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4th of July - Wakanda Park 2025

July 4th Celebration is Back in Menomonie

June 11, 2025

We are bringing back the 4th of JULY at Wakanda Park in Menomonie Join us for a day full of fun, festivities, and fireworks! We’re bringing you an exciting lineup of activities for all ages, ensuring...

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Menomonie Fire Department Press Release

May 23, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: 244 Main Street Structure Fire On Tuesday, May 20 at 10:16 pm, the Menomonie Fire Department was dispatched to 703 3rd Street on a report of a smoke showing...

Menomonie firefighters work on a a downtown fire.

Tuesday Night Fire Destroys Downtown Menomonie Business

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor May 21, 2025

MENOMONIE - Menomonie firefighters were still on the scene on Wednesday morning of a fire that was reported in a building housing a local downtown business around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 20. The fire...

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Illinois State Police Investigates Fatal Plane Crash in Trilla

April 21, 2025

TRILLA, IL – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is investigating a fatal, small, single engine plane crash in Trilla, IL. On April 19, 2025, at approximately 10:15 a.m., ISP was contacted by the Coles County...

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Menomonie Blue Caps To Get 2025 Season Underway

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor April 16, 2025

MENOMONIE - Soon the sounds of "Striker to the Line," "Huzzah" and "Two Hands Dead" (two outs) will return to the area as the Menomonie Blue Caps Base Ball Club will open the 2025 season. The vintage...

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Dunn County Searching for New County Manager

April 9, 2025

MENOMONIE - Dunn County is searching for a new county manager after Kris Korpela recently announced her retirement, effective in August.  “I have enjoyed my career with Dunn County immensely and am...

4th of July - Wakanda Park 2025

July 4th Celebration Resumes at Wakanda Park

By MNN Staff April 9, 2025

  Wakanda Park will be the location of all day festivities on July 4th this year. Food trucks, fun run, music, pickleball, fireworks….events all day. Call 715-235-8393 (West Central WI Workforce...

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Dunn County Fatal Hit and Run

Dunn County - On Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at approximately 7:14 am, the Dunn County Communication Center received a 911 call reporting a female lying in the ditch that appeared to have been struck...

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Housing Challenges in Menomonie

By Ellen B. Ochs March 12, 2025

In 2024, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported 18.1 per cent increase in the number of homeless people in the U.S. Housing has become a national problem – and Menomonie is part...

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No Roundabouts in Menomonie??

By Linda Olson March 12, 2025

The City of Menomonie together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) have been exploring the use of roundabouts for at least a decade. At the April 2024 meeting of the Menomonie City Council...

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Navigating Executive Orders on Immigration for Schools

By Joe Zydowsky, District Administrator January 24, 2025

A number of executive orders were signed by President Trump this week that impact schools all across the United States, including schools in the School District of the Menomonie Area (SDMA). The SDMA has...

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A Record Hike

By David K. Williams December 18, 2024

Menomonie - No matter where we live, there are often people among us who have accomplished incredible things. Linda Vanderloop of Menomonie is among those. At the age of 74, she has set the record...

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