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Be on the lookout for this colorful creature—the Rochester Shrine Dragon “Chang,” shown here in Fargo last year, in Sunday’s Watermelon Festival Parade!

by Michael Smith Kellogg’s big event, the Watermelon Festival, reaches another milestone this year, as the Festival enjoys its 70th run. The 70th Annual Kellogg Watermelon Festival begins this...

Dollar General lookign to build store in Wabasha

This lot will be the site of the new Dollar General store in Wabasha if all of the permits and details can be worked out for the project. The lot is along Pembroke Avenue (Highway 60) behind the Fire Station (background).—Photo by Michael Smith

by Michael Smith A popular nationwide chain store is apparently in the “due-diligence stage” of the process of obtaining property for a new store in Wabasha, according to information provided by...

Mondovi Herald-News

Pichler wins statewide talent competition, lands dream role

Grace Pichler, 16, of rural Mondovi recently earned first place at the 2016 Wisconsin State Fair’s Junior Amateur Talent Competition, taking the $3,000 grand prize against fierce competition from around the state.

by Beth Kraft Sixteen-year-old Grace Pichler of rural Mondovi has enjoyed a banner year, both behind a microphone and on stage. Pichler, a rising star on the regional performance scene having...

Seat belt use helps minimize injuries in serious accident, police say

A Pontiac Grand Am driven by a Winona, Minn., man was left in pieces after it was involved in a severe traffic accident involving two other vehicles last week. The force of the crash, which began when the car was rear-ended, threw the front end about 200 feet away into a ditch.

Three people wound up in the hospital for injuries sustained in a major three-vehicle accident in southern Buffalo County that shut down traffic on a one-mile stretch of State Highway 35/54 for...

Local officials, state lawmakers ask for patience with flood cleanup, funding resources

Buffalo County Emergency Management Director Steve Schiffli (center) spoke during the Town Hall Meeting held in Gilmanton on Thursday, Aug. 25. Schiffli was joined by other county and local officials as well as local representatives to answer questions from residents who have been impacted by recent flooding events.

by Beth Kraft The Gilmanton Town Hall, which has served as ground zero for flood recovery efforts over the past few weeks with donated cleaning supplies, clothing, and cases of bottled water...

Motorists urged to take notice of school bus law change as classes resume

School District of Mondovi buses sat parked and prepared for the start of the new year. A recent change to the state’s school bus laws required all districts to change the inner set of lights on school bus eight-way light systems from red to amber to indicate the bus will soon be stopping when activated. Flashing red lights now mean a bus has stopped, warning motorists to do the same, explained by new stickers on the back of each bus (pictured).

by Beth Kraft Local schools are prepared to kick off the 2016-17 school year this week, which will bring dozens of big, yellow school buses back out on the roads. Yet drivers may notice the...

City of Mondovi, school district at odds over proposed sidewalk project

Orange flags mark the location of a fiber optic line buried beneath the site of a proposed sidewalk project on the south side of W. Mill St. that city leaders say has been needed for years. Per city ordinance, sidewalk costs are assessed to the property owner meaning this stretch bordering the Mondovi School District tennis courts and football field/track stand to cost the district over $30,000. The school district says classroom supply budgets will have to be cut if it is assessed for the sidewalk project.

by Beth Kraft A planned sidewalk project proposed by the city could ultimately stick the School District of Mondovi with roughly two-thirds of the cost of the estimated $50,000 project. A public...

Hope Gospel Mission to host grand opening at Mondovi store

Located in the former Mondovi Farmers Store building (pictured here in the 1950s) the new Hope Bargain Center on N. Eau Claire St. will roll out the store's restorations, inside and out, during a grand opening event on Tuesday, Aug. 30.

Hope Gospel Mission, Eau Claire, has announced it will host a grand opening for its new store in Mondovi on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Located at 121 North Eau Claire Street in the former Mondovi Farmers...

County road repairs expected to stretch into fall; secondary flood brings more headaches

A barn just south of Waumandee, which borders Waumandee Creek, indicates floodwaters from the Aug. 11 flash flood far surpassed all other high-water marks noted over the past quarter-century. Buffalo County went into a state of emergency following the flood, which caused widespread damage to homes and public infrastructure throughout the central portion of the county.

by Beth Kraft High-water marks on a barn just south of Waumandee provide a sobering reference point for the Aug. 11, 2016, flood. The 2016 mark, which is even with a doorway, far surpasses the...

The Courier-Wedge

Hope grows at Seeds of Hope sunflower maze

The Seeds of Hope maze has welcomed many visitors during the past two weekends. The maze was grown in loving memory of Babbette Jaquish, an area woman who passed away after several years of living with Multiple Myeloma. Proceeds from the Seeds of Hope maze will help people who have been touched by cancer and other illnesses. Laura Berndt photo

By Laura Berndt For the past two weekends, families and friends have traveled to Babbette’s Seeds of Hope sunflower maze. While visitors may have found themselves temporarily lost in the maze and...

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