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Emil Guelle

Emil H. Guelle, 80, Springfield, Pa., passed away on April 2, 2016. Emil was born in the town of Albany, Pepin County, Wis., to Alma (Thom) and Emil C. Guelle, on June 23, 1935. He graduated from...

Daniel Comerford

Daniel Joseph Comerford, 56, of Mondovi, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Mayo Health Systems in Eau Claire, surrounded by his family, after a 15-month battle with cancer. Dan...

Constance Walker

Constance Wolcott Walker, of Fayetteville, Ga., died April 3, 2016. Connie was born Sept. 28, 1920, in Hangchou, China, to Roger and Sidney Wolcott. She came to the United States at 17 to attend...

E-S Board gives final approval to outsource school district bus, custodial services

The Eleva-Strum School Board on Monday night approved contracts with outside vendors for transportation and custodial services.

by Beth Kraft Following difficult, and sometimes heated, conversations over the past few months about hiring vendors to handle transportation and custodial tasks for the Eleva-Strum School...

Incident leads to clarification on current law about passing stopped school buses

Mondovi students headed for their school buses after class on Monday afternoon. School officials and local authorities recently discovered that state law only requires school buses to be stopped with their red lights flashing when picking up and dropping off students on area roads. Bus stop arms are still used, but motorists can be ticketed for passing a stopped school bus before the stop arm has deployed.

by Beth Kraft It’s relatively common knowledge that passing a stopped school bus is illegal—and punishable by a hefty fine—but a recent incident in Mondovi led to further clarification of current...

Barn lost to fire southeast of Mondovi

A barn southeast of Mondovi that had been converted into a storage shed burned to the ground on Saturday afternoon, April 9. The remains of the building were later covered over to prevent the fire from reigniting.

A 60 x 90-foot barn that had been resided with metal is considered a total loss after the building caught fire on Saturday afternoon, April 9. According to Mondovi Fire Chief Steve Anderson, the...

Election results finalized; MPD Chief wins County Board seat

by Beth Kraft Some results from the April 5 election that were deemed “unofficial” at press time last week have been updated to reflect ballot totals reported from all precincts. On the Eleva-...

Mondovi fifth-grader wins grand prize in Wisconsin fire safety poster contest

Mondovi fifth-grader Ava Heike (center right) was the grand prize winner of a statewide fire/burn safety student poster contest sponsored in part by the PFFWCF Alliance for Fire Safety. Heike received her award-winning poster in a frame and a $100 Kohl’s gift card from PFFWCF rep Jenna Jordan (center left) on March 18. She was also congratulated by Jim Rud (left) and Steve Anderson (right) of the Mondovi Fire Department.

by Beth Kraft When Ava Heike created a poster illustrating what to do in case of a fire for a fire safety poster contest, she never expected her comic strip-style depiction to win the top honor...

Longtime Lions member receives Distinguished Service Award

Mondovi Lions Club member Galen Hagen was recently named the recipient of the Louie Gardipee Distinguished Service Award for 2016, as announced at the Lions District Convention on March 19.

by Beth Kraft Mondovi Lions Club member Galen Hagen recently received a rare honor reserved for only the most dedicated of Lions members. Hagen, who has served the Mondovi Lions Club for the past...

Mondovi Boy Scout achieves Eagle Scout rank

Mondovi Boy Scout Jacob Miller, 16, stands atop the completed ATV ramp he built as part of his Eagle Scout project. The ATV ramp and two benches were placed on the Buffalo River State Trail, located near his house, for use by visitors to the recreational area.

by Beth Kraft A local Boy Scout recently achieved the highest honor the national organization gives out for adding amenities to a nearby stretch of the Buffalo River State Trail. Sixteen-year-old...

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