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Local club stresses snowmobile access on select Mondovi streets will not be a free-for-all

Winter has an early grip on the Mondovi area, no doubt inspiring many local snowmobile enthusiasts to ready their sleds for the season. An approved expansion of city snowmobile routes will allow many more residents to reach the trails from their homes this year provided that they complete the proper paperwork.

by Beth Kraft Snowmobile access will be opened up to include more streets in the City of Mondovi this winter, but residents who wish to reach local trails from their homes will be required to obtain...

Mayor Pronschinske awards Ofc. Smith power of authority as discussion of Mondovi police chief position continues

by Beth Kraft Following tense discussions in recent weeks, city leaders and citizens may be on their way to finding some common ground and a permanent solution to filling the chief of police...

E-S Board reacts to referendum results

by Beth Kraft With the passage of a $700,000-per year referendum to help the Eleva-Strum School District make ends meet for the next two years, the E-S School Board and administrators now have a...

Mondovi home gutted by fast-moving fire

The Monroe St. home’s blackened kitchen sustained the most damage in the fire, which authorities say was sparked by the gas range.

by Beth Kraft It could have been worse, but the damage caused by an early-morning fire at the home of Jim and Kathie Loewenhagen and the losses it handed the couple were still great. “I can’t...

Local veteran makes trip to D.C. as part of Freedom Honor Flight

Gilmanton-area resident Vilas Hovey (seated) and his brother, Delaine Hovey, participated in an Honor Flight from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Washington D.C. last month to visit various national memorials. The brothers are both World War II veterans.

by Beth Kraft Freedom Honor Flights offer veterans from conflicts such as World War II and the Korean War a chance to see the memorials that have been placed in our nation’s capitol in their...

Mondovi Schools taking steps to curb whooping cough outbreak

Two dozen cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in the Mondovi School District in the past two weeks. School and county officials say they are working with district employees and parents to stop the spread of the disease, which can be serious among infants and young children.

by Beth Kraft The Mondovi School District and the Buffalo County Health Department are working together to try to stop the spread of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, that has moved...

Local schools pass operational referenda; approval rates encouraging

by Beth Kraft Both the Mondovi and Eleva-Strum schools could breathe a little easier after the results from their respective referendum votes came through late Tuesday night, Nov. 4, in favor of...

Familiar faces, new location

KD’s Panther Cafe managers Dennis and Kathy Litchfield shifted their restaurant operation closer to their hometown community a few months ago after a six-year stint running KD’s Homestyle Eatery in Mondovi. To show their appreciation for the Litchfields’ efforts to keep the popular Gilmanton restaurant running, community members have gifted Dennis and Kathy with personalized decor.

by Beth Kraft Dennis and Kathy Litchfield closed up KD’s Homestyle Eatery in downtown Mondovi a few months ago, leaving the city somewhat short on coffee clutch options, but their decision to...

Surprises abound in happy homecoming held for Air National Guardsman Gunderson

Hugging his daughters tightly, Staff Sergeant Mike Gunderson grinned at the crowd of onlookers who came to the Phoenix airport to welcome 14 National Guardsmen back from Afghanistan on Oct. 10.

by Beth Kraft Periodically the story of a U.S. serviceman or woman returning home from overseas will make headlines by tying in the homecoming with a public surprise for the family. The touching...

MFD responds to hay bale fire at rural Mondovi farm

Mondovi Fire Department units were on-scene at a rural Mondovi farm for about four hours on Wednesday, Oct. 29, in response to a call reporting hay bales on fire.

by Beth Kraft Quick action by the Mondovi Fire Department helped save a pole building from going up in smoke on Wednesday morning, Oct. 29. MFD units responded to a call reporting hay bales on...

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