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The Baskets are Up!

By Linda Rundle June 18, 2025

If you have driven through downtown Menomonie recently you have probably noticed the hanging flower baskets that adorn the historic light poles along Main Street, Broadway and Crescent. We hope you are...

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Kaleidoscope Center Has a New Home

By Andrew Garr June 18, 2025

In a powerful display of solidarity and community spirit, members of LiUNA Local 268 volunteered their time, energy, and muscle to help relocate the Kaleidoscope Peer Recovery Center to its new home at...

Dunn County Historical Society Unveils Pet Remembrance Wall

Dunn County Historical Society Unveils Pet Remembrance Wall

By MNN Staff June 11, 2025

Menomonie - The Dunn County Historical Society is pleased to announce the unveiling of a new Pet Remembrance Wall held on Tuesday, June 10 in recognition of World Pet Remembrance Day. Located on the...

Threads of Connection

Unitarians Share Mabel Tainter History

By David K. Williams June 11, 2025

The Mabel Tainter Theater has graced downtown Menomonie for 135 years.  On Sunday, June 15th at 10 a.m., congregations of the Unitarian Society of Menomonie and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation...

Melissa Kneeland - Historical Society

Historical Society Director Selected for Leadership Institute

June 4, 2025

MENOMONIE - Melissa Kneeland, executive director of the Dunn County Historical Society, has been selected as one of 25 History Leadership Institute Fellows by the American Association for State and Local...

Manufactured Home Communities Topic at Recent Presentation

By Lorene Vedder June 4, 2025

At the May 10 Community Conversations held at the Menomonie Public Library, Steve Carlson, retired social worker from Trego, Wisconsin, presented on Manufactured Home Communities. According to Carlson,...

The Community Foundation of Dunn County

Barb Schmelzle Promise Award for Women

June 4, 2025

The Community Foundation of Dunn County is pleased to offer scholarships for women 18 years of age and older in and around Dunn County who wish to further their education. Barb Schmelzle was a dear and...

Looking Back: June

Looking Back: June

June 4, 2025

LAUNCH PLANS FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY On July 4, the aerie of the national eagle in Menomonie will be on the lake front. At a conference held at the Commercial Club last night by members or the Improvement...

Roundtable Revival: Transforming Lives in Transition following Incarceration

Roundtable Revival: Transforming Lives in Transition following Incarceration

By Andrew Garr June 4, 2025

In the heart of Dunn County, Roundtable Revival, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is making significant strides in addressing the challenges of reentry and recidivism. Through its dedicated...

American Red Cross logo. Red Cross in a circle

Red Cross Menomonie Blood Donation Drives in June

June 4, 2025

Five blood drives are scheduled in Menomonie for the month of June. To view a list and/or make an appointment click here.  Thur Jun 5 St Joseph Catholic Church 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fri Jun...

Menomonie Optimist Club Honors Ashley Slupe

By David K. Williams May 28, 2025

An outstanding Dunn County high school student, Ashley Slupe of Menomonie High School, was honored as the Menomonie Optimist Club Youth of the Month for May. Ashley Slupe is the daughter of...

The Community Foundation of Dunn County

Community Foundation of Dunn County Announces First Grantees of $5K Match Challenge

May 21, 2025

Menomonie – The Community Foundation of Dunn County (CFDC) is excited to announce the first five nonprofit organizations selected for the $5K Match Challenge, a special funding opportunity designed to...

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