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Menomonie News Net

Menomonie News Net Marks 1 Year
Menomonie News Net Marks 1 Year
By MNN Staff November 19, 2025

November 20 marks one year since Menomonie News Net’s first edition! Here’s the introductory article from that first issue. Our goals are...

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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...

United Way of St. Croix and Red Cedar Valley sign
United Way Day of Caring
October 8, 2025
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...

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Proposed Data Center “On Pause”
By Becky Kneer, MNN Contributor • September 23, 2025
Dunn County Board Approves 2026 Budget
Dunn County Board Approves 2026 Budget
November 19, 2025

MENOMONIE - The Dunn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, Nov. 12, overwhelmingly approved a 2026 budget that continues the recent trend...

Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight
By Tehya Johnson, Mustang Messenger Reporter • November 19, 2025

Menomonie High School has produced its fair share of standout athletes (including players who were drafted into the NFL!).  However, even...

A softball player rounds third base.
Reese Barfknecht To Take Her Game to St. Thomas
By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor • November 19, 2025
UW-Stout Air Force ROTC cadets train with University of St. Thomas, Detachment 410, in St. Paul, MN. Photo: University of St. Thomas
UW-Stout Offers Unique ROTC Opportunities
By Abbey Goers, UW-Stout News Service • November 12, 2025
Parade of Lights
Parade of Lights
By MNN Staff November 19, 2025

Let your decorations shine! Homes and businesses can register by November 25 to be included in the Parade of Lights. www.facebook.com/reel/1775666566410749 Map...

Looking Back: October
Looking Back: October
November 5, 2025
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...

Apartment 6
Apartment 6
By Maggie Foote, MNN Contributor • October 29, 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
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...

Informed Voter Information
April 1 Election
March 26, 2025