hosted at Three Lakes Ski Trail in Bloomer. Elk Mound was among the other teams in action.
- Dunn County News Staff
The 2026 Chippewa Valley Community Health Survey is now open. The survey is the first step in a three-year Community Health Assessment process and is open to all adults who live or work in Chippewa, Dunn or Eau Claire counties.
- Dunn County News Staff
The Dunn County Board of Supervisors is formally asking the Federal Communications Commission to give county residents television programming from the La Crosse-Eau Claire TV market rather than from the Twin Cities.
- Ann Lee Dunn County 4-H Assistant Educator
Excitement is in the air as the school year begins, and just as the new school year starts for many youths, so it does for 4-H. Now is the time to enroll or re-enroll for Dunn County 4-H. To enroll for the 2026-2027 year, simply decide which Dunn County 4-H Club you'd like to join. You can r…
Visit Castlerock Museum in Alma, Wisconsin, on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a special program with reenactors from the 2nd Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery.
University of Wisconsin Stout-Polytechnic’s Center for Applied Ethics invites the community to two special events focusing on “9/11: Lessons After 25 Years.”
When La Crosse area resident Karla Eppler first heard news of a terrorist attack on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, she was in an ambulance.
The Menomonie football team was within striking distance at halftime before rival Chippewa Falls pulled away to the win.
- Brandon Berg | River Valley Media Group
Photos from Tuesday’s Big Rivers Conference girls golf meet hosted at Lake Hallie Golf Course. Chippewa Falls/McDonell and Menomonie were among the teams in action.
- Olivia Mapes
Dairyland Power Cooperative, the La Crosse-based company working on a new transmission line called the MariBell line, has seen an increase in threats of violence related to its recent work.
- Gavin Michaelson | River Valley Media Group
Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin Tom Tiffany promised no data centers unless tax subsidy incentives are ended during a visit to Coon Valley on Friday.
- For the Dunn County News
Xcel Energy has resumed work on the Cedar Falls Hydro Project, a long-term investment to strengthen and preserve the historic Cedar Falls dam near Menomonie.
- Gavin Michaelson | River Valley Media Group
Western Wisconsin has a variety of camping options for people to explore the wilderness near La Crosse.
- University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic Chancellor Katherine Frank joined Universities of Wisconsin Regent President Kyle Weatherly, UWs Interim President Renée Wachter and other university leaders Aug. 12 to announce budget proposals focused on building Wisconsin’s workforce and the next …
- American Red Cross
The American Red Cross continues to urge donors of all blood types to act now and make an appointment to give blood or platelets amid the ongoing national blood crisis. Just three additional donors at every blood drive could help further stabilize the blood supply and ensure patients continu…
- For the Dunn County News
Parents, caregivers and educators of 4-to-7-year-olds can learn simple, proven tools to help children handle conflict and make better choices in a free, six-week online course starting Tuesday, Sept. 22. Evening or morning options are available and are interchangeable.
- For the Dunn County News
WESTconsin Credit Union is once again supporting local students who will be returning to school this fall with their Scrub-A-Dub Drive. From Monday, Aug.10 through Saturday, Aug. 29, all WESTconsin offices will accept donations of personal hygiene products.
- League of Women Voters-Greater Chippewa Valley
A free voter registration training will be offered Sept. 1 from 6 to 7:15 p.m. on Zoom by the League of Women Voters-Greater Chippewa Valley.
- University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
A University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic student is applying personal enthusiasm and academic experience to an on-campus summer job designing and creating landscapes that add native plants to the university grounds.
- For The Dunn County News
Farmers, crop advisers, agribusiness professionals, conservation leaders and community members are invited to attend the Soil, Nitrogen and Irrigation Management Field Day Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. north of Chippewa Falls.