Menomonie News

What: Three 18-by-20-inch paintings of Tainter Lake, lower Tainter Lake and Lake Menomin by Peggy McAloon.

When Chad Gartzke put his three-bedroom ranch home in Wauwatosa up for sale for $196,000, one of the first people to view it liked the house so much she was willing to pay $196,500 to make sure she got it.

Police arrest a man after he stole a DVD player and took off in a taxi cab. The Menomonie Police Department says it got a call around 8:00 Friday morning about a burglary in progress in the 2700 block of Nelson Drive.

As the world's No. 1 ranked men's disc golf player and the first ever to win all five disc golf cups, Dave Feldberg of Eugene, Ore., still enjoys going to clinics and teaching those just discovering the sport or others hoping to improve their game.

Adult volunteers in each community throughout northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan have been recognized for outstanding contributions to Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes Inc.

The body of a missing swimmer has been found along the Chippewa River near Menomonie.

A Menomonie teen is sentenced for smashing mailboxes in Dunn County. About 150 mailboxes were smashed with baseball bats, and nearly a dozen car windows were smashed as well.

The disappearance of Travis Weier on Monday while jumping into the Chippewa River is the second such incident in a little more than a week.

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Sunday's annual tubing regatta on the Chippewa River was mild compared with last year, possibly because of inclement weather, according to Chippewa County Sheriff's Department Deputy Dan Miller.

She was a wholesome young woman at UW-Stout. A member of the pom squad, dancing her heart out for the boys on the football and basketball teams.

More federal economic stimulus money is coming to western Wisconsin. Communities each getting hundreds-of-thousands of dollars include Chippewa Falls, for downtown waterfront re-development. Also, Menomonie, for infrastructure to accomodate the expansion of the Swiss Miss plant, and Turtle Lake, for a library and storm shelter.

Police Chief Wayne Stolpa Monday asked the Menomonie City Council to replace four squad cars with two SUVs and two Crown Victoria squad cars.

Deer are not dear to the hearts of some Menomonie residents. Several residents Monday asked the Menomonie City Council to consider a controlled hunt with sharpshooters in the city.

Habber of West St. Paul: "I have a suggestion for a BB topic: I can die happy when... "The other day, the Dumb Polack and I strolled through Como Zoo.

A 43-year-old Menomonie man has been charged with robbery for allegedly stealing $50 from a man in a Menomonie tavern bathroom.

A Dunn County prosecutor told jurors Thursday the mental limitations of a man who allegedly was sexually assaulted by a former Colfax municipal judge will be quite apparent once they hear the man testify.

The Menomonie school board may restructure its committees in an effort to improve communication and efficiency.

With cuts proposed to state aid, the Menomonie school district could face another $250,000 in reductions to balance next year's budget.

The Clark County, Dunn County and Eau Claire County animal shelters have taken in nearly 30 dogs seized last month at a Richland County facility.