All three of Buffalo County’s weekly newspapers—the Mondovi Herald-News, Buffalo County Journal and the Cochrane-Fountain City Recorder—will merge into one newspaper, the Buffalo County News, starting Aug. 6.

Trio of Buffalo County newspapers to merge

by Beth Kraft After a 130-year press run as the Mondovi Herald-News, the newspaper will be changing its masthead to the Buffalo County News starting next week to reflect a merger of the county’s...

A facility on N. Eau Claire St. in Mondovi is one of seven area group homes and CBRFs operated by Garlick’s. Owner Mary Jo LaBair says another round of rate cuts handed down by Inclusa on April 1 will make it difficult for the business to make ends meet.

‘It’s a significant hit’—Local care provider faces another rate cut from MCO

by Beth Kraft Frustrations with forced financial realities continue for many who own and operate group homes and community based residential facilities (CBRFs) for people with varying degrees and...

Members of a new group, Hope 4 U, founded in Sept. 2018, are working to raise awareness about suicide and mental health to better connect people to key resources and life-saving information. A Suicide Awareness Walk is set for Sept. 7 in Cochrane.

Hope 4 U represents grassroots effort for suicide prevention resources

by Beth Kraft Members of a Buffalo County group have had enough. They feel there are too many local people wrestling with thoughts of self-harm and mental health issues who can’t get the help or...

A huge feedlot shed just north of Hwy. Z off Hovey Valley Road owned by Scott Werlein was flattened by the storm.

Fourth of July storm downs trees, damages buildings in Bennett Valley

by Beth Kraft A brief, yet strong, storm on the Fourth of July swept down County Road Z in the area southeast of Mondovi known as Bennett Valley, leaving a haphazard path of destruction. Large...

Firefighters sprayed water on the wreckage to knock down dust and douse any hot spots as a backhoe exposed the interior of Leebo’s Bar & Grill in downtown Gilmanton. Due to the nature of the fire early Thursday, June 6, authorities said the building had to be torn down.

Leebo’s Bar torn down following fire

by Beth Kraft In less than 12 hours, Leebo’s Bar and Grill—one of the original buildings in downtown Gilmanton—was gone. An early-morning fire on Thursday, June 6, scrambled multiple fire...

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John Paulson

John T. Paulson was born on Nov. 13, 1925, in Dover Township, to Benton and Louisa Paulson. John grew up on his family farm where he spent many years roaming the fields and narrowly escaping...

Keith Arneson

Keith Richard Arneson, 71, Mondovi, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Eau Claire. He was born Sept. 1, 1944, in Mondovi, son of Sever and Hilda (...

E-S Board votes to cut food service staff to part-time, outsource custodial service

by Beth Kraft Over 50 people attended the Eleva-Strum School Board’s regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 14, which was moved into the Central High School auditorium to accommodate the crowd...

Rollover crash near Fountain City injures two; speed, drugs and alcohol were factors, police say

A one-vehicle rollover crash that occurred around 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, March 13, east of Fountain City in the Town of Cross resulted in injuries for two out of four people involved. According...

Litigation of suit against City of Mondovi ongoing

by Beth Kraft The Mondovi City Council at its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 8, briefly discussed in closed session progress of a lawsuit against the city filed by a former Mondovi police...

Mondovi DI teams state-bound!

Second and third-graders on Mondovi’s “Einstein Idea Generators” squad are, front, left to right, Adella Anderson, Arianna Hipke; middle, Ethan Odegard, Julia Heike, Porter Bauer, Bethany Risen, Owen Wilken; back, advisor Sarah Snyder.

by Beth Kraft Three of Mondovi’s Destination Imagination teams recently made the cut to attend the state DI competition, set to be held at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday,...

City Council tables action on Safe Ride vouchers, citing need for additional info

by Beth Kraft The Mondovi City Council has postponed action on a request to suspend issuing parking tickets in the city for those who use the Tavern League of Wisconsin’s Safe Ride program. The...

Evans, T’Wolves move to top of NWBA varsity rankings to end regular season

Mondovi High School senior Collin Evans prepared to take a shot as his team, the Minnesota Junior Rolling Timberwolves, visited Mondovi for a demonstration event Jan. 16. As Evans and his squad prep for the upcoming national tournament, the latest NWBA rankings place the T’Wolves at No. 1 in the nation in the varsity division.

Mondovi’s Collin Evans and his wheelchair basketball team, the Minnesota Junior Rolling Timberwolves, recently overtook the No. 1 position in the country as the March National Wheelchair Basketball...

Laursen receives one last football honor

Collin Laursen of Mondovi was amongst several University of Wisconsin-Stout football players to be recognized at the team’s recent banquet. Laursen, a 2011 Mondovi High School graduate, was...

E-S superintendent floats options for outsourcing support staff depts. to help district get finances in check

Eleva-Strum students boarded school buses at Central High School after classes on Monday. The school district’s bus fleet could soon be sold to a private company that would handle E-S bus routes as part of recently-revealed proposals to outsource transportation and other supporting departments in an effort to save the district money.

by Beth Kraft The Eleva-Strum School Board has some tough decisions to make in the coming weeks and months. Referencing a food service fund that has become a drag on the district’s fund balance...

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