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Softball team losing skid hits eight with trio of losses last week
SPRING VALLEY, WI – April has been a long month for the Spring Valley softball team. The Cardinals began April with a tough road loss at Boyceville then a win over E-PC, since then the team has dropped eight straight games, including three last week to Mondovi (twice) and Boyceville.
Overdale Canine Sports Grand Opening is this Saturday, May 4
SPRING VALLEY, WI – Spring Valley is soon to be Western Wisconsin’s destination for dog sports, competitions, and activities. Join us for our Grand Opening this Saturday, on May 4, 2024, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, at Overdale Canine Sports, S1000 Westland Drive, Spring Valley, in Westland Meadows Business Park, just south of the SV health care center.
High-speed police chase ends in Monticello
MONTICELLO — A fugitive fleeing from Red Wing police led authorities on a high-speed chase across the region last week, ending with his capture and arrest in Monticello. The incident began the morning of Wednesday, April 24, when the 46-year-old, who was wanted on outstanding warrants, fled from members of the Red Wing Police Department. Driving a white Kia Soul, the suspect, Terry Lavar McWilliams of Red Wing, was spotted...
UPDATE: 3 people injured in crash on I-94
ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The scene is now cleared where three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck near Baldwin, Wis. According to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, on April 29 at 9:08 a.m., authorities responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries in St. Croix County on Interstate 94 at milepost 18.
Memorial Benches honor former Elmwood residents
ELMWOOD, WI – On Monday, April 22, 2024, two memorial benches were unveiled in the Village of Elmwood in honor of two former residents and dedicated community members, Joanne Baier and Marybeth Tschumperlin. The Elmwood Area Community Club facilitated the design and placement of the benches that will honor the memory of Joanne and Marybeth.
SV Chamber meets with others about Dam Days
SPRING VALLEY, WI – The Spring Valley Chamber of Commerce held their April meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at the Spring Valley Community Center. 12 people attended the meeting. The meeting proceeded from the discussions that began with SV Lions Club members and others at the March Chamber meeting (Wednesday, March 27) that was dedicated to and centering around the 2024 56th Annual Spring Valley Dam Days Celebration.
Rice Lake man appears in court on burglary charge
A Rice Lake man accused of burglary after police say he and a Menomonie woman broke into a storage unit and stole items appeared on Wednesday in Barron County Circuit Court. Michael R. Melendez, 27, was charged on Feb. 14, 2023, with felony burglary and two misdemeanors of theft of movable property and criminal damage to property, all as parties to a crime. An arrest warrant had been issued the...
Zebra mussels found in Lake Menomin
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources notified the City of Menomonie that zebra mussels, an invasive species, have been found in Lake Menomin. According to a news release from the City of Menomonie, zebra mussels impact plankton and algae populations, which can harm fish populations in bodies of water. They avoid eating blue-green algae which can increase toxical algal blooms.
UW-Stout Valorant Esports team wins collegiate state championship
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WEAU) - A UW-Stout Esports team, who play the video game Valorant, is celebrating after a collegiate championship victory. UW-Stout has had Esports teams at UW-Stout since 2019. But this Blue Devils Squad focuses on the game Valorant. “Valorant is a 5 versus 5 tactical shooter game. It...
Stout students to premiere senior capstone film project 'Ghosts of Gold Creek'
MENOMONIE — The University of Wisconsin-Stout student-made Western short, “Ghosts of Gold Creek,” is set to play its trailer at the School of Art and Design senior show on May 3 and premiere at the Unspooled Film and Animation Festival on May 9. But before nine students traveled to Montana to film their Western short, Payton Kosiorek, Stout senior and film producer, said the idea started in one of their campus’ classrooms. ...
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