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  Durand High School ranked 22nd in the state out of a total 461 public and charter schools on ACT scores, with an average 24.2 compared to the state average of 22.2. “I applaud the effort of the...
Charlie Anderson, a local beekeeper, checks on the honey bees in one of the hives on his farm between Stockholm and Lund.
  With three-fourths of the world's flowering plants depending on pollinators to reproduce, the importance of pollinators, such as honey bees, is evident. According to the United States Department of...
  In a regular meeting held August 20, the Durand Board of Education approved two resolutions to present referendum questions to voters in November. The consent agenda, including the agenda, minutes...
The Durand School District is welcoming three new teachers this year, including Mandy Foss, high school special education, Julie Noel, elementary special education, and Alison McDowell, fifth grade.
  As students make the best of their last few days of summer vacation, area school districts are preparing for a new school year, and have welcomed new teachers. Three teachers joined the Durand...
  Arnold (Arnie) Checkalski, of Rice Lake, former band director in Durand, will have the great honor of being inducted into The World Concertina Hall of Fame on Friday, August 29, at the annual...
A group of 23 farmers from Brazil visited Countryside Cooperative in Durand last week and had the opportunity to visit local farms and learn about agriculture in Wisconsin.
  Countryside Cooperative in Durand hosted a group of 23 farmers and cooperative managers from Brazil on August 14. The group, from the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil, represented 15 different...
In November, voters will be asked to pass a $17.55 million referendum to renovate and add on to Caddie Woodlawn Early Learning Center, and demolish most of Arkansaw Elementary School to meet Durand School District needs. The referendum question comes after a District-wide survey and facilities study.
  Following recommendations from an ad-hoc committee following a facilities study and district-wide survey, the Durand School District Board of Education is sending two referendum questions to voters...
  In its third year, the B.Y.O.B. Music Festival is ready to entertain visitors this weekend with local talent. Avid music lover and musician/singer Russell Carlson, of St. Paul, has been visiting...
Becky Traun, along with her husband, Chad, are the new owners of the Hide-a-While bar outside of Rock Falls. They took over August 4.
  As of Monday, August 4, the Hide-A-While Bar outside of Rock Falls is officially under new ownership after Dave and Sally Steinke ran it for 31 years. Chad and Becky Traun, of Mondovi, purchased...
Former Durand football players Garrett Auth (left) and Jacob Biesterveld (right) participated in the 2014 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star game in Oshkosh July 19. They were nominated by Durand football coach Rod Rosemeyer (center). Former Pepin player Charlie Raethke also played in the game.
  Three area football players were nominated by their coaches and selected to play in the 2014 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star game in Oshkosh on July 19. To participate, players and...

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