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Disaster planning—are you “ready for whatever happens?”

BOYCEVILLE, WI – According to local disaster cleanup professional Andrea Hanestad, Owner of SERVPRO® of Barron, Dunn & Rusk Counties in Boyceville, Hurricane Isaac was a recent, powerful reminder about the importance of disaster preparedness – not only for those in the path of the storm, but for homeowners everywhere.

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Mounders compete in Mondovi, Durand

Consistency was evident for the Elk Mound cross country teams as the boys placed fourth in both the Mondovi Invite Tuesday, Sept. 18 and the Durand Invite two days later, while the girl’s team was eighth in both races.

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Mounders find a way to earn fifth win

DOVER-EYOTA, MN — It wasn’t a pretty game, and in fact it was downright ugly, according to Elk Mound coach Dan Pedersen, but despite committing six turnovers, the Mounders came home from Minnesota with a 34-21 win over the combined schools Dover and Eyota last Friday night. The win leaves the Mounders with a 5-0…

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Vikings tripped up by Glenwood Hilltoppers

GLENWOOD CITY — The inability to sustain any type of running game combined with not being able to stop the Glenwood City running attack was a lethal combination for the Colfax football team as they lost 32-21 at Glenwood City Sept. 21. The loss was the fourth straight for the Vikings, putting their record at…

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Elk Mound spikers stay on top

Two wins on the road last week kept the Elk Mound volley ball team at the top of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference with a 4-0 record as they took care of Spring Valley in three sets by scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-14 Sept. 18 and rolled over the Elmwood Raiders, again in three sets 25-10,…

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Wisconsin State Superintendent proposes that all juniors take the ACT test

By Kelsie Hoitomt MADISON – According to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, State Superintendent Tony Evers has proposed that all Wisconsin public high school juniors take the ACT college admissions test under an education budget initiative that would include the four-test ACT suite for career planning and accountability.

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