Cornell chicken ordinance in the works

Courier Sentinel

Cornell’s newly proposed ordinance allowing chickens in areas of the city not zoned agriculture is headed for a second Planning Commission meeting after an interested citizen raised a number of issues. The public person’s judgment was that the ordinance was overly restrictive. +++ The Cornell City Shop building had a new roof installed after it was discovered that moisture was hiding under the first layer. +++ Based on attendance, Lake Holcombe’s High School students grades nine through 12 will need to shift to fully remote/virtual learning until November 20. +++ Come Now and Eat will host a Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday, November 25, in a carryout event at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Turkey and all the fixings is on the menu. +++ Marie Polzin is retiring from the Cadott Post Office after delivering mail in the rural Cadott area for 20 years.

The Thorp Courier

The Thorp Cardinal Archery Club now has a shinny new storage trailer for team equipment. The trailer was purchased with money raised at the team’s tournament last season and with the help of local clubs and anonymous donors. +++ Construction on Grant and Boardman Streets in Thorp is completed for this year. The first layer of blacktop has been laid and will await the second coat next spring/summer. +++ Thorp Art Students in Basic Art I class have been learning to create mugs, using both the coil building and slab rolling methods.

Bloomer Advance

Bloomer business owner Rob Summerfield was re-elected to the state Assembly for the 67th District by defeating Democrat challenger Chris Kasper. +++The Bloomer Chamber of Commerce is taking applications for the 2020 “Gifts for Kids” program. Applications must be received by November 23. The program is only open to children in the Bloomer School District.

The Sentinel & Rural News

According to Deb Marrier, regretfully, the annual free Thanksgiving dinner, and also the annual Cookie Walk, are canceled at St. Katherine’s Episcopal Church in Owen due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the area. +++ After discussions with head football coach, Terry Laube, the Board of Education will remove Owen-Withee from the Marwood Conference for the 2021 season and approved beginning 8-player football because the school’s population can no longer support an 11-player team. +++ House of Friends, a community after school program, has been canceled until December 4, due to the sudden resignation of the program director.

Tribune-Phonograph

Curtiss is looking at having to build a new sewage treatment plant that will cost upwards of $17 million, but first the village needs to figure out how it’s going to pay for the massive twophase project. +++ Colby defeated Abbotsford, 44-6, in their first football game in over 50 years. Colby was also the winner back in 1967. The two schools started a new tradition in that the winner will hold a Traveling Milk Jug (milk can) which was unveiled at their game.

O-W Enterprise Associate Editor, Cindy Cardinal wrote a nice article detailing what happens once you flush your toilet. The Owen and Withee Sewer Plant handles an average flow of 250,000 to 270,000 gallons in a day. The plant has a rated capacity of 426,000 gallons a day. The article also relates the problems “flushable” wipes cause in jamming pumps and it notes that despite labels on products indicating they can be flushed down the toilet, they should not. +++ Owen’s Downtown revitalization Committee met recently and is planning ahead for 2021 activities. After a review of each activity held this year, notes were made of additions, deletions and changes that were suggested. New banners will go up in downtown in the spring. It was suggested that the committee come up with a Spring Kickoff event for Growin’ Owen.

Trempealeau County Times

The Arcadia City Council decided against alternate street parking during snow storms because the practice could actually increase work for the public works’ department and residents are so attentive that some “run out in their underwear” to move their cars. +++ In a referendum question on the November 3 ballot, Arcadia residents again rejected curbside recycling by a vote of 501 against and 291 for.

Tri-County News Members of the Osseo-Fairchild volleyball team were unsuccessful in their quest for the Division 3 State Volleyball Tournament Championship, as they were defeated by Howard’s Grove 3-0. +++ Fall Creek also failed to reach the finals in the Division 3 State Volleyball Championship when they were defeated 3-0 by Waterloo. +++ Ron and Donna Steinke of Fall Creek got a double treat at the Division 3 Volleyball Tournament when they got to watch both semifinals matches because their two granddaughters played for their respective teams, Osseo-Fairchild and Fall Creek.+++ Members of the Bridge Creek Township Planning Commission have been working to put together a comprehensive plan which its members hope charts a future for growth and development.

Buffalo County News

The Mondovi Schools marked Red Ribbon Week, October 26-31, with a poster contest, canned food drive and dress-up days throughout the week. The Red Ribbon campaign seeks to inspire youth to lead happy, healthy and drug free lives. +++ Fountain City will be getting a Little Free Library thanks to being selected to receive a $1,000 AARP Small Dollar Big Impact grant. It is proposed that an unused office space in the historic auditorium be used to house the library. The nearest library is 20 mile away in Alma. +++Bald eagles are getting to be a common sight in Buffalo County. In 2019, there were 49 occupied bald eagle nests in the county. +++ The Mondovi football team made a valiant drive at a come from-behind victory after trailing 16-0 at halftime, but Stanley-Boyd pushed back in the fourth quarter to hand the Buffalo's the 27-20 lose in the regular season finale on Friday, November 6.

Banner Journal

The Ho-Chunk Nation Police Department hosted a Halloween safety drive-thru event on October 30, at the HCN Tribal Courts parking lot. There were 160 youngsters who went home with treats. +++ The Black River Falls Chamber of Commerce welcomed the Bloom Closet to the city with a ribbon cutting on October 31. The Bloom Closet offers an array of metaphysical healing options and art.

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