By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — All of the ash trees in Elk Mound that could be infested by the emerald ash borer are either already dead or are dying, creating another looming problem for the village. Several village residents have expressed concerns about trees that are dead or dying, said Terry Stamm, Elk…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Village of Elk Mound is hoping to receive approval from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to try a pilot project at the wastewater treatment plant to reduce phosphorus from the discharge. Mark Levra, director of public works, reminded the Elk Mound Village Board at the August…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — At the Colfax school district’s annual meeting, electors in the school district reviewed a $10.4 million budget for 2024-2025 and a projected mill rate of $5.71 per $1,000 of property value. The Colfax school district’s annual meeting on August 19 was, for all intents and purposes, completely routine. In…
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By Missy Klatt BALDWIN — Marvel Gregerson, 100, of Bladwin has had great success showing at the St. Croix County Fair for many years. Marvel who grew up in the Baldwin-Woodville area and in fact has lived in the area all her life, first showed at the fair when she was ten years old. At…
Read MoreBy Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE- As of March 1 Boyceville has been home to Riek’s Black Angus (RBA) a family owned store specializing in locally raised meat. The Riek family opened their meat shop at 1104 Railroad Avenue in the former Cenex building after years of people asking them if they would sell their beef by…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City school district has released a statement outlining steps taken to prevent the kind of fraud perpetrated by former employees, scheduling a meeting September 25 to talk about the forensic audit, and apologizing for the conduct that occurred. The statement notes that the School District of…
Read MoreBy Renee Bettendorf BOYCEVILLE — At their meeting held on August 21 the Boyceville School Board learned from Elementary Principal Jerim DesJarlais that 20 new students enrolled at TCE over the summer. During that same time seven students moved fromTCE to different districts. “It was nice to have a positive (number),” said DesJarlais. He said…
Read MoreBOYCEVILLE — One of the agenda items at the work session of the Boyceville Village board Monday evening was to discuss the development planned for Anderson Hill sub-division. Village President Luke Montgomery had invited property owners now at Anderson Hill to discuss the Covenants and Restrictions that are part of the rules for that sub-division.…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY — Three young ladies will be competing for the 2024-25 title of Miss Glenwood City. The candidates have had a busy summer preparing for this year’s Rustic Lore Celebration and queen’s coronation on Saturday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Glenwood City High School gymnasium. Everyone is welcome to attend. This year’s…
Read MoreGLENWOOD CITY-About 30 people attended the Glenwood City school board meeting on Monday evening. The board discussed the recently released forensic audit which revealed that former district administrator Tim Johnson stole money from the district. Six district residents addressed the board during the open forum portion of the meeting, most of them asked the board…
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