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Dunn County Public Hearing on Proposed 2026 Budget Set for Nov 12
Dunn County Public Hearing on Proposed 2026 Budget Set for Nov 12
No Kings Rally Draws 1000+ to Wilson Park
No Kings Rally Draws 1000+ to Wilson Park
Menomonie News Net is Part of Growing Citizen-Led Journalism Efforts
United Way of St. Croix and Red Cedar Valley sign
United Way Day of Caring
Menomonie News Net is Part of Growing Citizen-Led Journalism Efforts
Police Department’s Tenth Annual “Food for Fines”
Police Department’s Tenth Annual “Food for Fines”
Voluntary Rental Inspections Now Available
Voluntary Rental Inspections Now Available
Fall Yard Waste Curbside Pickup
Fall Yard Waste Curbside Pickup
Project Hope - An Innovation in Local Law Enforcement
Project Hope – An Innovation in Local Law Enforcement
Press Release on Proposed Data Center Issued Following Sept 22 City Council Mtg
Press Release on Proposed Data Center Issued Following Sept 22 City Council Mtg
Dunn County ADRC Invites Residents to Explore their Services
Dunn County ADRC Invites Residents to Explore their Services
Dunn County Board Approves 2026 Budget
Dunn County Board Approves 2026 Budget
Community Health Improvement Plan for Dunn County Released
Community Health Improvement Plan for Dunn County Released
Dunn County Human Services staff recently wore purple for Domestic Violence Awareness. Dunn County
Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness
Christianson Earns National Scholarship for Veterans Service Training
Christianson Earns National Scholarship for Veterans Service Training
A football player runs up the field while returning an interception.
Menomonie Collegians
High school wrestling teams meet at the middle of the mat before the meet.
Menomonie Boys Wrestling Preview
SDMA Celebrates Student Success: All Schools Meet” or “Exceed” State Expectations
SDMA Celebrates Student Success: All Schools Meet” or “Exceed” State Expectations
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight
A softball player rounds third base.
Reese Barfknecht To Take Her Game to St. Thomas
Looking Back: December
Looking Back: December
Lions Club Wants Your Deer Hides
Lions Club Wants Your Deer Hides
Sunrise Rotary Honors MHS Student Maggie Winsand as November Youth of the Month
Sunrise Rotary Honors MHS Student Maggie Winsand as November Youth of the Month
Parade of Lights
Parade of Lights
Community Foundation Raises Record Total at Jeans & Jewels
Community Foundation Raises Record Total at Jeans & Jewels
Food Drives Through Nov 14 to Benefit Stepping Stones
Apartment 6
Apartment 6
The Journal Speaks Back (Done)
The Journal Speaks Back (Done)
Menomonie Inducts Seven into Hall of Fame
Menomonie Inducts Seven into Hall of Fame
A football player runs up the field while returning an interception.
Menomonie Collegians
High school wrestling teams meet at the middle of the mat before the meet.
Menomonie Boys Wrestling Preview
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight
A softball player rounds third base.
Reese Barfknecht To Take Her Game to St. Thomas
Graphic for Connor Norby earning NSIC Elite 18 Award. Photo of Norby running, logo in the middle, head shot
Menomonie Collegians
Voter Registration Training Nov 11
Voter Registration Training Nov 11
Fair Voting Maps: Community Hearing on Proposed Independent Commission
Fair Voting Maps: Community Hearing on Proposed Independent Commission
Otter Creek Town Hall picture
Town of Otter Creek Polling
Informed Voter Information
April 1 Election
My Vote Wisconsin - My in red, Vote in Blue, Wisconsin in black
April 1 Election: What’s on My Ballot?
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas Presented by Menomonie Theater Guild
MTG Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Dec 5-14
November 26, 2025

Irving Berlin's White Christmas Presented by Menomonie Theater Guild Performances: December 5,6, 12, and 13 at 7:30pm & December 6, 7,...

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Dunn County Public Hearing on Proposed 2026 Budget Set for Nov 12
Dunn County Public Hearing on Proposed 2026 Budget Set for Nov 12
By MNN Staff • November 5, 2025

The public hearing on the Dunn County proposed budget for the year 2026 will be held Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7:00 pm in the Dunn...

No Kings Rally Draws 1000+ to Wilson Park
No Kings Rally Draws 1000+ to Wilson Park
By MNN Staff • October 29, 2025
Menomonie News Net is Part of Growing Citizen-Led Journalism Efforts
By McKenna Sherer • October 8, 2025
United Way of St. Croix and Red Cedar Valley sign
United Way Day of Caring
October 8, 2025
Menomonie News Net is Part of Growing Citizen-Led Journalism Efforts
By McKenna Sherer • October 8, 2025
Dunn County Offers Free Emergency Preparedness Classes for Children, Seniors
Dunn County Offers Free Emergency Preparedness Classes for Children, Seniors
September 17, 2025
City
Police Department’s Tenth Annual “Food for Fines”
Police Department’s Tenth Annual “Food for Fines”
November 20, 2025

Menomonie - As of November 13, the Menomonie Police Department’s tenth annual Food for Fines program has already collected more than 400 nonperishable...

