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Menomonie News Net

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Menomonie News Net

John Zuerlein coached gymnastics at UW-Stout from 1962-94 and will be inducted into the WIAC Hall of Fame in July.

Stout Well Represented in 2025 WIAC Hall of Fame

By Matt Stanek WIAC February 12, 2025

MENOMONIE - John Zuerlein will join two other former UW-Stout athletic greats and a former Menomonie principal when he is inducted into the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Hall of...

With snowflakes falling, nearly 100 plungers took to the water and grabbed a rubber duck marked for a prize at Elk Point in Menomonie on Saturday. Pledging money for Special Olympics, the daring ones raised $21,000. Numerous volunteers contributed their time, including members of UW-Stout ROTC, The National Guard and the Thunderhawks, who helped the jumpers out of the frigid waters. Jamie Paige, co-anchor of WQOW-TV 18 News in Eau Clair, emceed the event. Photo by Deb Anderson – February 16, 2011 Dunn County News

Looking Back – February

February 5, 2025

  SKI JUMP ON SUNDAY Arrangements have been made to put on a ski meet at the Fair grounds next Sunday afternoon. The promoters of the affair are A.C. Damberg, West Burdick, Chris Bjoernson and...

Menomonie High School football broadcasters Chad Zutter (left) and Joe Zydowsky.

Setting the Record Straight

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor February 5, 2025

Menomonie has always backed their high school football team. Whatever iteration - Mustangs, Indians, Maroons, the Cardinal, or when John Ohnstad assembled the first team in 1895 - fans have been there...

Cole Witucki is a member of the Lawrence University men's tennis team.

Menomonie Collegians

By Layne Pitt January 29, 2025

Tennis is not really on the minds of those of us that live in wintry Wisconsin, but the collegiate tennis season gets underway in the end of January for three Menomonie High School graduates - Cole Witucki,...

Two wrestlers, a caucasian male, and an African-American male, face off.

Menomonie Collegians

By Layne Pitt January 22, 2025
Menomonie High School graduates Kellan Aure and Cody Kwak have continued their wrestling careers, with Aure competing at Division I Central Michigan and Kwak at Division II Minnesota State, Mankato.
A UW-stout member of the men's track and field team gets ready to throw the indoor shot put.

Menomonie Collegians

By Layne Pitt January 15, 2025

MENOMONIE - The collegiate indoor track and field season started off with a smattering of meets in December, but the season gets going in earnest in January and Menomonie High School is well represented...

A group of high school student in front of a large window at UW-Stout’s student center

MHS DECA Does Well at UW-Stout Meet

January 15, 2025

MENOMONIE - The Menomonie High School DECA team had 13 students place and three finish as finalists at the DECA Districts Jan. 11 at UW-Stout. The Mustangs had 55 students compete at the Saturday meet. Menomonie’s...

Photo: Dunn County

Dunn County Approaches Fulfilling High-Speed Internet Goal of Total Access

January 15, 2025

MENOMONIE - Residents of Dunn County enter 2025 with nearly all of the county either with access to fast broadband service or having the ability to hook up to broadband soon. “The Dunn County Board...

Three members of the University of Minnesota Marching Band in their gold and maroon uniforms

Menomonie Collegians

By Layne Pitt January 8, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn - Sam Seguin didn’t grow up dreaming he would be a member of the University of Minnesota Gophers Marching Band but a seed was planted when he was in seventh grade. The 2023 Menomonie...

A row of books in the library

Menomonie Public Library Announces Top Reads for 2024

By Layne Pitt and Menomonie Library January 8, 2025

MENOMONIE - The Menomonie Public Library recently posted their Top Checkouts from 2024 on their website. In a statement from the library staff, "As we begin a new year (Hi, 2025!) it’s wonderful...

Menomonie school district logo stout tower early elementary school evergreen tree

Menomonie School District Conducting Listening Session

By Joe Zydowsky, District Administrator January 8, 2025

MENOMONIE - The School District of the Menomonie Area is launching a comprehensive update to the district's strategic plan. The updated strategic plan will be created with input from staff, families, students,...

Newspaper clipping of football player from 1964 catching pass.

Looking Back

January 8, 2025

FIRST INDIAN IN MAJOR BOWL GAME Navy’s Dave Sjuggerud will be the first Menomonie athlete to compete in a major football bowl when the Middies, number two rated in the country, tangle with Texas, the...

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