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11 hrs ago | WQOW

Buffalo Escape: Police Use Food to Lure Animal Back in Game Pen

A buffalo escapes from a Menomonie park Sunday afternoon, and police officers lure the animal back in its pen with food.

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Related Topix: Menomonie, WI

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Wisconsin State Journal

School spotlight: Evansville students go far with little

The High Mileage Vehicle Club, which designs and builds cars to get the best fuel mileage possible, has taken on new meaning with higher gas prices.

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Related Topix: Evansville, WI, University of Wisconsin Stout, Trevor, WI

Mon Jun 29, 2009

WisDOT

Governor Doyle approves $2 million for WIS 25 in Dunn County

Project advanced through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act As part of national efforts to create jobs and provide immediate economic benefits to Wisconsin and the country, Governor Jim Doyle has signed a $2.1 million contract to improve nearly six miles of WIS 25 between County D and WIS 170 in Dunn County.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Leader-Telegram

Dunn County garden tour spotlights senior center

When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Where: Five garden stops in Dunn County. Cost: Tickets are $12 the day of the tour or $10 with a nonperishable donation to the food pantry.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Menomonie, WI, Life, Food, Vegetables

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Leader-Telegram

No new Eau Claire County jail means road trips for inmates to other lockups

The Eau Claire City Council's rejection of a rezoning request for a proposed new Eau Claire County jail this week means inmates will continue to be sent to lockups in Chippewa and Dunn counties - along with the money to pay for them - until a new facility eventually is built.

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Related Topix: Eau Claire County, WI, Eau Claire, WI, Eau Claire Metro, Chippewa County, WI

Thu Jun 25, 2009

KAAL

Body of Missing Swimmer Found Along Chippewa

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

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Related Topix: Menomonie, WI

Leader-Telegram

Search continues for missing Menomonie swimmer

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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Related Topix: Menomonie, WI, Chippewa Falls, WI

Tue Jun 23, 2009

WMTV Madison

Search for Swimmer in Dunn County

A search resumed Tuesday in Dunn Co. for an 18-year-old man missing after going swimming.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Leader-Telegram

Hoffman Hills development getting underway

A project is getting under way at Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area that will develop a 25- to 30-acre burr oak savanna and a glacial outwash viewing and interpretive area.

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Related Topix: Elk Mound, WI, Menomonie, WI

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Z100 Radio

Woman Talked Down From Bridge

Part of I-94 near Menomonie was closed down Tuesday night after a woman climbed onto an overpass railing to possibly jump off.

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Related Topix: Menomonie, WI

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Leader-Telegram

Dunn County ponders space needs

Helping to resolve Dunn County's space needs and upgrading aging buildings could carry a price tag of $20 million to $38 million.

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Related Topix: Appleton, WI, Arts, Menomonie, WI, Architectural Design, Boyceville, WI

Tue Jun 16, 2009

WQOW

Power Now Restored for All Dunn County Residents

An outage that left hundreds of Xcel Energy customers without power in Dunn County, has been fixed.

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Related Topix: Wheeler, WI, Boyceville, WI, Downing, WI, Glenwood City, WI

Mon Jun 15, 2009

WQOW

Child Sent to Hospital after Falling in Dunn County Pool

A child in Dunn County has to be rescued after falling in a pool. Deputies say they were called to a home south of Menomonie around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Related Topix: Menomonie, WI

Fri Jun 12, 2009

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

Former municipal judge, 72, on trial for sex assault in Dunn County

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.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Menomonie, WI

Wed Jun 10, 2009

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Surrounded by Love: Rescue Ranch Opens Doors to Animals in Need

It was her dream to open a petting zoo, but that dream quickly turned into something bigger - a rescue ranch.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Drought Worries Farmers

Local farmers in some of the worst hit drought areas say if they don't get rain soon, the drought will start costing them in a big way.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Agriculture, Science, Boyceville, WI

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Leader-Telegram

Dogs rescued from mill recovering in shelters

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.

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Related Topix: Clark County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Richland County, WI, Neillsville, WI, Menomonie, WI

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Leader-Telegram

Dunn County police chaplain volunteer program marks five years

The Menomonie Police Department chaplain volunteer program steadily has grown in stature and scope in its five years of operation.

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Related Topix: Menomonie, WI, University of Wisconsin Stout

Leader-Telegram

Menomonie council approves fencing for dog park

Work on fencing for the Menomonie Dog Park should begin within the next two weeks and will be completed by mid-July. The Menomonie City Council on Monday approved Pember Companies of Menomonie's low bid of $41,287.50 to install the fencing.

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Related Topix: Menomonie, WI

Wed Jun 03, 2009

TwinCities.com

Dogs rescued from Wisconsin mill recovering in shelters

Even after two weeks of three daily feedings, Lady Jane, a miniature poodle, is thin - thin enough that the pet locator chip can be seen beneath her skin, and her ribs and backbone protrude from her body.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Chinchillas, Pets, Richland County, WI, Cazenovia, WI, Eau Claire County, WI

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