Voluntary Rental Inspections Now Available
Voluntary Rental Inspections Now Available
October 29, 2025
Fall Yard Waste Curbside Pickup
Fall Yard Waste Curbside Pickup
October 22, 2025
Project Hope - An Innovation in Local Law Enforcement
Project Hope – An Innovation in Local Law Enforcement
By Joan Pougiales, MNN Contributor • October 1, 2025
Press Release on Proposed Data Center Issued Following Sept 22 City Council Mtg
Press Release on Proposed Data Center Issued Following Sept 22 City Council Mtg
September 24, 2025
Staff Photo
Proposed Data Center “On Pause”
By Becky Kneer, MNN Contributor • September 23, 2025
County and Towns
Dunn County ADRC Invites Residents to Explore their Services
Dunn County ADRC Invites Residents to Explore their Services
November 26, 2025

Menomonie — November is National Care at Home Month and National Family Caregiver Month, and the Dunn County Aging & Disability Resource...

Dunn County Board Approves 2026 Budget
Dunn County Board Approves 2026 Budget
November 19, 2025
Community Health Improvement Plan for Dunn County Released
Community Health Improvement Plan for Dunn County Released
November 11, 2025
Dunn County Human Services staff recently wore purple for Domestic Violence Awareness. Dunn County
Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness
October 29, 2025
Christianson Earns National Scholarship for Veterans Service Training
Christianson Earns National Scholarship for Veterans Service Training
October 29, 2025
Survey Designed to Understand Child Care Needs in Dunn County
Survey Designed to Understand Child Care Needs in Dunn County
October 22, 2025
Schools
A football player runs up the field while returning an interception.
Menomonie Collegians
By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor • November 26, 2025

MENOMONIE - Two Menomonie High School graduates from UW-Stout were selected to the 2025 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)...

High school wrestling teams meet at the middle of the mat before the meet.
Menomonie Boys Wrestling Preview
By Bryce Shepard and Jaoob Anderson • November 26, 2025
SDMA Celebrates Student Success: All Schools Meet” or “Exceed” State Expectations
SDMA Celebrates Student Success: All Schools Meet” or “Exceed” State Expectations
November 26, 2025
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight
By Tehya Johnson, Mustang Messenger Reporter • November 19, 2025
A softball player rounds third base.
Reese Barfknecht To Take Her Game to St. Thomas
By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor • November 19, 2025
Letter from SDMA Administrator
Letter from SDMA Administrator
By Joe Zydowsky • November 19, 2025
Organizations
Looking Back: December
Looking Back: December
November 26, 2025

LIONS DONATE EQUIPMENT Elliot Crego, chairman of the boys and girls safety committee of the Menomonie Lions Club, presents safety patrol equipment...

Lions Club Wants Your Deer Hides
Lions Club Wants Your Deer Hides
November 26, 2025
Sunrise Rotary Honors MHS Student Maggie Winsand as November Youth of the Month
Sunrise Rotary Honors MHS Student Maggie Winsand as November Youth of the Month
By John Wilkerson • November 26, 2025
Parade of Lights
Parade of Lights
By MNN Staff • November 19, 2025
Community Foundation Raises Record Total at Jeans & Jewels
Community Foundation Raises Record Total at Jeans & Jewels
November 19, 2025
American Legion Hosford-Chase Post 32 Seeks to Boost Membership
American Legion Hosford-Chase Post 32 Seeks to Boost Membership
By John W. Miller • November 19, 2025
Life
By John Wilkerson • November 11, 2025

Editor’s Note: This is another installment in our series “The Journal Speaks Back” in which Menomonie resident John Wilkerson invites you...

Food Drives Through Nov 14 to Benefit Stepping Stones
November 5, 2025
Apartment 6
Apartment 6
By Maggie Foote, MNN Contributor • October 29, 2025
The Journal Speaks Back (Done)
The Journal Speaks Back (Done)
By John Wilkerson • October 8, 2025
Menomonie Inducts Seven into Hall of Fame
Menomonie Inducts Seven into Hall of Fame
By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor • October 1, 2025
Aggie’s Unlikely Run
Aggie’s Unlikely Run
By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor • September 17, 2025
Elections
Voter Registration Training Nov 11
Voter Registration Training Nov 11
November 5, 2025

MENOMONIE - A voter registration training will be offered Tues, Nov 11, from 6-8 pm via Zoom by the League of Women Voters-Greater Chippewa...

Fair Voting Maps: Community Hearing on Proposed Independent Commission
Fair Voting Maps: Community Hearing on Proposed Independent Commission
August 27, 2025
Otter Creek Town Hall picture
Town of Otter Creek Polling
March 26, 2025
Informed Voter Information
April 1 Election
March 26, 2025
My Vote Wisconsin - My in red, Vote in Blue, Wisconsin in black
April 1 Election: What’s on My Ballot?
March 19, 2025
Town of Otter Creek Snow landscape picture
Otter Creek Caucus Re-Vote for Supervisor After Residency Issue
February 8, 2025